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(L. ldtu.9, broad ; folium, a leaf), 

 are species whose succulent, 

 mucilaginous fruits are known by 

 the name of Sebesten plums. 



Cordyline, n., k8rd'-il-in'-3 (Gr. 

 kordule, a club, a bump), a genus 

 of ornamental shrubs, Ord. Lili- 

 acese : Cordyline Australis, dws- 

 trdl'fa (from Australasia), the 

 plant Ti of New Zealand ; also 

 C. Banksii, banks'i-i (of Banks 

 after Sir Joseph Banks], are 

 species which yield fibres. 



coriaceous, a., kor'-i-d'-shus (L. 

 corium, skin, hide), consisting of 

 or resembling leather ; tough ; 

 leathery. 



Coriandrum sativum, Ttor'-l-and'- 

 rum sat'iv'-um (L. coriandrum r 

 Gr. koriannon, the coriander 

 from Gr. koris, a bug, alluding to 

 the smell of the seed \ L. satlv- 

 us, fit to be planted), a plant 

 yielding seeds which are a 

 warm and agreeable aromatic, 

 Ord. llmbelliferae.. 



CoriariacesB, n. phu, Icor'-l-ar-i- 

 d's&'e (L. corium, skin, hide), 

 the Coriaria family, an Order of 

 plants: Coriaria, n., kdr'i-dr'-i-a, 

 a genus of plants : Coriaria 

 myrtifolia, mert'.i-fdl'-i>a (Gr. 

 murtos, the myrtle tree ; L. 



folium, a leaf), a species whose 

 leaves have been employed on 

 the Continent to adulterate senna; 

 used for dyeing black and tanning, 

 and with sulphate of iron makes 

 a dark blue : C. ruscifolia, rus'-i- 



fdl'-i-a (L. ruscus, a probable 

 adaptation of Russo-colore, from 

 its colour), the Toot or Tutu plant 

 of New Zealand the seeds and 

 young shoots are poisonous. 



corium, n., Tcdr f -l-um (L. corium, 

 skin), the cutis vera or true skin, 

 consisting of a fibro-vascular 

 layer ; called also the * derma, ' 

 and is covered by the epidermis 

 or scarf skin. 



conn, n., kdrm (Gr. Tcormos, a 

 trunk, a log), the thickened or 

 bulb-like solid base of the stems 



of plants, such as in the Colchicum 

 and Arum : cormogenous, a., 

 kdr-mtidf-en-us (Gr. gennao, I 

 produce), having a corm or stem: 

 cormus, n., korm'-us, same as 

 * corm. ' 



Cornacese, n. plu., korn-d'-se-e (L. 

 corneus, belonging to cornel- 

 wood from cornu, a horn, as the 

 wood is thought to be hard and 

 durable as horn ; cornus, the 

 cornel cherry tree), the Cornel 

 family, an Order of trees, shrubs, 

 and herbs: Cornus, n., korn'-us, 

 an ornamental genus of plants ; 

 the cornel tree: Cornus florida, 

 fldr f 'id-a (L. floridus, flowery) ; 

 and C. sericea, ser-is'e-a (L. 

 sericeus, silky from sZrica, silks), 

 species used in America as tonics 

 and febrifuges : C. mascula, mdsk f - 

 ul-a (L. masculus, male), a species 

 whose fruit is used for food; the 

 red-wood of Turkey, from which 

 the Turks obtain the dye for their 

 red fezes: C. sanguinea, sang* 

 gwin'-Z-a (L. sanguinZus, of blood, 

 bloody from sanguis, blood), a 



ries whose seeds furnish oil : 

 Suecica, su-Zs'-ik-a or sw$s'- 

 ik-a (L. Suecia, Sweden), a 

 Scotch species whose fruit is 

 said to be tonic: cornel, n., 

 korn'el, a tree yielding small 

 edible cherries; the dog -wood 

 tree. 



cornea, n., Icorn^-a (L. corneus, 

 horny from cornu,. a horn), a 

 horny transparent membrane 

 forming the front part of the 

 eyeball also called the cornea 

 pellucida, pel-lds'-id-a (L. pel- 

 lucidus,, transparent): c. opaca, 

 o-pak'-a (L. opdcus shady, dark), 

 the hinder part of the eyeball,, 

 which, is opaque and densely 

 fibrous ; also called the 'sclerotic 

 coat. ' 



corneous, a., Icfon'-e-us (L. corn- 

 &us, horny from cornu, a horn), 

 in bot., having the consistence of 

 horn ; horny : corniculate, a. , 

 (L. cornicula, a 



