Cincinnus 
Cirrhus 
sides of the pseudaxis; ~ Dichot’- 
omy, in which alternate branches 
develop ; Cincin’nus (Lat., a curl), 
applied to a uniparous scorpioid 
cyme ; the erroneous form Cicinnus 
is found in some writers. 
cine'tus (Lat., girded), used of albu- 
men when surrounded by an 
annular embryo. 
Cinench’yma (xwéw, I move; éyxupua, 
an infusion), laticiferous tissue ; 
cinenchym’atous, possessing latex 
vessels, 
cinera’ceous, -ews (Lat.), somewhat 
ashy in tint. 
cineras’cens (cinis, cineris, ashes),turn- 
ing ashy grey; ciner’eous, -eus(Lat., 
ashy), the grey of wood ashes; 
cineric’ius, cinerit’ious, -ius = cIN- 
EREOUS. 
Cing’ulum (Lat., a girdle), (1) the 
neck of a plant, that which is’ be- 
tween stem and root, the collum ; 
(2) the connecting zone, girdle, or 
hoop of Diatom-frustules. 
Cin’nabar («wvéBap, a red pigment), 
(1) Dragon’s blood, a resinous gum 
from Daemonorops Draco, Blume, 
and other plants ; (2) also the colour 
obtained from it, vermilion ; cinna- 
bari’nus, scarlet. 
cin’namic, or cinnamo’mic, pertaining 
to cinnamon ; cinnamo’meus (Lat. ), 
cinnamon colour, a light yellowish 
brown. 
Ci’on, an old form of Scron. 
Cionosper’meae (kiwv,acolumn,o7épya, 
a seed), plants whose ovules de- 
velop on a central, more or less 
columnar placenta, as Olacineae 
and Santalaceae. 
circa, in Latin compounds = round 
about. 
cir’cinal, circina’lis (circino, I make 
round), involute from the tip into 
a coil; cir’cinnate, circinna’tus, 
coiled into a ring or partially so ; 
sometimes spelled cir’cinate. 
Circula’tion (circulatio, a revolution), 
the streaming motion of protoplasm 
in cells ; cf. Rorarion. 
circumax‘ile, circumaxi'lis (circum, 
round; axs, an axle), surrounding a 
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central axis which separates when 
the fruit splits open; circumcine’tus 
(Lat), girded round ; Circumciss‘ion 
(circumcisus, cut around), (1) Blair’s 
term for ringing fruit trees ; (2) cut 
round as the apothecia of some 
Lichens ; circumferential (Lat., 
circumferentia), relating to the 
circumference ; Circumlat’eralism 
(latus, lateris, a side), the tendency 
in plant phylogeny to develop a 
circular arrangement of parts (L. 
H. Bailey); circumnu’'tate (nuto, I 
nod), the movements of the growing 
points of plants round the axis; 
Circumnuta'tion, the phenomenon 
of the apical portions of stem, 
tendril, root, turning to various 
quarters of the compass; Circum- 
posit’io (positus, placed), a layer, or 
branch laid into the earth to root, 
whilst still connected with the 
parent stock ; circumsciss‘ile, cir- 
cumscissi'lis, circumsciss’us (scindo, 
scissus, to split), dehiscing as if cut 
circularly around, as in the capsule 
of Anagallis; Circumscrip’tion 
(scribo, scriptum, to write), (1) the 
outline of any organ ; (2) the defini- 
tion of a form or group of forms, as 
of species, genera, orders; circumse’- 
piens (sepes, a hedge), surrounding, 
as a protection; circumsepien'tia 
fo'lia, is used by de Candolle for 
leaves which surround the stem, as 
if to protect the young growth ; 
circummedull’ary (medulla, the 
spinal marrow), a proposed emenda- 
tion of ‘‘ perimedullary.” 
cir’rhate, cirra’tus, cirrha’tus, cirr- 
ha’lis, (cirrhus,a tendril), tendrilled, 
or assuming the functions of a ten- 
dril; cirrhiferous (fero, I bear), 
producing tendrils; cirrh’iform, 
cirrhiform’is (forma, shape), appar- 
ently a tendril; Cirrho’sitas, the 
state of possessing tendrils ; cirrh’- 
ose, cirrh’ous, cirrho’sus, (1) ten- 
drilled, (2) with a wavy hair- 
oint (Braithwaite) ; Cirrh’us, since 
Teuaseus, used for a_ tendril, 
a filiform organ of attachment, 
modified from a leaf, stipule, or 
