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a cushion.] The central thick 

 region in the prothallus of a fern 

 (bot.}. 



cusp (kusp) n. [L. cuspis, a point.] 

 A prominence, as on teeth (anat.) ; 

 a sharp point (bot.}. 



cuspidate (kus'pidat) a. [L. cuspidare, 

 to make pointed.] Terminating in 

 a point ; appl. leaves (hot.) ; pointed ; 

 appl. teeth (zool.\ 



cutaneous (kuta'neus) a. [L. cutis, 

 the skin.] Pert, the skin. 



cuticle (ku'tlkl) n. [L. cutis, skin.] 

 An outer skin or pellicle (zool., 

 anat.} ; the epidermis (bot.}. 



cuticular (kutik'ular) a. [L. cutis, 

 skin.] Pert, the cuticle or external 

 integument. 



cuticular transpiration, transpira- 

 tion through the cuticle, of gases, 

 etc. (phys.}. 



cutin (ku tin) n. [L. cutis, skin.] A 

 substance allied to cellulose found 

 in the external layers of the 

 thickened epidermal cells (bot.}. 



cutinization (ku'tlnlza'shun) n. [L. 

 cutis, skin.] The deposition of 

 cutin in the external cells, thereby 

 forming a cuticle (bot.}. 



cutis (ku'tls) n. [L. cutis, skin.] The 

 corium, or deeper layer of the skin 

 (anat.}. 



Cuvierian organs (kuve'rlan), 

 glandular tubes extending from the 

 cloaca of Holothurians (zool.}. 



cyanic (slan'fk) a. [Gk. kyanos, dark 

 blue.] Appl. flowers of a blue 

 colour (bot.}. 



cyanophilous (slanof'ilus) a. [Gk. 

 kyanos, blue ; philein, to love.] 

 With special affinity for blue or 

 green dyes ; appl. a structure in a 

 cell (zool.}. 



cyanophyll (slan'ofil) n. [Gk. kyanos, 

 blue ; phyllon, a leaf.] A bluish- 

 green colouring matter in plants 

 (**). 



cyathlum (slath'ium) n. [Gk. kyathos, 

 a cup.] The peculiar inflorescence 

 in Euphorbia, a cup-shaped in- 

 volucre with marginal glandular 

 scales, and inside, stamens and a 

 stalked gynoecium, each stamen 

 and the gynoecium being a separate 

 flower (bot.}. 



cyathozooid (sl'athozo'oid) n. [Gk. 

 kyathos, cup ; soon, animal ; eidos, 



shape.] The primary zooid in 

 certain Tunicates (zool.}. 



cyathus (sl'athus) n. [Gk. kyathos, a 

 cup.] A small cup-shaped organ ; 

 the gemma-cup of Marchantia (hot.}. 



cycle (sl'kl) n. [Gk. kyklos, a circle.] 

 The circulation of a fluid through a 

 definite series of vessels (anat.}. 



cyclic (si'klik) a. [Gk. kyklos, a circle.] 

 Having the parts of the flower 

 arranged in whorls (bot.}. 



cyclical (si'klikal) a. [Gk. kyklos, a 

 circle.] Cyclic. 



cyclocoelic (si'klose'lik)a. [Gk. kyklos, 

 a circle ; koilia, intestines.] With 

 the intestine coiled in one or more 

 distinct spirals (zool.}. 



cyclogenous (slklqj'enus) a. [Gk. 

 kyklos, a circle ; genos, offspring.] 

 Exogenous ; appl. a stem growing 

 in concentric circles (bot.}. 



cycloid (sl'kloid) a. [Gk. kyklos, a 

 circle ; eidos, shape.] Appl. scales 

 whose free border presents an even 

 curve (zool.}. 



cyclosis (slklo'sls) n. [Gk. kyklosis, a 

 whirling round.] The movement 

 or circulation of protoplasm within 

 a cell (biol.}. 



cyclospermous(sl'kl6sper'mus)a. .[Gk. 

 kyklos, a circle ; sperma, a seed.] 

 With embryo coiled in a circle or 

 spiral (bot.}. 



cyclospondylic (sl'klospondifik) a. 

 [Gk. kyklos, a circle ; sphondylos, a 

 vertebra.] Appl. centra in which 

 the internal calcareous matter is 

 confined to the middle zone (zool.}. 



cylinder (sll'inder) n. [Gk. kylindros, 

 a cylinder.] Any region marked 

 by definite tissue (bot.}. 



cylindrical (silin'drikal) a. [Gk. 

 kylindros, a cylinder.] Appl. leaves 

 rolled on themselves, or to solid 

 cylinder-like leaves (bot.}. 



cymbiform (sim'blform) a. [L. cymba, 

 a boat ; forma, shape.] Boat- 

 shaped. 



cyme (sim) n. [L. cyma, a young 

 sprout of cabbage.] Any deter- 

 minate inflorescence (bot.}. 



cynarrhodium (slnaro'dlum), cynar- 

 rhodon (slnaro'don) . [Gk. kyon, 

 a dog ; rhodon, a rose.] An etaerio 

 with the achenes placed on a con- 

 cave thalamus (bot.}. 



cynopodous (smop'odus) a. [Gk. 



