NO. I. — GLOSSARY. 451 



Crenulate, resembling crenate, but the scollops very small. 



Crest, an elevated appendage, terminating a particular organ ; a petal is 



crested when it is terminated by a fringed appendage, as in Milkwort ; 



the anther of Fir and Pine is crested ; a stamen is crested when the 



filament projects beyond the anther. 

 Cruciate, } shaped like a Maltese cross. A flower is said to be cruciate 

 Cruciform, S when it consists of four petals placed opposite each other at 



right angles. The flowers of the class Tetradynamia are all cruciate ; 



as Cuckoo-flower, Mustard, Water-Cress. 

 Cruciferous, bearing cruciate flowers. 

 Crustaceous, having a hard brittle shell. 

 Cucullate, hooded or cowled ; curved inwards so as to represent the cowl of 



a monk. 

 Culm, the stem of grasses, scitamineous plants, &c. 

 Cultrate, shaped like a pruning-knife. 



Cuneate, \ wedge shaped, the broadest end uppermost, tapering to the 

 Cuneiform, S base. Cuneate-ovate, signifies, between wedged-shaped and 



ovate. 

 Cupula, cupule ; an hemispherical cup ; as that of the Acorn, &c. 

 Cuspidate, spear- pointed ; tapering gradually into a rigid point. 

 Cuticle, the scarf-skin or epidermis ; the thin membrane which forms the 



external surface of plants. 

 Cyathiform, cup-shaped ; resembling a drinking, cup. 

 Cylindrical, cylinder-shaped, round, as distinguished from angular. 

 Cymbiform, boat-shaped. 

 Cyme, a mode of inflorescence resembling a flattened panicle ; the peduncles 



proceeding from the same point, while the pedicels are of unequal length, 



but raise the flowers to nearly the same height ; as in Elder. The spu- 

 rious whorls of Labiate plants are also sometimes called cymes. 

 Cymose, disposed in a cyme ; or resembling a cyme; — as the racemes of 

 Bitter-sweet. 



D. 



Decandrous, having ten stamens. 



Deciduous, falling off ; leaves which are shed annually are said to be decid- 

 uous ; the calyx which falls off before the fruit ripens is deciduous ; as 



in Fumitory, Thorn-Apple. 



Declinate, bending downwards ; as the stamens of Mullein. 



Decompound ; a leaf is said to be decompound when it is twice or thrice 

 pinnate ; a panicle, when its branches are also panicled, &c. 



Decumbent, reclining upon the earth at some part ; as the stems of Thyme. 



Decurrent ; a leaf is said to be decurrent when the base extends down the 

 leaf-stalk or stem ; as in Comfrey, Foxglove, Mullein. 



Decussate ; when the leaves or branches cross each other at right angles 

 they are said to be decussate. 



Deflexed, turned downwards. 



Dehiscent, gaping, opening ; applied to the mode in which anthers and 

 fruit burst open and discharge their contents. 



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