GLOSSARY. 



carpels of a dry fruit which are separable from each other, as of Eu- 

 phorbia. 



Cochledriform : spoon-shaped. 



COchleate : coiled or shaped like a snail-shell. 



Coherent, in Botany, is usually the same as connate. 



Collum or Collar: the neck or line of junction between the stem and the 

 root. 



Columella: the axis to which the carpels of a compound pistil are often at- 

 tached, as in Geranium, or which is left when a pod opens, as in Azalea 

 and Rhododendron. 



Column : the united stamens, as in Mallow, or the stamens and pistils united 

 into one body, as in the Orchis family. 



Columnar : shaped like a column or pillar. 



Coma : a tuft of any sort (literally, a head of hair). 



Cdmose : tufted ; bearing a tuft of hairs, as the seeds of Milkweed. 



Commissure: the line of junction of two carpels, as in the fruit of Umbellif- 

 erae, such as Parsnip, Caraway, &c. 



Common: used as " general," in contradistinction to " partial" ; e. g. " com- 

 mon involucre." 



COmplanate : flattened. 



Complete (flower), with the four floral organs. 



Complicate : folded upon itself. 



Compressed : flattened on two opposite sides. 



Conduplicate : folded upon itself lengthwise, as are the leaves of Magnolia in 

 the bud. 



Cone : the fruit of the Pine family. 



Confluent : blended together : or the same as coherent. 



Conformed: similar to another thing it is associated with or compared to ; or 

 closely fitted to it, as the skin to the kernel of a seed. 



Congested, Conglomerate : crowded together. 



Conjugate: coupled; in single pairs. 



Connate .* united or grown together from the first. 



Connective, Connectivum : the part of the anther connecting its two cells. 



Connivent: converging, or brought close together. 



Continuous : the reverse of interrupted or articulated. 



Contorted : twisted together. Contorted (estivation : same as convolute. 



Contracted : either narrowed or shortened. 



Contrary: turned in an opposite direction to another organ or part with 

 which it is compared. 



Cdnvolute : rolled up lengthwise, as the leaves of the Plum in vernation. In 

 aestivation, same as contorted. 



Cordate : heart-shaped. 



Coriaceous : resembling leather in texture. 



Corky: of the texture of cork. Corky layer of bark. 



Corm, Cormus: a solid bulb, like that of Crocus. 



Corneous : of the consistence or appearance of horn, as the albumen of the 

 seed of the Date, Coffee, &c. 



Corniculate : furnished with a small horn or spur. 



Corolla : the leaves of the flower within the calyx. 



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