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''[[Canescent]]''. Gray-pubescent and hoary.
''[[Canescent]]''. Gray-pubescent and hoary.
''[[Cap]]''. A convex removable covering of a part, as of a capsule; in the grape, the [[cohering]] [[petal]]s fall off as a cap.
''[[Cap]]''. A convex removable covering of a part, as of a [[capsule]]; in the grape, the [[cohering]] [[petal]]s fall off as a cap.
''[[Capillary]]''. Hair-like; very slender.
''[[Capillary]]''. Hair-like; very slender.
''[[Capitate]]''. Headed; in heads; formed like a head; aggregated into a very dense or compact cluster.
''[[Capitate]]''. Headed; in heads; formed like a head; aggregated into a very dense or compact cluster.
''[[Capitulum]]''. Head; a close body of sessile flowers.
''[[Capitulum]]''. Head; a close body of [[sessile]] [[flowers]].
''[[Capsular]]''. Pertaining to a capsule; formed like a capsule.
''[[Capsular]]''. Pertaining to a [[capsule]]; formed like a capsule.
''[[Capsule]]''. Compound pod; a dry fruit of more than one carpel, opening at maturity.
''[[Capsule]]''. Compound pod; a dry fruit of more than one [[carpel]], opening at maturity.
''[[Carinate]]''. Keeled; provided with a projecting central longitudinal line or ridge on the lower or under surface.
''[[Carinate]]''. Keeled; provided with a projecting central longitudinal line or ridge on the lower or under surface.
''[[Centrum]]''. The central part of any structure; particularly the large central air-space in hollow stems.
''[[Centrum]]''. The central part of any structure; particularly the large central air-space in hollow stems.
''[[Cephalanthium]]''. An old name for the flower-head of composites; anthodium.
''[[Cephalanthium]]''. An old name for the [[flower]]-head of [[composite]]s; anthodium.
''[[Cephalium]]''. The head-like stem-end of condensed cacti, bearing the flowers and fruits.
''[[Cephalium]]''. The head-like [[stem]]-end of condensed cacti, bearing the flowers and fruits.
''[[Cernuous]]''. Drooping; inclining somewhat from the perpendicular.
''[[Cernuous]]''. Drooping; inclining somewhat from the perpendicular.
''[[Cespitose]]''. Matted; growing in tufts; in little dense clumps; said of low plants that make tufts or turf of their basal growths.
''[[Cespitose]]''. Matted; growing in tufts; in little dense clumps; said of low plants that make tufts or turf of their [[basal]] growths.
''[[Chaeta]]''. A bristle; seta.
''[[Chaeta]]''. A bristle; seta.
''[[Chaff]]''. A small thin dry and membranous scale or bract; in particular, the bracts in the flower-heads of composites.
''[[Chaff]]''. A small thin dry and membranous [[scale]] or [[bract]]; in particular, the bracts in the [[flower]]-heads of composites.
''[[Channeled]]''. Deeply grooved lengthwise; canaliculate.
''[[Channeled]]''. Deeply grooved lengthwise; [[canaliculate]].
''[[Chartaceous]]''. Thin, hard and stiff; having the texture of writing-paper.
''[[Chartaceous]]''. Thin, hard and stiff; having the texture of writing-paper.
''[[Ciliate]]''. Fringed with hairs; bearing hairs on the margin.
''[[Ciliate]]''. Fringed with hairs; bearing hairs on the margin.
''[[Ciliolate]]''. Slightly or minutely ciliate.
''[[Ciliolate]]''. Slightly or minutely [[ciliate]].
''[[Cinereous]]''. Ash-colored; light gray.
''[[Cinereous]]''. Ash-colored; light gray.
''[[Cinnamomeus]]''. Cinnamon-colored.
''[[Cinnamomeus]]''. Cinnamon-colored.
''[[Cion]]''. The bud or branch used in grafting; also spelled ''[[scion]]''.
''[[Cion]]''. The [[bud]] or [[branch]] used in [[graft]]ing; also spelled ''[[scion]]''.
''[[Circinate]]''. Coiled downward or inward from the top, as the young frond of a fern and cycas.
