GLOSSARY 



which are scale-like, spread open, and bear 



seeds. Also called a Strobilus. (Plate III., 

 32 34 ) 

 Conidia. (Gr. konis, dust.) Spores which are 



asexually produced. 

 Connate. (L.L. connatus, p.p. of eonnascor ; '■"», 



together; mis -or. nofos, to grow.) United at 



the base. 



Connective. (L. conwecto; '•"», together; Recto, 

 1 bind.) The portion of the filament which 



unites the anther lolies. 



Connivent. (L. cunnireo, 1 close the eyes; con, 

 together; nico, 1 wink.) Converging, having 

 a gradually inward direction. 



Conoid. (Gr. / >. o peak; eidos, form.) Cone- 

 shaped, 



Convolute. (L. convolutus, p.p. of conrolro ; con, 

 together; oolvo, voltttus, I roll.) Rolled up 

 from one side to the other. 



Cordate. (L. cor, cordis, the heart.) Heart- 

 shaped, hollowed at base (Plate I., Fig. I.) 



Coriaceous. (L. coriaceous; corium ; Gr. chorion, 

 .skin, leather.) Leathery. 



Corolla. (l>. corolla, dim. of corona, a crown.) 

 The second whorl of the flower, usually 

 coloured, consisting of petals. 



Corolliflorae or Gamopetalse. Dicotyledons in 

 which the petals are united. 



Corona or Paracorolla. (Gr. para, besides.) Sub- 

 sidiary organs of a petaloid character attached 

 to the corolla. 



Corymb. (L. corymbus; Gr. korymbos, the upper- 

 most point; korys, a helmet.) A racemose 

 inflorescence forming a flat-topped head. 

 (Plate II., Fig. C.) 



Cotyledons. (Or. kotyledon, a socket ; kotyle, a 

 cup.) The fleshy lobes within the seed. 



Crenate. (L. arena, a notch.) With rounded 

 teeth. 



Cuneate. (L. cuneatus, p.p. of cuneo ; cuneus, a 

 wedge.) Having shape of a wedge. (Plate 

 I , Fig. J.) 



Cupule. (L. cupula, dim. of cupa, a tub.) A 

 cup formed of bracts, growing round and 

 enclosing the fruit. (Plate III., Fig. 3.) 



Cuspidate. (L. cuspidatus, p.p. of cuspido, I 

 sharpen ; cuspis, a point.) Suddenly nar- 

 rowed at top and prolonged into a point. 

 Cyme. (Gr. kuma, a sprout, a wave.) A general 



name for an indefinite inflorescence. 

 Cynarrhodium. (dr. cyn, a combining form; 

 rhodon, a rose.) An assemblage of achenes 



within a hollow receptacle. (Plate 111., 

 Figs. 30, 31.) 

 Cypsela. (Gr. kypsele, any hollow vessel.) An 

 inferior, one-celled fruit, hard and dry, often 

 crowned by a pappus. (Plate 1 II., Figs. 1,2.) 

 Deciduous. (L. deciduus, decido; from de, off; 

 cado, 1 fall.) Falling off. 



Decurrent. (L. decurrens, pr.p, of decurro; de, 

 down ; curro, cursum, I run.) Leaves with 

 base running along the stem. 



Decussate. (L. decussatus, p.p. of decusso, I 

 divide in the form of an X ; decussis, ten.) 

 Two pairs of leaves arranged at right angles, 

 thus crossing in the form of a cross. 



Dehiscent fruits. (L. dehiscens, pr.p. of dehisco ; 

 ile, off, and hisco, I gape.) Those which break 

 when ripe. 



Dentate. (L. dentatus ; <iens, dentis, a tooth.) 

 Toothed. 



Denticulate. (L. denticulus, dim. of dens, a tooth.) 

 Minutely toothed. 



Diadelphous. (Gr. dis, twice ; ailelphos, a brother- 

 hood.) Stamens arranged in two bundles. 



Dichasium or Dichotomous Cyme. (Gr. dichasio, 

 division ; dicha, in two ; Gr. dichotomos, dicha, 

 in two, temno, to cut.) An inflorescence in 

 which the axis ends in a terminal flower after 

 producing two daughter axes. (Plate II., 

 Fig. H.) 



Dichlamydeous. ((Jr. dis, twice ; cldamus, a cloak.) 

 Flowers with both calyx and corolla. 



Dichogamy. (Gr. dicha, in two; gamos, a mar- 

 riage.) An arrangement to bring about cross- 

 fertilisation through the stamens and pistil 

 ripening at different times. 



Dichotomous. (Gr. dichotomos ; dicha, in two ; 

 temno, to cut.) Forked. 



Diclinous. (Gr. dis, twice ; Mine, a bed ; klino, to 

 recline.) Having stamens and pistils in dif- 

 ferent flowers, each being unisexual. 



Dicotyledons. (Gr. dis, twice ; kotyledon, kotyle, 

 a cup.) Plants having two cup-shaped leaves 

 or lobes in the seed. 



Didynamous. (Or. dis, twice; dynamis, power.) 

 Having two long and two short stamens. 



Digitate. (L. digitatus, having fingers ; digitus, a 

 finger.) Radiating like fingers. 



Dioecious. (Gr. dis, twice; oikos, a house.) 

 Having staminate and pistillate flowers on 

 separate plants. 



Discolor. (Gr. dis, twice; and color.) Of two 

 colours, as in the scales of catkins. 



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