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ually narrowing to the top, like a 
sugar loaf. 
Coniferous. Bearing cones. 
Con jugate. In pairs. 
Con nate. Opposite, with the bases 
united or growing into one, form- 
ing the appearance of one leaf. 
Anthers are sometimes connate. 
Connivent. Converging, the .ends in- 
clining towards each other. 
Contin'uous. Uninterrupted. 
Cantor' led. Twisted. 
Contracted. Close, narrow. 
Converging. Approaching, or bend- 
ing towards each other. 
Con vex. Swelling out in a roundish 
form. 
Con'volute. Rolled into a cylindric 
form, as leaves in the bud. 
Cor'culum , or Carcle. The embryo 
or miniature of the future plant, 
which is found in seeds often be- 
tween the cotyledons. 
Cor'date. Heart-shaped, side lobes 
rounded. 
Coria'ceous. Resembling leather ; — 
thick and parchment-like. 
Cor'nu. A horn or spur. 
Comic'ulate. Horn shaped. 
Corolla , or corol. (A word derived 
from corona , a crown.) Usually 
encloses the stamens. 
Corona' tus. Crowned ; as the thistle 
seed is crowned with down. 
Cortex. (From corium, leather, or 
hide, and /ego, to cover.) The 
rind, or coarse outer bark of plants; 
the organization of the outer and 
inner barks differs chiefly in the 
fineness of their texture. 
Cortical. Belonging to the bark. 
Coryda'lis. Helmet like. 
Co rymb. Inflorescence, in which 
the flower stalks spring from dif- 
ferent heights on the common 
stem, forming a flat top. 
Costale. Ribbed. 
Cotyledons , (from kolule, a cavity.) 
Seed lobes. The fleshy part of 
seeds which in most plants rises 
out of the ground and forms the 
first leaves, called seminal or seed 
leaves. These lobes in the great- 
est proportion of plants, are two 
in number ; they are very conspic- 
uous in the leguminous seeds ; as 
beans, peas, &c. The cotyledons 
are externally convex, internally 
flat, and inclose the embryo or 
principle of life, which it is their 
office to protect and nourish. 
Cre'mocarpe , (from kremao, to sus- 
pend, and karpos, fruit,) a name 
given by Mirbel to a genus of fruits. 
Creeping. Running horizontally ; 
stems are sometimes creeping, as 
also roots. 
Cre'nale. Scolloped, notches on the 
margin of a leaf which do not 
point towards either the apex or 
base. 
Cre'nulate. Finely crenate. 
Crescent-form. Resembling a half- 
moon. 
Crested. Having an appearance like 
a cock’s comb. 
Crini'lus. Long hailed. 
Crowded ., ^Clustered together. 
Crowned. See Coronatus. 
Cru'ciform. (From crux, crucis, a 
cross.) Four petals placed like a 
cross. 
Crusla'ceous. Small crusty substan- 
ces lying on; upon another. 
Cryptogamia. Stamens and pistils 
concealed. 
Cu bit. A measure from the elbow 
to the end of the middle finger. 
Cucul'lale. Hooded or cowled, roll- 
ed or folded in, as in the spatha of 
the Arum or wild turnip. 
Cucurbita'ceous. Resembling gourds 
or melons. 
Cu linary. Suitable for preparations 
of food. 
Culm or i/ratc, from the Greek kala- 
ma, stubble or straw; in Latin 
culmus. The stem of grasses, 
Indian corn, sugar cane, &c. 
Culmif'erous. Having culms; as 
wheat, grasses, See. 
Cuneiform. Wedge-form, with the 
stalk attached to the point. 
Cup'ula. A cup. 
Curv'ed. Bent inwards. See in- 
curved. 
Cuspidate. Having a sharp straight 
point. (The eye tooth is cus- 
pidate.) 
Cuticle. The outside skin of a plant, 
commonly thin, resembling the 
