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Carpellary. Relating to a carpel. 



Carpophyta (fruit-plants). A primary division of plants, 



named from the sporocarp, or spore- vessel, which is the 



result of fertilization. Carpophyte is the English equiv- 

 alent. 



Caulicle (a small stem). The initial stem in an embryo. 

 Cell. The anatomical unit of plant-structure. 

 Cellulose (pertaining to a cell). The primary substance of the 



cell- wall. 



Chaff. Small dry scales. 

 Chalaza (a pimple or tubercle). The part of an ovule where 



integuments and nucellus are confluent. 

 Chlorophyceae (green seaweeds). The green Algae. 

 Chlorophyll (leaf-green). The green coloring-matter of plants. 

 Cilium, pi. cilia (eyelash). Marginal hairs; motile proto- 

 plasmic filaments, as those of sperms. 



Closed bundle. A fibro- vascular bundle containing no cambium. 

 Ccenocyte. A number of nucleated masses of cytoplasm (cells) 



enclosed within a common wall. 

 Collateral (sides together). Side by side; used of a fibro- 



vasctilar bundle in which the xylem and phloem are side 



by side in a radial direction. 

 Columella (a small column). The persistent axis of certain 



spore-cases, as in mosses. 

 Concentric (center together). Technically used of a fibro- 



vascular bundle whose tissues are arranged concentrically. 

 Conidiophore (conidium-bearer) . The stalk upon which conidia 



are borne. 

 Conidium, pi. conidia (offspring-former). The asexual spores of 



certain groups. 

 Conjugation (joined together). The sexual union of similar 



gametes, as in the Conjugatee. 

 Connective. The portion of the stamen connecting the parts 



of the anther. 

 Corolla (a small crown). The inner envelope of a flower, within 



the calyx, and composed of petals. 

 Cortex. The rind or bark. 

 Cortical. Relating to the cortex or bark. 

 Cotyledon (a cup-shaped cavity). A primary embryo-leaf 



borne by the caulicle. 

 Cryptogams (hidden marriage). A term used to include Thallo- 



phytes, Bryophytes, and Pteridophytes. 



