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Crown. See corona. 
Culm, The stem of a grass or 
sedge. 
Cuspidate. Ending in a sharp 
point. 
Cyme. A’ convex or flat-topped 
flower-cluster with the central 
flowers opening first, its rays 
not arising from the same point 
of the axis. 
Deciduous. Falling off at the end 
of the growing season. 
Decompound. Divided more than 
once. 
Decumbent. Lying on the ground 
with only the ends ascending. 
Decurrent, An organ extending 
upon another, as a leaf upon the 
stem. 
Dehiscent ...........-0-5 Sena 22 
Dentate. With teeth directed out- 
ward. : 
Diadelphous ......... Creer) 15 
Dicarpellary. A compound pistil 
consisting of two carpels. 
Dichotomous. Branching by fork- 
ing regularly in pairs. 
Diffuse. With a loosely spreading 
~ habit. 
Digitate. Compound leaves with 
all the leaflets attached at the 
same point. 
DigGGiGUe c0 045s acces ee enee nes 14 
Disc. 18. The part of the head 
in the composites consisting of 
the tubular flowers. 
Discoid, Without rays. 
Dissected. Divided into numerous 
segments. 
Dissepiment, A partition wall of 
a compound ovary or fruit. 
Divided. Of leaves; blade cleft to 
the base or to the midrib. 
Drupe. A fruit with a coriaceous, 
fibrous or fleshy exocarp and a 
bony endocarp, as a plum. 
Emarginate, With a notch at the 
apex. 
Embryo. The young plantlet in 
the seed. 
Endocarp cesccscsiccccnanca ed enmes 21 
Endosperm. Substance inside of 
the. seedcoats surrounding the 
ambryo in the seed. 
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Entire. Edges not notched or 
toothed. 
Epigynous ..........+eeeeeeee 18 
Erose. With irregular edges as if 
gnawed. 
EXOCarp « .a.c0cscscews seo e x 21 
Falcate. Curved like a scythe. 
PLTAMIONE: so ssisiciss. 00 6 carte sa neusreveee « 10 
Floccose. With tufts of wooly 
hairs, : 
Floret, A small flower in a head. 
Foliaceous. Leaf-like in appear- 
ance, 
Follicle. A simple dry fruit de- 
hiscent along one suture, as 
that of the milkweed. 
Fugaceous. Soon to fall off. 
Funiculus. Stalk of a seed or 
ovule, 
Gamopetalous .............005 15 
Gamosepalous ...........+.6. 15 
Gibbous. Swollen on one side. 
Glabrate. Nearly hairless. 
Glabrous. Without hairs. 
Gland. A secreting organ, 
Glaucous, Surface covered with a 
white or bluish powder as a box- 
elder twig. : 
GUTS esr eve ss nmiede ea ew ainsi seca 26 
Hastate. Leaves with diverging 
lobes at the base. 
Head. A compact cluster of ses- 
sile flowers. 
Herb sscccusineicceutiasiseaieaes 28 
Herbacous. Leaf-like in color and 
texture. Like an herb. 
Hilum. Point of attachment on a 
seed. 
Hirsute. Covered with stiff, 
coarse hairs. 
Hispid. Covered with bristly 
hairs, 
Hyaline. Transparent or translu- 
cent. 
Hypogynous. Below the ovary. - 
Hypanthium ..............2.. 18 
Imbricated, Overlapping like 
shingles, 
HMIPS REECE 5 ncn sisceds disse rguarndeene seen 18 
Indehiscent ................05 22 
Indurated. Hardened 
Inferior ovary ...........005 . 18 
Inflorescence, 
Internode. 
A flower cluster. 
Part of a stem be- 
