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CRENATE, scolloped, notches on the margin of a leaf pointing to- 

 wards neither apex or base. 



CRENULATE, filled with notches. 



CULM, the stem of grasses. 



CUNEATE, wedge-shaped, broad and abrtipt at the summit, and 

 tapering towards the base. 



CUMBIFORM, having the form of a boat. 



DECIDUOUS, plants that shed their leaves annually. 



DECOMPOUND, leaves twice pinnated, and to a panicle when its 

 branches are also panicled. 



DECUMBENT, lying down. 



DENTICULATED, being finely toothed. 



DIGITATE, a form smilar to the fingers of a man's hand. 



DICECIOUS, when a plant bears male and female flowers individu- 

 ally, in different flowers. 



DISTICHOUS, leaves of flowers placed in two opposite rows. 



DISK, the whole surface of a leaf or top of a compound flower, as 

 opposite to its rays. 



ECOSTATE, without nerves or ribs. 



EDIBLE, good when used for food, esculent. 



EGLANDULOUS, without glands. 



ELLIPTIC, nearly oval, between an ellipsis and a lance shape. 



EMARGINATE, being slightly notched at the end. 



ENSIFORM, formed like a sword, as the Iris. 



ENTIRE, even and whole to the edge. 



EXOTIC, plants brought from foreign countries. 



FAMILIES, union of several genera into groups, at times synony. 



rnous with natural order. 



FARINA, meal or flour; pollen is called farina. 

 FASTIGIATE, tapering to a narrow point, like a pyramid. 

 FERTILE, pistillate and yielding fruit. 

 FIBRE, thread-like part. 



FILAMENT, the slender, thread-like part of the stamen. 

 FILIFORM, long and simple, like a thread. 

 FISTULOUS, hollow or tubular. 



