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Cone. A scaly fruit like that of the pine. See Strobilum. 
Conglomerate. Crowded together. 
Conic. With a broad base, gradually narrowing to the top like a su- 
gar loaf. 
Coniferous. Bearing cones. 
Conjugate. 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 inclining towards each other. 
Contin’wous. Uninterrupted. 
Contor’ted. ‘Twisted. 
Contrac’ted. Close, narrow. 
Conver’ging. Approaching or bending towards each other. 
Con/vex. Swelling out in.a roundish form. 
Con’volute. Rolled into a cylindric form, as leaves in the bud. 
Cor’culwm, or Corcle. The embryo or miniature of the future plant, 
which is found in seeds often between the cotyledons. 
Cor’date. WHeart-shaped, side lobes rounded. 
Coria/ceous. Resembling leather; thick and parchment-like. 
Cor’nw. A horn or spur. 
Cornic’ulate. Horn shaped. 
Corolla, or corol, (a word derived from corona, a crown.) Usualty 
encloses the stamens. 
Corona’/tus. Crowned; as the thistle seed is crowned with down. 
Cor’tex, (from coriwm, leather, or hide, and tego, to cover.) The rind: 
or coarse outer bark of plants; the organization of the outer and in- 
ner barks differs chiefly in the fineness of their texture. 
Cortical. Belonging to the bark. 
Coryda’lis. Helmet-like. 
Corymb. Inflorescence, in which the flower stalks spring from differ- 
ent heights on the common stem, forming a flat top. 
Costate. Ribbed. 
Cotyl’/edons, (from kotule, 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 greatest | 
proportion of plants, are two in number; they are very conspicuous 
in the leguminous seeds; as beans, peas, &c. The cotyledons are 
externally convex, internally flat, and enclose the embryo or princi- 
ple of life, which it is their office to nourish. 
Creeping. Running horizontally; stems are sometimes creeping, as: 
also roots. 
Cre’nate. Scolloped, notches on the margin of a leaf which do not 
point towards either the apex or base. 
Cre’nulate. Finely crenate. 
Cres’cent-form. Resembling a half moon. 
Crested. Having an appearance like a cock’s comb. 
Crini’tus. Long haired. 
Cru/ciform, (trom crua, crucis, a cross.) Four petals placed like a 
cross. 
Crusta’ceous. Small crusty substances lying one upon another 
Cryptoga’mia, Stamens and pistils concealed. 
