GLOSSARY. Vii 
irijugus, three pairs; quadrijugus, four pairs, &c.; and mul- 
lijugus, when the pairs are very numerous. 
Connartus, (connate), when the bases of two leaves, &c., being opposite are 
united. 
ConneEcTivuM, the connective, that part of the anther which unites the two 
cells together, which is a continuation of the filament, or con- 
nected with it, and is sometimes lengthened into the form of 
a crest or horn. 
CoNNIVENS, converging together, haying a gradually inward direction, 
Conrinvovs, uninterrupted. 
ConToRTED, (contorta), a term used in describing the estivation of leaves 
or flowers, each piece being oblique in figure, and overlapping 
its neighbour by one margin, its other margin being in like 
manner overlapped by that which stands next it. 
CONVERGING. See Connivens. 
ConvoLuTE, (convoluta), when one petal is wholly rolled up in another. 
Cosra, the mid-rib of a leaf, formed by the continuation of the petiole. 
Corpatus, heart-shaped, resembling the heart in a pack of cards. 
Cortacrovs, leathery, having the consistency of leather. 
Corky, (suberosus), having a resemblance to cork. 
Cornus, the dilated base of the stem of some monocotyledenous plants ; or 
it is the whole stem developed under ground, and is coated or 
solid, in the form of a bulb, as in Crocus, Colchicum, Arum, 
&e. 
CornzEUvS, (horny), a hard close texture, resembling horn, as the albumen 
of some seeds. 
CornicuLatus, (horned), terminating in a process resembling a horn; if 
there are two processes bicornis, three tricornis, &c. 
Corouta, (corolla, a little crown), that envelope of the flower between the 
calyx and stamens. 
Corona, & crown, appendages formed at the base of the limb of the petal, 
in the form of scales, sometimes in the form of a cup, as in 
Narcissus. 
CorRUGATUS, wrinkled. 
Cortex. See Bark. 
CoRYMB, (xoeupGos, a summit or a branch), a form of inflorescence, in 
which the lower branches or pedicels are elongated, and form 
a level top with the upper shorter ones. 
CoRyYMBOSE, approaching a corymb. 
CoTyYLEDONS, (xorvandwy, a hollow vessel), the seed lobes. 
Crassus, thick, anything having a thicker texture than usual. 
CRENATE, cut into rounded teeth. 
CRENATED, (crenatus), having rounded teeth; when these teeth are them- 
selves crenated, bi-crenate. 
CRESCENT-SHAPED, (dunatus), resembling the figure of a crescent or half 
moon. 
CRESTED, (cristatus), having an irregular or notched elevated ridge, re- 
sembling the crest of an helmet. 
CreEtaczous, chalky, a dull greyish white. 
Crispus, curled, haying the margin very irregularly divided and twisted. 
