200 GLOSSARY 



Connate Adhering by the edges. 



Connective The membrane which unites the two lobes of the 



anther. 



Cordate (of leaves) Heart-shaped. 



Corm A short thick rhizome, resembling a bulb in form (Crocus}. 

 Corymb Any flat-headed inflorescence (Elder). 

 Cotyledons The first leaves of a plant formed within the seed. 

 Cremocarp A seed-vessel consisting of two achenes (Umbellifer<z). 

 Crenate (of leaves) With rounded teeth ( Violet}. 

 Cross-pollination Pollination of the stigma by pollen brought 



from another flower of the same kind. 

 Crown or Corona An outgrowth from the mouth of the corolla 



(Silene, Narcissus}. 

 Cupule A cup in which a flower or group of flowers is seated 



(Acorn}. 

 Cyme An inflorescence in which the upper or inner flowers open 



before the lower or outer ones (Sedum, Sambucus}. 



Decurrent (of leaves) Running down the stem. 



Decussate (of leaves) Growing in opposite pairs, each pair at 



right angles to the pair above and below it (Labiatcz). 

 Dehiscent (of seed-vessels) Bursting to allow of the escape of the 



seeds (cf. Capsule, Legume). 



Dentate (of leaves) With sharp teeth pointing outwards (Holly}. 

 Diadelphous (of stamens) Where there are ten stamens, nine of 



the filaments being partially coherent, the tenth distinct (Legu- 



minos<z}. 



Didynamous (of stamens) Two long and two short (Labiatce}. 

 Digitate (of leaves) Composed of several leaflets all springing 



from the same point (Horse-Chestnut}. 

 Dimorphic (of flowers) Of two different kinds. 

 Dioecious Having male and female flowers on different individuals 



(Willow}. 

 Disk The part of the flower intermediate between the pistil and 



the stamens. 



Dorsifixed (of the anther) Fixed to the filament by its back. 

 Drupe A stone-fruit. 



