GLOSSARY. 



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viduals met with display such 

 a character. See Mostly. 



Complete flower, one which has 

 all the four circles, sepals, 

 petals, stamens, and pistils. 



Compressed, flattened on the 

 sides or laterally: compressed 

 pod in Crucifene, flattened 

 parallel to the partition; com- 

 pressed achenes in Composite', 

 flattened contrary to the plane 

 of the bract; compressed fruit 

 in Umbel liferte, flattened par- 

 allel to the plane of the com- 

 missure. See Obcompressed. 



Concolorous, of one color. 



Conduplicate, folded flat, so that 

 the folds or sides lie face to 

 face. 



Convolute, rolled inwards from 

 one side to the other. 



Cordate, heart-shaped with the 

 notch at the base. 



Coriaceous, leathery in texture 

 and stiffness. 



Corolla, the circle of petals in a 

 flower, found outside the sta- 

 mens and within the calyx. 



Corymb, pedicels of unequal 

 length, the lower longer so as 

 to form a flat cluster. 



Cremocarp, the fruit of Umbellif- 

 erae, composed of two achene- 

 like carpels joined together by 

 their flattened faces but which 

 at maturity separate. 



Crenate, with rounded or blunt 

 teeth. 



Cuspidate, tipped with a cusp or 

 short hard point. 



Deciduous, falling when ripe or 

 after the function has been 

 performed; a corolla is decidu- 

 ous when it falls after anthe- 

 sis; deciduous trees shed their 

 leaves in autumn. 



Decompound, several times com- 

 pounded. 



Decumbent, lying on the ground 



but tending to rise at the 

 summit. 



Decnrrent, where the edge of the 

 leaf runs down on the stem 

 forming lines or wings. 



Decussate leaves or branches, op- 

 posite but each pair placed at 

 right angles or over the inter- 

 vals of the pair above or below. 



Dentate, toothed with the teeth 

 standing directly outward. 



Denticulate, dentate with fine 

 teeth. 



Di-, a prefix to Greek words, 

 two or twice. 



Diadelphoux, stamens united into 

 two sets. 



Dichotomous, branching or fork- 

 ing with the two divisions 

 nearly equal. 



Diluted, widened or broadened, 

 applied to flattened or wing- 

 like structures. 



Dimorphic, of two kinds differ- 

 ing in structure. 



Dioecious, with stamens and pis- 

 tils in different flowers on dif- 

 ferent plants. 



Dissected, several times cleft into 

 small segments. 



Distichous, in 2 ranks or rows. 



Distinct, parts in the same circle, 

 not united; as "stamens dis- 

 tinct," separate from each 

 other. 



Divided, cleft quite to the base, 



or to midrib. 

 Dorsal, relating to or borne along 



the back. 

 Emarginate, with a sharp notch. 

 Emersed,, growing up out of or 



raised above the water. 

 Endosperm, starch or other re- 

 served food stored with the 



embryo in the seed. 

 Entire, margin not toothed or 



indented. 

 Equilateral, equal sided, or with 



the same number of parts on 



