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cork (kork) ;/. [Sp. alcorque, cork.] 

 A tissue derived usually from the 

 outer layer of the cortex in woody 

 plants (dot.}. 



conn (korm), cormus (kor'mus) n. 

 [Gk. kormos, a trunk.] An en- 

 larged solid subterranean stem, 

 rounded in shape, composed of two 

 or more internodes and covered 

 externally by a few thin membran- 

 ous scales or cataphyllary leaves 

 (hot.}. 



cormel (kor'mel) n. [Gk. kormos, a 

 trunk.] A secondary corm pro- 

 duced by an old corm (hot.). 



cormidium (kormld'ium) n. [Gk. 

 kormos, a trunk.] An aggregation 

 of individuals in a Siphonophore, 

 borne on the coenosarc and capable 

 of liberation therefrom (zool.}. 



cormoid (kor'moid) a. [Gk. konnos, 

 a trunk ; eidos, form.] Like a corm 

 (bot.}. 



connophylogeny (kor'mofiloj'e'n!) n. 

 [Gk. kortnos, a trunk ; phyle, a 

 tribe ; genos, offspring.] The de- 

 velopment of families or races 

 (biol.}. 



cormophyte (kor'moflt) n. [Gk. 

 kormos, a trunk ; phyton, a plant.] 

 A plant which possesses stem, root, 

 and leaf (dot,). 



cormous (kor'mus) a. [Gk. korinos, 

 a trunk.] Conn-producing (bot.}. 



cornea (kor'nea) n. [L. corttu, horn.] 

 The transparent covering on the 

 anterior surface of the eyeball 

 (anat., zool.} ; the outer transparent 

 part of each element of a compound 

 eye (zool.}. 



corneagen (kor'neajen') a. [L. cornu, 

 horn ; Gk. genos, offspring.] Cornea- 

 producing ; appl. cells lying immedi- 

 ately below the cuticle, which secrete 

 the cuticularlens and are renewed on 

 ecdysis (zoo/.). 



corneal (kor'neal) a. [L. cornu, horn.] 

 Pert, the cornea. 



corneous (kor'neus) a. [L. cornu, 

 horn.] Horny ; appl. the sheath 

 covering the bills of birds. 



corniculate (kornik'ulat) a. [L. cornu, 

 horn.] Having horns (zool.}. 



corniculate cartilages, two small, 

 conical, yellow elastic cartilages 

 articulating with the summit of the 

 arytaenoid cartilages (anat., cool.}. 



corniculum (kornik'ulum) n. [L. 

 cornu, horn.] A small horn or 

 horn-like process. 



cornua (kor'nua) n. plu. [L. cornu, 

 horn.] Horn-like prolongations ; 

 appl. bones, nerve tissues, cavities, 

 etc. 



cornucopia (kor'nuko'pia) ;/. [L. 

 cornu, horn ; copia, plenty.] The 

 horizontal portion of the taeniae of 

 the fourth ventricle (anat.}. 



cornute (kornut') a. [L. cornu, horn.] 

 With horn-like processes (bot.}. 



corolla (korol'a) n. [L. corona, a 

 crown.] The petals of a flower 

 (bot.}. 



corollaceous (kor'ola'shus) a. [L. 

 corona, a crown.] Pert, a corolla 

 (bot.}. 



corolliferous (kor'ollf'erus) a. [L. 

 corona, a crown ; ferre, to bear.] 

 Having a corolla (bot.}. 



corona (koro'na) n. [L. corona, a 

 crown.] A cup-shaped body formed 

 by the union of scales on the peri- 

 anth leaves at the junction of claw 

 and limb (bot.} ; the theca and arms 

 of a Crinoid ; the ciliated disc of 

 certain animals (zool.} ; the head 

 or upper portion of any structure 

 (anat.}. 



corona radiata, the layer of cells 

 immediately surrounding the mam- 

 malian egg (emb.} ; the fibres of the 

 internal capsule (anat.}. 



coronal (koronal) a. [L. corona, a 

 crown.] Situated or lying in the 

 coronal sutural plane (anat.}. 



coronary (ko/onari) a. [L. corona, a 

 crown.] Crown-shaped or crown- 

 like ; appl. arteries, bones, sinuses, 

 ligaments (anat., zool.}. 



coronary arteries, arteries supply- 

 ing the tissue of the heart itself 

 (anat.}. 



coronary bone, a small conical bone 

 in the mandible of reptiles ; the 

 small pastern bone of the horse 

 (zool.}. 



coronary sinus, a venous channel in 

 the posterior part of the coronary 

 sulcus and covered by muscular 

 fibres from the left atrium (anat.}. 



coronated (kor'ona'tgd) a. [L. corona, 

 a crown.] Supplied with a crown 

 (zool., bot.}. 



coronet (kor'onfit) /;. [L. corona, a 



