200 GLOSSARY 
Connate—Adhering by the edges. 
Connective—The membrane which unites the two lobes of the 
anther. 
Cordate (of leaves)—Heart-shaped. 
Corm—A short thick rhizome, resembling a bulb in form (Crocus). 
Corymb—Any flat-headed inflorescence (der). 
Cotyledons—The first leaves of a plant formed within the seed. 
Cremocarp—A seed-vessel consisting of two achenes (Umdellifere). 
Crenate (of leaves)—With rounded teeth (Vzo/e?). 
Cross-pollination—Pollination of the stigma by pollen brought 
from another flower of the same kind. 
Crown or Corona—An outgrowth from the mouth of the corolla 
(Szlene, Narcissus). 
Cupule—A cup in which a flower or group of flowers is seated 
(Acorn). 
Cyme—An inflorescence in which the upper or inner flowers open 
before the lower or outer ones (Sedum, Sambucus). 
Decurrent (of leaves)—Running down the stem. 
Decussate (of leaves)—Growing in opposite pairs, each pair at 
right angles to the pair above and below it (Ladza/e). 
Dehiscent (of seed-vessels)—Bursting to allow of the escape of the 
seeds (cf Capsule, Legume). 
Dentate (of leaves)—With sharp teeth pointing outwards (/o/ly). 
Diadelphous (of stamens)—Where there are ten stamens, nine of 
the filaments being partially coherent, the tenth distinct (Legz- 
MiNOS@). 
Didynamous (of stamens)—Two long and two short (Ladéaze). 
Digitate (of leaves)—Composed of several leaflets all springing 
from the same point (//orse-Chestnuz). 
Dimorphic (of flowers)—Of two different kinds. 
Diecious—Having male and female flowers on different individuals 
(Willow). 
Disk—The part of the flower intermediate between the pistil and 
the stamens. 
Dorsifixed (of the anther)—Fixed to the filament by its back. 
Drupe—A stone-fruit. 
