GLOSSARY. 246 



Carbonic oxide, a gas composed of carbon and oxygen. 



Corrosive, having- the property of corroding and destroying. 



Ce/htlar, composed of small cells. 



Cryptogamous, having flowers too minute to be seen with the 

 naked eye. 



Cotyledon, a seed lobe. 



Carnivora, the class of animals which live on flesh. 



Cruciform, having the form of a cross. 



Calyx, a cup, the bottom part of a flower. 



Corolla, the closed leaves of a flower. 



Crude, raw, immature. 



Cordate, heart shaped. 



ChlorophyUe, the green coloring matter of plants. 



Cambium, the descending sap which forms wood. 



Centripetal, tending towards the centre. 



Cereals, the white straw grains, as wheat and rye. 



Chrysolite, a simple mineral, of gold color. 



Centrifugal, tending to recede from the centre. 



Corymb, a cluster of flowers whose stalks spring from different 

 heights, and form a flat top. 



Cyme, a cluster of flowers whose stalks rise from a common 

 centre, and afterwards subdivide irregularly. 



Contagion, an infectious or pestilential disease which is com- 

 municated by contact or through the atmosphere, from one 

 animal or plant to another. 



Denude, to make naked or bare. 



Dunes, hills of blown sand. 



Disintegrate, to separate into integral parts. 



Ductile, capable of being drawn into wire. 



Dilute, to make thin or reduce in strength. 



Deciduous, falling off in the usual season : not persistent. 



Dissemination, the act of sowing or scattering. 



Dilate, to expand, extend, enlarge. 



Digestion, the act of assimilating food to the body. 

 *21 



