Capituliform 



A DICTIONARY 



Carpadelium 



CiPlT'ULIFdRM, in the form of 

 a small head. 



CAPIT'ULUM (pi. Caplt'ula), a 

 dense flower-cluster, as in the 

 clover or sunflower; a head of 

 any kind. 



CAP'REOlATE, having tendrils; 

 cirrhose. 



CAPRE'OLUS (pi. Capre'oli), see 

 Tendril. 



CAPRfFlCA'TION, (1) the fertili- 

 zation of the fig, by band or 

 by means of insects. Some- 

 times extended to the artificial 

 fertilization of otber fruits. (2) 

 The process of accelerating the 

 ripening of figs by placing on 

 the cultivated plant branches 

 of the wild tig (caprificus). A 

 hymenopterous insect found on 

 the wild plant enters the fruit 

 to lay its eggs, causing it to 

 ripen earlier. The same result 

 is obtained by the practice of 

 pricking the green figs with a 

 needle dipped in olive-oil; also 

 by the application of a drop of 

 the oil to the eye of the fig. 

 There seems to be some doubt 

 as to whether the result from 

 caprification by means of the 

 wild fig is due to fertilization, 

 or the punctures of the insect, 

 or to both. 



CAPSCMA'NiA, an unnatural de- 

 velopment of pistils. It may 

 consist of excessive multiplica- 

 tion or of any alteration in 

 form which impairs their func- 

 tion. 



CAPSULAR, pertaining to a cap- 

 sule. 



CAP'SULATE, enclosed in a cap- 

 sule. 



CAP'StJLE, any dry dehiscent 

 fruit, especially one which is 

 superior and polycarpellary. 

 The sporangium of mosses is 

 usually called a capsule. 



CAPSULlF'EROUS, bearing cap- 

 sules. 



C ARBON A'CEO US, appearing as if 

 burnt. 



CAR'gERULE, a dry fruit formed 

 from a polycarpellary ovary, 

 the carpels of which separate 

 when ripe into iudehiscent 

 few-seeded cocci, as mallow; 

 carcerulus. Compare Schizo- 

 carp. 



CARCER'ULUS, see Carcerule. 



CARglTH'tUM, an old term for 

 Mycelium. 



CARlC&L'OGf , the study of the 

 genus Carex. 



CARIES, an old term for decay. 



CARI NA, see Keel. 



CARI'NAL, pertaining to a keel. 



CARI'NAL JESTiVA'TION, when 

 the carina embraces the other 

 parts of the flower. 



CARI'NAL CANAL', a lacuna in 

 the xylem of a fibrovascular 

 bundle, as in Equisetum. Com- 

 pare Vallecular Canals. 



CAR'InATE, keel-shaped, or hav- 

 ing a longitudinal ridge like a 

 keel; keeled. 



CAR'INATED, see Carinate. 



cARldP'SlS, see Caryopsis. 



CA'RlOUS, decayed. (Rare.) 



Compare Caries. 

 CAR'NEOUS, flesh-colored; pale 



red. Compare Carnose. 

 CAR'NEUS, see Carneous. 

 CARNIVOROUS, see Insectivo- 

 rous. 

 CAR'NOSE, fleshy in texture. 



More firm than succulent or 



pulpy. 

 CAR'NOUS, pertaining to flesh; 



fleshy. 

 CARPADE'LlUM, see Cremo- 



carp. 



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