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bark ; also applied to that por- 

 tion of the kidney which lies be- 

 tween the cones and the surface 

 of the organ. 



cortina, n., Icftrt'ln'-d (L. cortina, 

 the tripod of Apollo, a veil), in 

 bot., the remains of the veil which 

 continue attached to the edges of 

 the pileus in Agarics : cortinate, 

 a., wrtftn-dt, like a cobweb in 

 texture. 



Corydalis, n., Mrtt-ddZts (Gr. 

 korudallis, the bulbous fumitory; 

 koruddlos, the lark), a beautiful 

 genus of plants, Ord. Fumari- 

 acese, so called because the spurs 

 of the flowers resemble the spurs 

 of the lark : Corydalis bulbosa, 

 Mlb-ozf.a (L. bulbosus, full of 

 bulbs from bulbus, a bulb), a 

 species whose tubes have been 

 used as a substitute for Birth- 

 worts in expelling intestinal 

 worms : corydaline, a., Jcor'i- 

 ddl'in, resembling the flower of 

 the corydalis. 



Corylacese, n. plu., kdr't'ld'-sV-e 

 (L. corylus } Gr. korulos, a hazel 

 or filbert tree ; said also to be de- 

 rived from Gr. korus, a helmet, 

 koruthos, of a helmet, in reference 

 to the calyx enwrapping the 

 fruit), the Nut family or Mast- 

 worts, an Order containing such 

 timber trees as the oak, beech, 

 and chestnut; the Order also 

 called the Cupaliferse : Corylus, 

 n., korltt'US, a genus of trees, 

 chiefly cultivated for the sake of 

 their fruit : Corylus Avellana, 

 dv f -el'ldn f 'd (L. Avellanus, belong- 

 ing to Avella, a town of Campania 

 near which hazel trees were 

 numerous), the species which 

 produces the hazel-nut, with its 

 involucral appendage. 



corymb, n. , Tc6r f -im (Gr. korumbos, 

 L. cdrymbus, the top, a cluster), 

 in bot., an inflorescence in which 

 the lower stalks are longest, and 

 all the flowers come nearly to the 

 same level: CorymbifersB, n. plu., 

 kdr'>tm-bif>&r-e (L.fero, I bear), 



the second of the three sections 

 into which Jussieu divides the 

 Compositse, included under the 

 section Tubuliflorse of De Can- 

 dolle: corymbiferous, a., kfr/'im- 

 bif'er'tis, bearing a cluster of 

 flowers in the form of a corymb 

 also in same sense, corymbose, 

 a., kdrtim-boz. 



Coryphineae, n. plu., kdr'-if-tn'-Z-e 

 (Gr. koruphe, the top, the sum- 

 mit), a Sub-order or tribe of 

 palms, Ord. Palmse ; the talipot 

 and date palms : Corypha, n., 

 kor'if-a, a beautiful genus of 

 palms, from 15 ft. to 150ft. high. 



coryza, n., kdr-iz'a (Gr. koruza, 

 mucus of the nose), an inflam- 

 matory affection of the mucous 

 membrane lining the nose, re- 

 sulting in an increased defluxion 

 of mucus : coryza gangrenosa, 

 gang' grew,- 6z' a (L. gangrcena, 

 a cancerous ulcer), malignant 

 catarrh, in which there is a dis- 

 charge of ichor mixed with 

 blood, and accumulations of pus 

 in the nasal sinuses. 



Coscinium, n., kos-stn'-i-tim (Gr. 

 koskinon, a sieve), a genus of 

 climbing plants, Ord. Menisperm- 

 acese, so called in allusion to 

 the cotyledons being perforated : 

 Coscinium fenestratum, fen'-es- 

 trdt'um (L. fenestrdtum, to fur- 

 nish with openings), a species 

 which supplies a false calumba- 

 root containing much berberine. 



costa, n., Icost'-a (L. costa, a rib, a 

 side), a rib; the mid-rib: costse, 

 n. plu., Jstistfe, in bot., the prom- 

 inent bundles of vessels in the 

 leaves ; in zool., the rows of plates 

 which succeed the inferior or 

 basal portion of the cup among 

 Crinoidea ; vertical ridges on 

 the outer surface of theca among 

 corals: costal, a., kost'al, con- 

 nected with the ribs : costate, 

 a. , ktist'dt, provided with ribs ; 

 having longitudinal ridges. 



costo, Icdst'-o (L. costa, a rib, a side), 

 denoting muscles which arise from 



