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GLOSSARY. 



the same meaning as Cell in vegetable 

 anatomy ; 28. 



Cellulose. The material, chemically con- 

 sidered, of which the wall of the cell 

 consists. 



Cenobium. A name of the peculiar four- 

 parted fruit (or the four nutlets around 

 a common style) which distinguishes 

 Labiate and Borraginaceae. 



Centrifugal. Tending or developing 

 from the centre outward. 



Centripetal. Tending or developing from 

 without toward the centre. 



Cephalanthium. Synonym of Antho- 

 dium. 



Ceratium. A siliquiform capsule, such 

 as that of Corydalis, Cleome, &c. 



Cereal. Belonging to corn and the 

 allied grains. 



Cerinus. Of the color of wax. 



Cernuous (-uus). Nodding. 



Chceta. Greek for a bristle, Latin Seta. 



Chaff. Small scales; dry and depau- 

 perate bracts ; such as those on the re- 

 ceptacle of a sunflower and many other 

 Composite ; also glumes of Grasses. 



Chaffy. Provided with or having the 

 texture of chaff. 



Chaldza. The part of an ovule where 

 coats and nucleus are confluent; 277. 



Channelled. Hollowed out longitudi- 

 nally like a gutter. See Canaliculate. 



Character. A diagnostic description, 

 or the enumeration of essential differ- 

 ences; 361. 



Chasmoyamy. The opening of the peri- 

 anth at flowering time ; the opposite 

 of Cleistogamy. 



Chartaceous (-eus). Having the texture 

 of writing-paper. 



Chlorophyll. The green matter of leaves 

 and other vegetation ; 76, 88. 



Chloros. Greek for green. Enters into 

 compounds, such as Chloranthus, 

 green-flowered, C/iloranthy, same as 

 Chlorosis, as when petals turn green ; 

 172. 



Chlorosis. Literally becoming green, as 

 some flowers in retrograde metamor- 

 phosis. Also used contrariwise for 

 the loss of a normal green color; 172. 



Chorda Pistillaris. A line of tissue reach- 

 ing from stigma to ovary. 



Choripetalous (-us). Same as Polypeta- 

 lous, i. e. petals unconnected : 244. 



Chonsepalous. Same as Polysepalous.&c. 



Ckorisis. The separation of a leaf or 

 phyllum into more than one ; 202. 



Ch oristophyllus. Separate-leaved. 



Chromule (-ula). Coloring matter of 

 plants other than chlorophyll, espe- 

 cially that of petals. 



Chrysos. Greek for golden, or golden- 

 yellow ; as 



Chrysanthus. Yellow-flowered, &c. 



Cicatrix, Cicatricula. A scar left by 

 the fall of a leaf or other organ. 



Ciliate (-fitus), Ciliaris. Marginally 

 fringed with hairs. 



Ciiium, pi. cilia. Marginal hairs, form- 

 ing a fringe, like the eyelash. (The 

 , name has been extended in scientific 

 books to undividual hairs, and of a 

 surface as well as edge.) 



Cincinnus. A curl : name of a uniparous 

 scorpioid cyme, which is Cincinnal ; 

 156, 157. 



Cinenchyma. Laticiferous tissue. 



Cinerascens, Cineraceus. Ash-grayish. 



Cinereous (-eus). As^h-gray. 



Clnnabarinus. Cinnabar-color ; scarlet 

 touched with orange. 



Circinal (-alls). Involute from the tip 

 into a coil; 133. 



Circinate, or Circinnate (-atus). Same 

 as preceding; or sometimes meaning 

 coiled into a ring only. 



Circumscissile, or Circumcissile ( Circum- 

 scissus). Cut circulary and transverse- 

 ly; divided transversely ; 25)1, 293. 



Circumscription (-io). The general out- 

 line of the margin of a flat body. 



Cin-hiferwu (-us) and Cirrhose. Tcn- 

 "dril-bearing. 



Cirrhus. A tendril ; 54. 



Citreus, Citi-inus. Lemon-colored. 



dados. Greek for branch ; whence such 

 terms as 



Cladodium. Same as Cladophyllnm. 



Clddophyll, Cladophylla. Branches as- 

 suming the form and function of foli- 

 age; 65,66. 



Clavate (-atus\ Claviformis. Club- 

 shaped. 



Clavellate. Diminutive of Clavate. 



Clavicuhte (-alus). Furnished with clnv- 

 iculce ; viz., tendrils, hooks, or other 

 appliances for climbing. 



Class, 325. 



Classification, 315. 



Clathrate. (-atus). Latticed. 



Claw. The narrowed base or stalk which 

 some petals, &c., possess; 245. 



Cleist.dgamy, Cltistoyamous, Cleistor/amic. 

 Close-fertilization in unopened blos- 

 soms ; 241. 



Cleistofifny, Cleistogenous, 241. Same as 

 Cleistogamy. 



