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Columella. The persistent axis of some cap- 

 sules, etc. 



Coma, The hairs at the end of some seeds. 



Comose. Furnished with a coma. 



Compound. Composed of two or more simi- 

 lar parts, as a leaf with several blades. 



Compressed. Flattened laterally. 



Conduplicate. Folded together lengthwise. 



Connate. United or grown together. 



Connective. The portion of a stamen which 

 connects the anther-cells. 



Connivant. Coming in contact. 



Convulate. Rolled together lengthwise. 



Cordate. Heart-shaped. 



Coriaceous. Leather-like in texture. 



Corolla. The inner of the two series of 

 floral envelopes. 



Corymb. A form of flower-cluster which is 

 flat-topped and the sequence of flowering 

 is from the margin inward, and the outer 

 pedicels longest. 



Corymbose. Arranged in corymbs. 



Cotyledon. A seed-leaf or rudimentary leaf 

 of an embryo. 



Crenate. Scalloped. 



Crenulate. Finely crenate. 



Cuneate. Wedge-shaped. 



Cuspidate. Tipped with a sharp rigid point. 



Cyme. A form of flower-cluster usually 



flattened above with the sequence of flow- 

 ering from within outward and the outer 

 pedicels longest. 



Cymose. Bearing cymes, or in cymes. 



Deciduous. Not persistent; falling away. 



Decompound. More than once compound. 



Decumbent. Reclining but with ascending 

 top. 



Decurrent. Said of leaves where the blade 

 runs down on the petiole. 



Decussate. Said of opposite leaves when 

 the successive pairs are arranged at right 

 angles to each other. 



Deflexed. Bent abruptly downward. 



Dehiscent. Opening, as of an anther or cap- 

 sule, to emit contents. 



Deltoid. Of the shape of the capital Greek 

 letter Delta. A 



Dentate. Toothed, with pointed teeth di- 

 rected outward. 



Denticulate. Diminutive of dentate. 



Diadelphous. Said of stemens which have 

 filaments united into two sets. 



Diandrous. Having two stamens. 



Dichotomous. Branching regularly in pairs. 



Dicotyledonous. Having two cotyledons. 



Didymous. Twin, i. e., in pairs. 



Didynamous. Said of stamens to indicate 

 two pairs of unequal length. 