''[[Circinate]]''. Coiled downward or inward from the top, as the young [[frond]] of a [[fern]] and [[cycas]].
''[[Circumscissile]]''. Opening or dehiscing by a line around the fruit or anther, the valve usually coming off as a lid.
''[[Circumscissile]]''. Opening or dehiscing by a line around the [[fruit]] or [[anther]], the [[valve]] usually coming off as a lid.
''[[Cirrhiferous]]''. Tendril-bearing.
''[[Cirrhiferous]]''. [[Tendril]]-bearing.
''[[Cirrhiform]]''. Tendril-form.
''[[Cirrhiform]]''. [[Tendril]]-form.
''[[Cirrhus]], cirrus''. A tendril.
''[[Cirrhus]], cirrus''. A [[tendril]].
''[[Cladophyllum]]''. A flattened leaf-like branch, functioning as foliage, as in many acacias and in asparagus.
''[[Cladophyllum]]''. A flattened [[leaf]]-like [[branch]], functioning as [[foliage]], as in many [[acacia]]s and in [[asparagus]].
''[[Clados]]''. In Greek compounds, signifying a ''branch''.
''[[Clados]]''. In Greek compounds, signifying a ''branch''.
''[[Clasping]]''. Leaf partly or wholly surrounding stem.
''[[Clasping]]''. [[Leaf]] partly or wholly surrounding [[stem]].
''[[Clavate]]''. Club-shaped; said of a long body thickened toward the top.
''[[Clavate]]''. Club-shaped; said of a long body thickened toward the top.
''[[Claw]]''. The long narrow petiole-like base of the petals or sepals in some flowers.
''[[Claw]]''. The long narrow [[petiole]]-like base of the [[petal]]s or [[sepal]]s in some flowers.
''[[Cleistogamous flowers]]''. Small closed self-fertilized flowers, as in some violets and in many other plants.
''[[Cleistogamous flowers]]''. Small closed self-fertilized [[flower]]s, as in some [[violet]]s and in many other plants.
''[[Close fertilization]]''. Fecundation by pollen from same flower; self-fertilization.
''[[Close fertilization]]''. [[Fecundation]] by [[pollen]] from same [[flower]]; self-fertilization.
''[[Clove]]''. One of the separable parts of a composite bulb, as of the garlic.
''[[Clove]]''. One of the separable parts of a composite [[bulb]], as of the [[garlic]].
''[[Clypeate]]''. With the form of an ancient buckler or round convex shield; shield-like.
''[[Clypeate]]''. With the form of an ancient buckler or round convex shield; shield-like.
''[[Coalescence]]''. The union of similar parts or organs, or of those in the same series as stamens with stamens and petals with petals.
''[[Coalescence]]''. The union of similar parts or organs, or of those in the same series as [[stamen]]s with stamens and [[petal]]s with petals.
''[[Coarctate]]''. Crowded together.
''[[Coarctate]]''. Crowded together.
''[[Coccus]]''. A berry (plural cocci); in particular, one of the parts of a lobed fruit with one-seeded cells.
''[[Coccus]]''. A [[berry]] (plural cocci); in particular, one of the parts of a lobed fruit with one-seeded cells.
''[[Cochleariform]]''. Spoon-shaped.
''[[Cochleariform]]''. Spoon-shaped.
''[[Collateral]]''. By the side; standing side by side.
''[[Collateral]]''. By the side; standing side by side.
''[[Column]]''. Body formed of union of stamens and pistil in orchids, or of stamens, as in mallows.
''[[Column]]''. Body formed of union of [[stamen]]s and [[pistil]] in [[orchid]]s, or of stamens, as in [[mallow]]s.
''[[Commissure]]''. The place of joining or meeting; as the face by which one carpel joins another.
''[[Commissure]]''. The place of joining or meeting; as the face by which one [[carpel]] joins another.
''[[Comose]]''. Bearing a tuft or tufts of hair.
''[[Comose]]''. Bearing a tuft or tufts of hair.
''[[Complete flower]]''. All parts present.
''[[Complete flower]]''. All parts present.
''[[Complete leaf]]''. Having blade, petiole, stipules.
''[[Complete leaf]]''. Having [[blade]], [[petiole]], [[stipules]].
