152 GLOSSARY 



Crisped. Wavy on the margin, like dock leaves: short and 

 curly, when applied to pubescence. 



Cryptogams. Flowerle&s or spore-plants. 



Cuneate. Tapering to the base, or wedge-shaped, as applied 

 to leaves. 



Cyme. A (frequently fiat or convex) flower-cluster with the 

 terminal or central flower of each of its divisions opening 

 first. Many so-called corymbs and panicles are really 

 cymes. 



Cymose. In cymes. 



Deciduous. Falling in winter, or drying early if remaining 

 attached for a time, as applied to leaves; falling away, 

 like the end-bud of linden, the flower-cluster of lilac, or 

 the calyx of a crab apple. 



Decompound. Repeatedly compound. 



Decurrent. Continued down the stem in a ridge or wing, as 

 applied to leaves. 



Dehiscent. Opening to discharge the seeds, as applied to fruits. 



Deliquescent. Breaking up into fine branches. (American elm). 



Deltoid. Shaped like an equilateral triangle. 



Dentate. Toothed; contrasted with serrate or saw-toothed, 



Denticulate. Minutely dentate. 



Depressed. Shortened as 1 applied to round or ovoid fruits, etc. 



Diaphragms. Firmer plates across the pith, either at the nodes 

 (grape) or at intervals between them (sweet bay, tupelo). 



Dicotyledons. Angiosperms with two seed-leaves. 



Diffused. The same as scattered, when applied to ducts seen 

 in cross section of wood. 



Digitate. Spreading from one point, like the leaflets of a horse- 

 chestnut leaf, the lobes or veins of a maple leaf, etc. 

 When unqualified, it means digitately or palmately com 

 pound, if applied to leaves. 



Dioecious. Imperfect flowers, the sexes on separate individ- 

 uals, as in poplar. 



Disarticulating. Falling away so as to leave a clean-cut scar, 

 as most leaves and many fruits finally do. 



Discoid. The same as chambered, when applied to pith. 



