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Connate. Grown together. 



Cordate. Heart-shape. A whole leaf-blade may be cordate, or the 

 term may be applied to the base of a leaf only. 



Cordate-sagittate. Intermediate in shape between cordate and sagittate. 



Corm. An enlarged stem-base, of solid structure and usually under- 

 ground. 



Corolla. The portion of a flower next to the calyx (in ordinary cases). 

 It is generally the most conspicuous part of the flower, but may 

 be completely absent, or inconspicuous, or replaced by the calyx. 



Corymb. A flat-topped or convex-topped flower-cluster. 



Creeping 1 . With stems prostrate on the ground and rooting at inter- 

 vals. 



Crenate. With round-pointed teeth at the margin. 



Crenulate. Finely or minutely crenate. 



Cuspidate. Ending with a short sharp stiff point. 



.Deciduous. Not persistent for a long time; not evergreen. 



Decompound. Repeatedly branched with numerous leaflets. 



Decurrent. Extending with wing-like expansions down the stem. 



Decumbent. A stem prostrate at the base, but with the tip more or 

 less ascending. 



Dehiscent. Breaking open at maturity to discharge the contents. 



Deltoid. Broadly triangular. 



Dioecious. Bearing staminate and pistillate flowers upon separate 

 plants. 



Dissected. Finely divided into numerous small or narrow segments. 



Divided. With deep segments or lobes. 



Elliptical. Having the shape of an ellipse. 



Elliptical-lanceolate, Intermediate in shape between elliptical and 

 lanceolate. 



Entire. With an unbroken margin, without teeth or lobes. 



Epiphyte. A plant growing attached to the bark of another plant, and 

 without connection with the soil. 



Erect. Growing in nearly or quite a vertical position. 



Evenly pinnate. A compound leaf terminating in a pair of leaflets. 



filament. The (usually) slender basal p'ortion of a stamen, support- 

 ing the anther at its tip. 



Floweret. A small flower. 



Gamopetalous. Composed of united petals. 



Oamosepalous. Composed of united sepals. 



Glabrous. Smooth; without hairs. 



Glandular. Bearing glands. 



Glaucous. Covered with a thin bluish or whitish deposit, easily 

 rubbed off. 



Glume. A bract at the base 'of a spikelet of a grass. 



Half recurved. Curved half-way backward. 



hastate. Shaped like an arrow-head, but with the basal lobes point- 

 ing outwards instead of backward. 



