CORALLARIA 



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CORPUSCLES 



wholly submerged at high tide; usually in 



seas having a mean temperature between 68" 



and 85 F. C. roo=Corallorhiza=Dentaria. 



C. *nae=Elaps, of Brazil, brilliantly col- 



oured. 

 Corallaria, (kor-al-la'ri-a). [Coral, q.v.] Term 



used by Milne Edwards for coral polyps. 

 Corallet, (kor'al-let). [Coral, q.v.] The coral 



of a single polyp in a compound mass. 

 Coralligena, (kor-al-li-je'na). [Gk. korallion, 



coral; gennao,! produce.] A primary division 



of Actiuozoa, including all the coral-forming 



genera. 

 Coralline zone of life, (kor-al-Hn'). [Coral, q. v. ] 



Below Laminarian to a depth of 50 fathoms: 



chiefly marked by millepore and plant-like 



bryozoa and zoophytes. Cod, haddock, tur- 



bot, sole, &c. , abundant, v. Zones of life. 

 Corallum, (kor-al'lum). [Coral, q.v.] The 



coral of a compound or of a single polyp. 

 Corallorhiza, (kor-al-lor-hi'za). [Coral, q.v. ; 



Gk. rhiza, root.]=Coral-root: a leafless herb, 



belonging to Orchidacese. 

 Corbeil, (kor'bel). [F. corbeille, basket.] A 



sculptured representation of a basket. 

 Corbel, (kor'bel). [F. corbeille, basket.] / A 



projection" of iron or 



masonry from a wall in- 



tended as a support. 

 Cord-moss = Fuuaria hy- 



drometrica. 

 Cordelier, (korMe-ler). A 



machine for rope-making 1 , 



invented by Mr. Cart- 



wright. 

 Cordiacese, (kor-di-u'se-e). 



[M. Cordus.]=Sebestens: 



trees, chiefly tropical, with 



succulent fruits, belong- 



ing to Solanales. 

 Cardleafs=Restiace?e. 

 Coriander, (kor-i-an'der). 



Latin name.] A plant belonging to Apiacefe. 

 Coridine, (kor-i-dm')=C 10 H 15 N: a base of the 



Pyridine series. 

 Corinthian, (kor-in'thi-an). [Corinth.] One 



of the orders of Grecian architecture, re- 



markable for its ornamentation. 

 Cork, (kork). [Corter, the Latin name.] The 



soft elastic inner bark of oak trees, especially 



of Quercus suber; buoyant in water. C. oak 



=Quercus suber. C. -?pi>tgf=Crenilabrus Nor- 



wegicus: a bird. ,-Zin$r=Turjiua zuinor. a 



bird. 

 Cormophyta, (kor-mof i-ta). 



Endlicher's term for a 



primary division of plants. 



v. Endlicher. 

 Cormopoda, (kor-mop'o- 



da). [Gk. kormos, block; 



pous, foot.] Burmeister's 



term for Acephala. 

 Cormorant, (kor'mor-ant). 



[Cormoran, the French 



name.]=Phalacrocorax: a bird belonging to 



Nata tores; originally called Corvus marinus, 



or sea-crow. 

 Corn, (korn). [The A.-S. name.] A general 



term for wheat, barley, oats, &c. C. crake 



Corbel. 

 [Coriandrum' the 



=Crex pratensis; a bird belonging to Kal- 

 lidae. C. mtm0oM=Chrysanthemum sege- 

 tum: a plant belonging to Asteracese. C. 

 ?ceez7iJ=Calandra graiiaria: an insect which 

 lays its eggs in corn-flowers. 

 Cornaceae, ( kor-na'se-e ). [Cornus, typical 

 genus.]=Cornels: shrubs and trees belonging 

 to Umbellales. 



Cornbrash, (korn'brash). [Good land for corn.] 

 A bed of clay and sandstone, belonging to 

 Lower Oolite. 



Cornea, (kor'ne-a). [L. corneus, horny.] The 

 transparent front portion of the eyeball. 



Corns, (kornz). [L. cornu, horn.] Horny 

 thickenings of the epidermis caused by fric- 

 tion; common on the feet, hands, &c. 



Cornelian, ( kor-ne'li-an ). [Cornalina, the 

 Italian name.] v. Carnelian. 



Corolla, (ko-rol'la.] [L. corolla, small crown.] 

 The inner whorl of leaves, called 

 petals, in a flower; usually thin, 

 and gaily coloured. 



Corollary, (kor'ol-la-ri). [Corol- 

 larium, the Latin word.] An 

 easily deduced consequence of an. 

 admitted proposition. 



Corolliflorae, (ko-rol-i-flo're). [Co- Corolla, 

 rolla, q.v.; L. flos, flower.] Plants in which 

 the petals of the flowers are not attached to 

 the calyx, and both perianths are large and 

 petaloid; a sub-division of Perigynous Dicot- 

 yledons. 



Coromandel wood=Diospyros, q.v. 



Corona, (ko-ro'na). [L. corona, a crown.] In 

 total eclipse of sun, the halo which surrounds 

 the moon; supposed to be the sun's atmo- 

 sphere, which at other times is invisible, <?. 

 australis=The Southern Crown. C. borealis 

 =The Northern Crown: a northern constel- 

 lation, the chief star of which is Alphecca, 

 or Gemma. One of the very small stars 

 suddenly increased in 1866 to the second 

 magnitude, and then decreased again; sup- 

 posed to have been on fire. 



Coronal, (kor'o-nal). [Corona, q.v.] Related 

 to the crown of the head. C. suture: a line 

 of union across the skull. 



Coronary, ( kor'o-na-ri ). [Corona, q.v. ] C. 

 arteries: those serving the heart. C. veins: 

 those coming from the heart. 



Coronoid processes, (kor'o-noid). [Gk. korone, 

 knob; eidos, form.] Rounded projections of 

 the lower jaw and the ulna. 



Corpora, (kor'po-ra). [L. corpus, body.] C. 

 Wo(ffiana=WolBna.n bodies, q.v. C. quad- 

 rigemina: hemispherical elevations in the 

 lower part of the brain ; smaller in man 

 than in some other animals. C. mammilla- 

 ria: two rounded bodies at the back of the 

 brain. C. striata: two globular bodies in. 

 the brain. 



Corpus, (kor'pus). [The Latin name.] A small 

 mass. (7. callosum: a horizontal mass of 

 transverse fibres which unites the hemi- 

 spheres of the brain, in mammals only. 

 C. striatum: a nervous substance, forming 

 the base of the lateral ventricle of the 

 brain. 



Corpuscles of blood, (kor-pua'klz).. [L. corpus- 



