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petals are separate or united, and 

 the stamens are inserted directly 

 on the calyx. 



calycine, a., Ml'-is-ln (L. calyx, a 

 flower- cup, calycis, of a flower- 

 cup), of or belonging to a calyx 

 or flower- cup: calycoid, a., kdl' 

 ik-oyd (Gr. eidos, resemblance), 

 resembling a calyx. 



Calycophoridse, n. plu., Ml'-ilc-o- 



fSr'-id-e (Gr. kalux, L. calyx,, a 

 flower-cup; phoreo, I bear or 

 carry), in zool.,. an Order of the 

 Hydrozoa, so called from pos- 

 sessing bell- shaped swimming 

 organs. 



calyculus, n.,, kal-ik'-ul-us (L. 

 calyculus, a little flower-cup, 

 a bud from calyx, a flower-cup), 

 an outer row. of leaflets at the 

 base of the calyx giving rise to a 

 double or calyculate calyx ;. also 

 calycle, n., katti'kl, in same 

 sense: calyculate, a,.,kdl-$k'ul'dt, 

 applied to flowers which appear 

 as if they possessed a double 

 calyx; a ring or outer covering 

 of bracts appearing to form a 

 distinct whorl of themselves. 



calyptoblastic, a. Ml'ip'-td'hlast'-ik 

 (Gr. kaluptos, covered ; blastos, 

 a sprout or bud), in zool., desig- 

 nating the Hydrozoa in which 

 the nutritive or generative buds 

 possess an external receptacle. 



calyptra, n., kal-ip'-tra (Gr. kal- 

 uplra, a covering, a veil), the 

 outer covering of the sporangium 

 of mosses; the hood of a moss 

 theca: calyptrate, &.,kal-ip'trdt,. 

 hooded. 



calyptrimorphous, a., kal'ip'-tri' 

 mdrf-us (Gr. kaluptra,& covering; 

 morphe, shape, form), in bot.,. 

 applied to ascidia or pitchers that 

 have a distinct lid. 



calyx, n., kdl f >iks, calyces, n. plu., 

 kdl'-is-ez (Gr. kalux, L. calyx, a 

 flower- cup ; Gr. kalukos, L. 

 calycis, of a flower-cup), in bot., 

 the outer envelope or whorl of a 

 flower, the inner being called the 

 corolla; in zool., the cup-shaped 



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body of the vorticella, or of a 

 crinoid; in anat., calyces, short 

 funnel-shaped tubes in the 

 kidneys, into each of which one 

 or more of the papillae of the 

 renal substance projects. 

 cambium, n., Jcam'bi-um (new L. 

 cambium, nutriment ; L. cambio, 

 I change), a viscid glutinous 

 substance formed in spring be- 

 tween the bark and the new 

 wood of exogens,. the supposed 

 matter for new layers of wood 

 and bark. 



Camellia, n., Mm-eM-a (after 

 Kamel or Camellus, a Moravian 

 Jesuit), a genus of plants whose 

 species are universally prized for 

 their beautiful rose-like flowers, 

 and dark -green shining leaves : 

 Camellia Japonica, ja-ptin'-ik-a 

 (L. Japonicue,, of or belonging to 

 Japan), the species from which 

 the cultivated varieties are chiefly 

 obtained: C, Sasanqua, sas-sang'* 

 kwd, the Sasanqua tea, is culti- 

 vated for its flowers, which are 

 used to impart fragrance and 

 flavour to other teas: C. oleifera, 

 dl'.&'tf.&r.d (L. oleum, oil;/ero, 

 I carry), yields a valuable oil. 

 CampanulaceaB, n.plu., kam-pan'- 

 ul-d'-se-e (L. campanula, a little 

 bell from cdmpdna, a bell), the 

 Harebell family,, an Order of 

 plants, chiefly herbaceous : Cam- 

 panula, n. , kdm-pan'-ul-a, a genus 

 of plants so called from the re- 

 semblance of its corolla to a bell: 

 Campanula rapuncula, rap* 

 ungk'-ul'd (dim. of L. rdpum, a 

 turnip), a species whose roots and 

 young shoots are used for food: 

 campanulate, a.,, kam-pdn'-ul-dt, 

 having the shape of a little bell, 

 as in the flower of the harebell. 

 Campanularida, n. plu., Mm- 

 pdn'-ul-ar'-id'd (L. campanula, a 

 little bell), an Ord. of hydroid 

 zoophytes. 



Camphora officinarum, k#m'fbr<& 

 df-fis f 'm'dr''Um(&}). alcanfdr, cam- 

 phor; L. camphora, camphor ; 



