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appl. bundles with wood in centre 

 surrounded by bast (bot.}. 



conceptacle (konsSp'takl) n. [L. con- 

 cipere, to conceive.] A depression 

 in the thallus of certain Algae in 

 which the reproductive organs are 

 borne (dot.}. 



concha (kong'ka) n. [Gk. kongche, 

 shell.] The cavity which opens 

 into the meatus (anat.} ; the external 

 ear ; a projection from the lateral 

 wall of the olfactory organ (zool.}. 



conchiform (kSng'klform) a. [Gk. 

 kongche, a shell ; L. forma, shape.] 

 shaped like a concha ; shell- 

 shaped (biol.}. 



conchiolin (kfingkl'dlin) n. [Gk. 

 kongche, a shell.] The organic 

 substance that forms the basis of 

 the shells of molluscs. 



conchology (kongk61'6jl) n. [Gk. 

 kongche, a shell ; logos, discourse.] 

 The branch of zoology dealing with 

 molluscs or their shells. 



conchula (kong'kula) n. [Gk. kongche, 

 a shell.] The conspicuous pro- 

 tuberant lip of the modified sulcus 

 in Peachia (zool.}. 



concolorate (konkul'orat) a. [L. cum, 

 with ; color, colour.] Similarly 

 coloured on both sides ; appl. wings 

 of insects. 



concrescence (konkreVgns) n. [L. 

 cum, together ; crescere, to grow.] 

 The growing together of parts (biol.}. 



conducting (kSnduk'tlng) a. [L. 

 conducere, to lead together.] Con- 

 veying ; appl. tissues, bundles (bot.}. 



conduction (kfinduk'shun) n. [L. 

 conducere, to lead together.] The 

 transference of soluble matter from 

 one part of a plant to another (bot.}. 



conductivity (kSn'duktlv'ttl) n. [L. 

 conducere, to lead together.] Power 

 of transmitting stimuli from a part 

 irritated to others more or less 

 remote (phys.}. 



conduplicate (kondu'plikat) a. [L. 

 conduplicare, to fold together.] 

 Complicate, which see. 



condylar (k6n'd!lar) a. [Gk. kondylos, 

 a knuckle.] Pert, a condyle (anat.}. 



condyle (kon'dil) n. [Gk. kondylos, 

 a knuckle.] A process on a bone 

 for purposes of articulation. 



condyloid (kon'diloid) a. [Gk. kon- 

 dylos, a knuckle ; eidos, form.] 



Shaped like, or situated near a 

 condyle (anat., zool}. 



cone (kon) n. [Gk. konos, a cone.] 

 The female flower of the Coniferae, 

 with woody axis and spirally- 

 arranged carpels (dot.} a conical 

 elevation on an egg just before 

 fertilization (emb.} ; a conical or 

 flask-shaped cell of the retina 

 (anat.'). 



cone of origin, the small clear area 

 at the point of exit of the axon 

 (anat.}. 



cone-bipolars, bipolar cells whose 

 inner ends ramify in contact with 

 the dendrites of the ganglionic 

 cells (anat.}. 



confluence (kon'flooSns) n. [L. cum, 

 with ; fluere, to flow.] The angle 

 of union of the superior sagittal 

 and transverse sinuses of the 

 occipital bone (anat.}. 



congeneric (kon'jeneYflc) a. [L. 

 congener, of the same race.] 

 Belonging to the same genus 

 (biol.}. 



congenital (konjen'ital) a. [L. cum, 

 with ; gignere, to beget.] Present 

 at birth (anat.}. 



conglobate (konglo'bat) a. [L. cum, 

 together; globus, a ballj Ball- 

 shaped ; appl. the gland on the 

 lower side of the ductus ejacu- 

 latorius in insects (zool.}. 



conglomerate (k5ngl5m'Srat) a. [L. 

 cum, together ; glomerare, to wind.] 

 Bunched or crowded together (dot.}. 



conical (kon'ikai) a. [Gk. konos, a 

 cone.] Cone-shaped ; appl. calyx, 

 ventricle, etc. (biol.}. 



conidial (konid'ial) a. [Gk. konis, 

 dust.] Pert, a conidium. 



conidiiferous (kfinld'nfe'rus) a. [Gk. 

 konis, dust ; L. ferre, to bear.] 

 Giving rise to conidia (bot.}. 



conidiophore (konid'iofor) n. [Gk. 

 konis, dust ; pherein, to bear.J A 

 branch of the hyphae which bears 

 the conidia (bot.}. 



conidium (kontd'ium) n. [Gk. konis, 

 dust] A fungal spore asexually 

 produced and carried usually on 

 sterigmata (bot.}. 



coniferous (kontf'e'rus) a. [Gk. konos, 

 a cone ; L. ferre, to bear.] Cone- 

 bearing (bot.}. 



conjugation (kSn'jooga'shun) n. [L. 



