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Clavate. Club-shaped. ie 
Coccus. One of the portions into which a lobed fruit with single-seed led cells 
separates when ripe. 
Coniferous. Cone-bearing. 
Connective. That portion of an anther whieh unites two cells not closely y con- 
tiguous. 
Connate. Cohesion; applied to the union of organs of the same kind, as. petals 
with petals. | 
Cordate. Heart-shaped leaves with the petiole at the broader and notched end. 
Coriaceous. Leathery in texture. 
Corolla, “The inner series of the perianth, composed of petals which are ust rally 
coloured. 
Corymb. An inflorescence in which the branches and pedicels, though star ie < 
from different points, attain the same level, forming a flat-topped panic! e. : 
Costa. <A rib. Pa 
Cotyledon. The first leaf or first pair of leaves of the embryo. 
Crenate, With recular blunt rounded teeth. 
Crenulote. With very small rounded teeth or crenatures. : 
Crustaceous. Hard and brittle in texture. 
Cunecate, Wedge-shaped. 
Cyme. A branched flower-cluster, especially if broad and flattish, in which the 
central flower opens first. 
Deciduous. Falling or subject to fall in season, as petals anc bracts after flowe 
ing, leayes in autumn, &c, a 
Decussate. In pairs; alternately crossing at right-angles. : 
Dejiexed. Sharply turned or bent downwards. 
Dehiscence, The opening of an anther or capsule to liberate pollen or Bets 
usually by means of valves, slits, or regular lines, 
Dehiscent. Opening by valves or NaN ines to liberate the seed, 
Diadelphous. Applied to stamens united by their filaments into two clusters. 2 r 
in certain Leguminos:ze, into a cluster of nine and one free stamen. a 
Dichotomous. Two-forked. 
Didymous. Twin; found in pairs. 
Didynamous. Applied to stamens arranged in two pairs, one pair being sh orter 
than the other. | : 
Dimorplic. Occurrimg under two forms. 
‘Diecious. Having the male and female flowers on separate plants. 
Disc. A modification of the floral receptacle within the calyx or withi ne 
corolla or stamens: round openings on cell-walls are sometimes termedtd discs. 
Distichous. Arranged one above the other in two rows. ni 
Drupe. A fruit consisting of three layers, enclosing a single seed, as” inj the 
peach. The outer ieee is the epicarp, the pulpy middle layer the sarcocarp, 
and the hard stony layer the endocarp. 
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Embryo. The rudimentary plant formed in the seed. - 
Endocarp. The inner layer of the ovary; the stony layer surrounding the see oe 
in a peach or plum. 
Endosperm. The albumen or nutritive matter in which the embryo is © often 
embedded in the seed. The term is usually feaianteds to the | alb bur umen 
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