GLOSSARY OF TERMS. 
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Complicate, Complexivus. Entirely folded over another. 
Complicate-carinate. Folded together so as to form a 
keel. 
Compound. Expressive of the union of several similar parts, 
so as to form a distinct whole; thus, a compound leaf is 
formed by the combination of several leaflets, and a com¬ 
pound umbel by several simple umbels. 
Compressus, Compressed. Flattened or pressed together. 
Concave. Hollow, without angles. 
Concentric. Lines proceeding at equal distances round a 
common centre. 
Concrete. Hardened into an entire mass. 
Con duplicate. Folded longitudinally and closely together. 
Cone. A compound fruit, formed by the regular arrangement 
of scale-like carpels round an axis. 
Confertus. Densely crowded. 
Conferruminate. So closely united as to be undistinguish- 
able. 
Confluent. Sticking or run together. 
Conformis. Assimilated; a resemblance between two parts. 
Congestus. Applied to leaves when folded up without regu¬ 
larity, and to the inflorescence when collected into a 
spherical head. 
Conglobate. An aggregation of florets into a spherical 
form. 
Conglomeratus. Collected together, clustered. 
Conical. Resembling a cone, or assuming the figure of a true 
cone. 
Conjugate. A pair of leaves joined together in the manner 
of a pinnate leaf. 
Connate. When the base of two opposite leaves completely 
encircle the stem. 
Con nivent. Approaching together. 
Conoid. Rising from a circular base to a point, like a cone. 
Conservative Organs. The alimentary organs of a plant, 
as the root, stem, and leaves. 
