Cultriform 



OF BOTANICAL TERMS. 



Cyclosis 



CULTRIFORM, see Cultrate. 



CU'NEAL, see Cuneate. 



CU'NEATE, wedge-shaped in out- 

 line. Said of leaves which are 

 broad above and narrowed to 

 the base in straight lines. The 

 same as Obdeltoid but usually 

 narrower; cuneiform. 



CUNEIFORM, see Cuneate. 



CUNIC'ULATE, pierced with a 

 long narrow passage or pas- 

 sages. 



CUP, (1) a concave involucre en- 

 closing a nut, as iu the acorn; 

 cupule; (2) a discocarp (apo- 

 thecium) in Ascomycetes. 



CUP-SHAPED, a rather indefinite 

 term, usually applied to cavi- 

 ties from one half to twice as 

 deep as broad, with concave 

 bottom aud nearly vertical 

 sides 



CUPULA, see Cup. 



CU'PtJLATE, furnished with a 

 cup or cupule. 



CU'PULE, see Cup. 



CUPULIF'EROUS, bearing or fur- 

 nished with a cupule or cu- 

 pules. 



CU'PULIFORM, see Cup-Shaped. 



CURD, applied in horticulture to 

 the material composing the 

 head in cauliflower. Some- 

 times the heads individually 

 are called " curds." 



CURLED, see Crisp. 



CURVICAU'DATE, having a 

 curved tail. 



CURVICOS'TATE, having curved 

 ribs or large veins. 



CUR VIDIAN' TATE, having curved 

 teeth. 



CUR'ViFdRM, curved. 



CUR'VINERVED, having curved 

 nerves. Applied to the veins 

 (so-called nerves) of endogens. 



CURViSE'Rf AL, in curved ranks. 

 Compare Rectiserial. 



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CUSH'ION, a thickened medial 

 portion of the prothallus iu 

 ferns; any pulviuus. 



CUSP, a sharp rigid point. 



CUSPED, see Cuspidate. 



CUS'PIDATE, furnished with a 

 cusp. 



CUS'PIS, see Cusp. 



CUT, acutely cleft or parted; 

 having acute incisions deeper 

 than Dentate. CompareCLEFT, 

 Incised, and Laciniate. 



CU'TICLE, the outer cell-wall of 

 the epidermis when thickened 

 or otherwise modified. 



CUTlCULARIZA'TION, the for- 

 mation of cuticle. 



CU'TIN, see Subeuin. 



CU'TIS, see Cuticle. 



CUTINlZA'TION, the formation 

 of cuticle. Compare Suberi- 



ZATION. 



CUT-TOOTHED, deeply and sharp- 

 ly toothed. 

 CYA'NEUS, pure blue. Compare 



CiERULEUS. 



CYAN'IC FLOWERS, those whose 

 color contains more or less 

 blue. Compare Xanthig 

 Flowers. 



CYAN'OPHYLL, see Phyllocya- 



NIN. 



CYATH'iFdRM, wine - glass 



shaped. Compare Cotyli- 



FORM and ACETABULIFORM. 



CYATH'IUM, a corolla-like iuvo- 

 lucre, as in Euphorbia. 



CY ATHOID, see Cyathiform. 



gY'CLE, a complete turn iu a 

 spire or circle. 



Q YC'LiC, having the floral organs 

 in distinct whorls. Compare 

 Hemicyclic and Acyclic. 



gYC'LlCAL, coiled into a full 

 circle. 



CYCLO'SfS, see Rotation. 



