Glossary 



CAR'DIAC (cardiacus, heart), of or pertaining to the heart; pertaining to the eso- 

 phageal portion of the stomach, opposed to pyloric. 



CA'RIOUS (cariosus, < canes, decay), decayed. 



CARMINE (carmineus, coccineus), a very pure and intense crimson, the purest of the 

 cochineal colors. 



CAR'NEOUS (carneus, <^caro, flesh), fleshy; flesh-colored. 



CAR'NOSE (carnosus, fleshy, <Ccro, flesh), fleshy. 



CARTILAGINOUS (cartilaginosus, <cartilago, gristle), firm and tough; gristly. 



CASTA'NEOUS (castaneits) , chestnut-colored; chestnut color. (Burnt umber -f- vermil- 

 ion.) 



CAU'DATE (caudatus, <cda, a tail), having a tail-like appendage. 



CAULIC/OLOUS (dim. of caulis, a stalk), growing on herbaceous stems. 



CELL (cella, a small room, barn, etc.), (a) a small cavity, compartment or hollow 

 place; (b) a mass of protoplasm of various size and shape, generally microscopic, 

 with or without a nucleus and enclosing wall, the fundamental form-element of 

 every organized body. 



CELLULAR (cellula, dim. of a cell, -f- ar), composed of cells. 



CELL'ULOSE (cellula, a cell), the essential constituent of the primary wall-membrane 

 of cells, a secretion from the contained protoplasm; allied to starch, sugar ami 

 inulin. Chemical formula, C 6 H 10 O 5 . 



CENTIMETER, CM. (centum, a hundred, + metre, meter), in the metric system a 

 measure of length, the hundredth part of a meter, equal to 0.3937 of an English 

 inch. 



CENTRIF'UGALLY (centrum, the center, -\-fugere, flee), from the center outwards. 



CENTRIP'ETALLY (centrum, the center, -{- petere, seek, move toward), from the cir- 

 cumference toward the center. 



CE'P-SFORM (cepa, an onion; forma, form), onion-shaped. 



CERA'CEOUS (ceraceus, <cm?, wax), wax-like, waxy. 



CEREB'RIFORM (cerebrum, the brain, -\-forma, form), brain-shaped. 



CEK'VINE (cervinus, <^cervus, deer), of a deep tawny or fawn color. 



CHAN'NELED (canalis, a water-pipe, canal), hollowed out like a gutter; canaliculate 



CHARTA'CEOUS (chartaceus, <^charta, paper), like paper. 



CHESTNUT COLOR (castaneus, spadiceus), a rich dark reddish-brown of a slightly 

 purplish cast. (Vermilion -f- burnt umber.) 



CHLAM'YDOSPORES (Gr. mantle, -+- Gr. seed) (encased spores), one of a number 

 of thick-walled resting spores usually formed in rows from the breaking up of the 

 hyphse into spherical bead-like cells ; on germination they may develop sporangia 

 or conidiophores. 



CHLOROPHYLL (chlorophyllum, Gr. yellowish-green; Gr.=L., folium, a leaf), the 

 green coloring matter of plants. 



CHLOROSIS (Gr. greenness, paleness), loss of color, etiolation. 



CHOCOLATE-BROWN (chocolatinus~) , a rich dark reddish-brown color, like the exterior 

 glazed surface of a cake of chocolate. 



CHROME-GREEN (chromium-viridis), a dull green color, nearly intermediate between 

 malachite green and sage green. 



CHROME-YELLOW, a deep yellow. 



CIL^A (pi. of CILI'UM), (cilium, an eye-lid), marginal hair-like processes. 



CIL X IATE (cilium, an eye-lid), fringed with hair-like processes. 



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