xxii FLORA OF MADRAS. 



CAMPYLOTROPOUS : said of an ovule curved by unilateral growth so 



that the true apex is brought near the hilum. 

 CANCELLATE : latticed. 

 CANESCENT : becoming grey or hoary. 

 CAPILLARY : so slender as to be hair-like. 

 CAPSULE : a dry dehiscent fruit. 

 CARPEL : a single modified leaf forming an ovary or part of it and 



bearing the ovules. 

 CARPOPHORE : the axis of an ovary from which the ripe carpels 



eventually separate. 

 CARPOPHYLL : = carpel, but often used specially where the carpel is 



open and the ovules exposed. 



CARTILAGINOUS : hard and tough, like the rind of an apple-pip. 

 CARUNCLE : protuberance or peculiar growth near the attachment 



of a seed. 



CATAPHYLL : the early leaf-forms of a plant, usually without blades. 

 CATKIN : a spike consisting usually of unisexual flowers without 



petals, solitary or twin in the axils of bracts. 

 CAUDATE : with a tail-like tip. 



CAUDEX : the axis of a plant consisting of stem and roots. 

 CAUDICLE : a small tail-like organ ; in orchids the stalk of the 



pollinium. 



CAULESCENT : having an obvious, though not large stem. 

 CAULINE : belonging to or arising from the stem. 

 CENTRIFUGAL : developing from the centre outwards. 

 CENTRIPETAL : developing from the outside towards the centre. 

 CHALAZA : that part of the ovule or seed where the nucleus is nearest 



the integuments. 

 CHARTACEOUS : papery. 



CHLOROPHYLL : the green colouring matter of plants. 

 -CIDAL : a suffix denoting dehiscence ; e. g. loculicidal, splitting down 



the middle of the carpel, and septicidal, splitting along the septum. 

 CILIA : a marginal hair. 

 CINERACEOUS : somewhat ashy in tint. 

 CINEREOUS : the grey of wood-ashes. 



CINNAMOMEUS : the light yellowish- brown tint of cinnamon. 

 CIRCINNATE or ciRCiNATE : coiled. 

 CIRCUMSCISS : splitting as if cut around transversely. 

 CIRRHUS or CIRRUS : a tendril. 



CLADODE : a branch or single internode simulating a leaf. 

 CLADOPHYLL : a branch assuming the form and function of a leaf. 

 CLAVATE : club-shaped. 



