conoid 
cohvolutive 
fruit), an aggregate fruit consisting 
of many fruits on a conical re- 
ceptacle, as the strawberry ; co’- 
noid (eldos, resemblance), cone-like ; 
conoi’dal, conoida’lis, resembling a 
conical figure, but not truly one, 
as the calyx of Silene conoidea, 
Linn. ; Conopo’dium (ois, modds, a 
foot), a conical floral receptacle ; 
Conostro’ma + (orp&ua, spread out), 
Endlicher’s term for a growing 
point, constituting a free central 
placenta. 
Conservative Or’gans (conservatio, a 
keeping), those which are employed 
in nutrition, as root, stem, leaves. 
consim ilar (consimilis, entirely alike), 
applied to the valves of a Diatom, 
when both sides are alike; Con- 
simil’itude, resemblance of the two 
valves, unequal but similar, of the 
Eritaeca and HyrotHeca. 
consolidated (consolido, I make firm) ; 
(1) when unlike parts are coherent ; 
(2) Crozier adds, having a small 
surface in proportion to bulk as 
many Cacti. 
Con’sortism (consors, sharing pro- 
perty), Reinke’s term for SyMBIOsIS. 
con’stant (constans, steadfast), in the 
same condition, or always present. 
constrict’ed (constrictus, compressed), 
drawn together, contracted. 
Constric’tion (constrictio, binding to- 
gether), the narrowest portion of 
Diatoms and Desmids seen from 
the side. 
Construct’ive Metab’olism, = ASsIMI- 
LATION. 
consu'tus, (Lat., stitched together), 
when parts are united by a mem- 
brane of threads. 
Contabesc’ence (contabesco, to waste 
away), the abortive condition of 
stamens and pollen. 
conta’gious (contagio, touch), used of 
diseases when communicable by 
touch ; ¢f., INFECTIOUS. 
contemato’sus } (deriv. ?) covered by 
an armature between bristly and 
aculeate (Lindley). 
conter’minous (conterminus, neigh- 
bouring) of equal boundaries. 
contex’tus (Lat., wrought together) = 
TISSUE. 
contig’uous, contig’uus (Lat., adjoin- 
ing), when neighbouring parts are 
in contact, as most cotyledons. 
contin’gent (contingens, touching) 
Symbio’sis, see Symptosis ; in Ger. 
Raumparasitismus. 
contin’uous (continuus, running on), 
the reverse of interrupted; Con- 
tinw’ity, uninterrupted connection. 
contort’ed, contor’ tus (Lat. ), twisted or 
bent; in aestivation the same as 
CONVOLUTE; Contor’tion, a twisting; 
contortw’plicate,(plicatus, woven) (1) 
twisted and plaited or folded ; (2) 
twisted back upon itself. 
contra-,in Latin compounds =against. 
contract’ed, contract’us (Lat.) nar- 
rowed or shortened ; spreading but 
slightly ; contractile, capable of 
actively shrinking in volume and 
expanding again, used of proto- 
plasm; ~ Vac’uoles, small cavities in 
protoplasm, which increase and 
decrease in size rhythmically ; Con- 
tractil’ity, the capacity of altering 
spontaneously in volume. 
contrary, contra’rius (Lat.), in an 
opposite direction, as a silicle com- 
pressed contrary to the dissepi- 
ment. 
Control’, frequently used in the sense 
of the English word Check, as~ 
Experiments, to check the original 
observation. 
Co’nus (Lat.)=Conz, STROBILE. 
converg’ent (con, with ; vergens, bend- 
ing), applied to veins which run 
from the base to the apex of the 
leaf in a curved manner; converg’i- 
ner’vis, -vius, convergen’ti-nervo’- 
sus (Lat.), simple veins diverging 
from the midrib and converging 
towards the margin. 
con’vex, convex’us (Lat. arched), hav- 
ing a more or less rounded surface ; 
convexiusc’ulus, somewhat convex. 
con’volute, convolu'tus (Lat. rolled 
round), convolu’tive, convoluti’vus : 
(1) when one part is wholly rolled 
up in another, as the petals of the 
Wallflower ; (2) in « spathe when 
