GLOSSxVRY. 



Cleft. Split down in a Jtrsi^ht line towards the DcchnalB. Curved downwards, archwise. 



base; but not so de ep as whni it is Xtrm^d parted. Decompound Leaf When the petiole is divided, 

 Clvpeate. Resembling a shield, or tai get. 1 and each division bearing a compound leat. 



Voadunate. Joined together, or united at base. Decawhant. When the oase is erect, and the re- 



Coated. Co^si^ting of concentric layers, or skins,— main.ier procumbent. 



as the bulb of an onion, , Decurrent Le^af. When its two edges are contin- 



Coa^taneous. Appearing at the same time with the | ued down the stem, on which it '^.'f e-'led- 



leaves i-i » Decussate. Giowing in pairs, which alternately 



Cochleaie. Coiled spirally, like a snail-shell. LT'! ^'"''\?"'f; m. ■ 



Colored. Any other color than green, \ Deflected Bent down archWise. . ^ . „„ 



Cohimdla. The central pillar ma capsule, to which -^^f^Jf^n^ Opening; the natural opening ot cap. 



the seeds are affixed. 

 Common. Including or sustaining several parts 



similar among themselves. 

 Compact. Condensed, or pressed together. 

 Complete Flower. Having both calyx and corolla. 

 Compound Flower. Con^isling ot several synge- 

 nesious florets, in a common calyx, and sealed 

 on a common receptacle. 

 Ccympound Leaf. When several leaflets grow on a 



common petiole. , , , r 



Compound Umbel. When each peduncle ot an urn- | 



bel bears an umbellule, or partial umbel. 

 Compressed. Flattened, as if ^quepzed or pressed. 

 Condup/icate Leaf. Shut or folded together like 



the leaves of a book. 

 Cone. An anient with woody scales; as in the pine: 

 Also used for the fruit of the hop, &c. and ConiC, 

 or Conoid, indicates the fitiure ot a cone. 

 Conglomerate. Clustered, or heaped together. 

 Connate. Growing together at base. 

 Connivent. Meeting or bending towards each other. 

 Contorted. Twisted: or obliquely overlapping. 

 Contrary. Apiilied to partitions, in a pericarp, 



which are not parral'el with the valves. 

 Convolute. Rolled into a cyluidnc form. 

 Coralloid. Resembling coral, in figure. 

 Cordate. Shaped like a heart. It is also compound- 

 ed with other words to designate forms— as 

 Cordate-oblong. Oblong , with a cordate base. 

 Cordate-ovate. Ovate, with the base somewhat 



cordate. 

 Coriaceous. Leathery, or parchment-hke. 

 Corolla. The delicate covering, or portion ot the 

 flower, standing next to the stamens, and mostiy 

 colored: often called the Blossom. 

 Corollule. A little corolla ; in a compound flower. 

 Corymb. A mode of flowering resembling an Um- 

 bel, nearly level at top, but with the peduncles 

 of different lengths; as y»rrr>\v, &c. 

 Corymbose. After the manner ot a corymb. 

 Coti'led. The edges meeting below, and expanding 



above: like a hood thrown back. 

 Creeping. Running along the ground and putting 



forth small roots. 

 Crenaie. Notched on the edge, with the segments 

 circular, and not inclining towards either extremity. 

 Crenulaie. Very finely crenate. 

 Crested. Having an >.,,-. 1 1 ■:-- ik ■ i cr3st,o.- tutt. 

 C.ri$p. Curled; or wavy at the edges. 

 Crowded Thick-set: standing in close order. 

 Croion. The pappuf^, or other appendage, on ihe 



top of some seeds. 

 Cacullate. Cowled: which see. _ 

 Culm. The hollow .jointed stem ol the grasses, and 



grain-bearing plants. . . 

 Culmiferoiis. Having a jomted stem, or culm. 

 Cuneate, andCutiW/ow.. Wedge shaped; narrow 



downwards, or towards the base. , 



Cuf^'-idate. Having the end sharp like tne pomt ot 



a ipcnr— or, termin.iting in a bristly point. 

 Cuaihiform. Cup-^baped; widening iipwards. 

 C'(/'.i<'. A mode of flowering where the peduncles 

 'rise from the same centre, but the subdivisons ot 

 them are irregular. 

 ■C'^mose. Having the flowers m cymes. 

 l}ei:a-'ulrons. _H:.viug J_en stamen 



sule 

 Deltoid. Triangular; like the Greek Delta. 

 Dense. Close, or compact. 

 Dentate. Having piojecting teeth, of ilsownsub- 



stance. 

 Denticulate. Having very small teeth. 

 Depressed. Fi.'>ttened vertically. 

 Diadelphaiis. Having the filaments united in two 



parcels, with a papilionaceous corolla. 

 Diandroiis. Having two stamens. 

 Dichotomous. Continually and regularly dividing 

 I by pairs. 



I Didimamous. Having two short, and two long,sta- 

 j mins. 

 Diffuse. Spreading in a loose open manner. 

 I Digitate Leaf. When a simple petiole connects 

 I several distinct leaflets at the end of it. 

 1 Digynous. Having two styles. 

 I i>totcoi(5 . The male antl female flowers on distinct 

 I plants. 

 Discoid Flower. Having a disk without rays. 

 Disk. The wliole surface of a leaf: or the laces or 



central part, of a compound flower. 

 Dissepiment. The partition between the cells oS 



seed vessels. 

 Distichous. Two-rowed; flowers or leaves on op- 

 posite sides of a peduncle or stem. 

 Divaricate. Branches spreading so as to form more 



than a right angle with the stem above. 

 Divergent. Branches making a right angle with the 



stem, or nearly so. 

 Dorsal. Fixed to the back. 

 Dorsully compressed. Compressed or flatted on 



the back. 

 Drupe. A pulpy pericarp without valvesj contain- 

 ing a nut, or stone 

 Ecaudate. Destitute of a Cauda, or fail. 

 Echinate. Prickly; like a hedge-hog. 

 Elliptic Longer than wide, and roDndcd at both 



ends. 

 Emarginate. Notched at the end. 

 Enncandrous. Having nine stamens. 

 Ensiform Leaf. Sword-shaped: two edged and ta- 

 pering from base to point. 

 Entire Leaf. Undivided; without cleft, notch, or 



tooth, on its margin. 

 Equal. Similar parts equal among themselves,— as 



the segments of a calyx, &c. 

 Erase. Irregularly notched: as if gnawed. 

 Exsert Stamens. Protruding out of the corolla. 

 Falcate. Sabre-form; or Scythe-form. 

 Fasciculate. Growing in bundles, or bunches, trom 

 the same point. , , . r ,, , 



Fasiigiate. Lerel-topped: the summit of the 



branches ri.sing to the same height. 

 Filament. That part ol the stamen which supports 



th^i Anther. 

 Filiform. Slender and round like a thread. 

 Fimbriate. Fringed by narrow segments of its OWR 



substance. . . 



riarcid. Too limber to support its own weight. | 

 rl'-mose. Changing its direction in a curve. 

 Floret. A little flower: one of the number in 



gregate, or compound flowers. 

 Fo'ioreous. Resembling a leaf: also leafy, or lur- 

 nished with leaves. 



Deciduous. Faiiing'off^aVthcusual time for such Faiicie. A laatlct, or partial lea?, 

 parts to fall : as leaves, SiC 



