328 GLOSSARY. 



Compressed. Flattened on two opposite sides. 



Cone. An inflorescence formed mostly of scales, as the fruit of the 



pine. 164. 



Con'ical. Round and decreasing to a point. 19. 

 Con'nate. When opposite leaves are grown together from the first, 



they are said to be connate. 25. 

 Connect'ive. The prolongation of a filament uniting the lobes of an 



anther. 81. 



Conniv'ent. Converging. 91. 

 Contorted. Twisted together. 133 

 Con'volute. Rolled up lengthwise. 133. 

 Cor'date. Heart-shaped. 9. 

 Coria'ceous. Like leather in texture. 

 Corm. A solid bulb. 28. 

 Cor'neous. Like horn. 



Corol'la. The inner whorl of floral leaves. 32. 

 Coro'na or crown. An appendage at the top of a claw. 43. 

 Cortical layer. A layer of the bark. 

 Cor'ymb. A kind of flat flower-cluster. 31. 

 Cotyle'dons. The first leaves of the embryo. 119. 

 Cremocarp. The fruit of umbelliferse. 153,111. 

 Crested. Having a crest-like appendage. 

 Cru'ciform. Cross-shaped. 

 Cryp'togams. Flowerless plants. 

 Cucul'late. Hooded. 



Culm. The stem of grasses and sedges. 174. 

 Cu'neate. Same as cuneiform. 

 Cu'neiform. Wedge-shaped. 9. 

 Cu'pule. A little cup. The involucre of a nut. 

 Cus'pidate. Tipped with a sharp, stiff point. 7. 

 Cyme. A loose, irregular, definite inflorescence. 135. 

 Cyp'sela. An achenium with an adherent calyx-tube, in. 

 Decan'drous. With ten stamens. 49. 

 Decid'uous leaves fall off in autumn. Flower-leaves that fall before 



the fruit develops are said to be deciduous. 

 Dec'linate. Turned downward or sidewise. 

 Decompound. Redivided many times. 

 Decum'bent. Prostrate, but tending to rise at the summit. 

 Decur'rent leaves are prolonged below their insertion on the stem. 



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Decus'sate. Crossed in pairs. 

 Definite. Not exceeding twelve. 49, 115. 

 Dehis'cent. Bursting open, as of a pod or anther. 112. 