''[[Complicate]]''. Folded over or back on itself.
''[[Complicate]]''. Folded over or back on itself.
''[[Compound]]''. Of two or more similar parts in one organ.
''[[Compound]]''. Of two or more similar parts in one organ.
''[[Compound leaf]]''. A leaf with two or more separate leaflets; in some cases (as in Citrus) some of the leaflets may be obsolete and the compound leaf have only one leaflet.
''[[Compound leaf]]''. A [[leaf]] with two or more separate [[leaflet]]s; in some cases (as in [[Citrus]]) some of the leaflets may be obsolete and the compound leaf have only one leaflet.
''[[Compound pistil]]''. Of two or more carpels united.
''[[Compound pistil]]''. Of two or more [[carpel]]s united.
''[[Compressed]]''. Flattened, especially flattened laterally.
''[[Compressed]]''. Flattened, especially flattened laterally.
''[[Conduplicate]]''. Two parts folded together lengthwise.
''[[Conduplicate]]''. Two parts folded together lengthwise.
''[[Cone]]''. A dense and usually elongated collection of flowers or fruits borne beneath scales, the whole with scales and axis forming a detachable homogeneous fruit-like body; some cones arc of short duration, as the staminate cones of pines, and others become dry and woody durable parts .
''[[Cone]]''. A dense and usually elongated collection of flowers or fruits borne beneath scales, the whole with [[scale]]s and [[axis]] forming a detachable homogeneous fruit-like body; some cones are of short duration, as the [[staminate]] cones of pines, and others become dry and woody durable parts .
''[[Confluent]]''. Running together so as to form a single part or organ; blended.
''[[Confluent]]''. Running together so as to form a single part or organ; blended.
''[[Conglomerate]]''. Clustered; brought together.
''[[Conglomerate]]''. Clustered; brought together.
''[[Coniferous]]''. Cone-bearing.
''[[Coniferous]]''. [[Cone]]-bearing.
''[[Connate]]''. United or joined; in particular, like or similar structures joined as one body or organ.
''[[Connate]]''. United or joined; in particular, like or similar structures joined as one body or organ.
''[[Connective]]''. The filament or tissue connecting the two cells of an anther, particularly when the cells are separated.
''[[Connective]]''. The filament or tissue connecting the two cells of an [[anther]], particularly when the cells are separated.
''[[Connivent]]''. Coming together or converging, but not organically connected.
''[[Connivent]]''. Coming together or converging, but not organically connected.
''[[Conoidal]]''. Cone-like; nearly conical.
''[[Conoidal]]''. [[Cone]]-like; nearly conical.
''[[Convolute]]''. Said of floral envelopes in the bud when one edge overlaps the next part or petal or sepal or lobe while the other edge or margin is overlapped by a preceding part; rolled up.
''[[Convolute]]''. Said of floral envelopes in the [[bud]] when one edge overlaps the next part or [[petal]] or [[sepal]] or [[lobe]] while the other edge or margin is overlapped by a preceding part; rolled up.
''[[Cordate]]''. Heart-shaped; with a sinus and rounded lobes at the base and ovate in general outline.
''[[Cordate]]''. Heart-shaped; with a [[sinus]] and rounded lobes at the base and [[ovate]] in general outline.
''[[Cork]]''. The name applied to the outer impervious mostly not-living part of the bark. Most bark, develops a corky exterior, and in some cases it becomes very prominent. In ''Enonymous Thunbergianus'', the English maple, the corky barked elm, and other trees and shrubs, it forms wings on the branches. The cork of commerce comes from the bark of ''Quercus Ilex'' (better known as Q. Suber), plantations of which grow in southwestern Europe. The cork tree of the catalogues, ''Phellodendron amurense'', is a curious tree, cultivated for ornament.
''[[Cork]]''. The name applied to the outer impervious mostly not-living part of the [[bark]]. Most bark, develops a corky exterior, and in some cases it becomes very prominent. In ''[[Enonymous thunbergianus]]'', the English maple, the [[corky barked elm]], and other [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s, it forms wings on the branches. The cork of commerce comes from the bark of ''[[Quercus ilex]]'' (better known as ''Q. Suber''), plantations of which grow in southwestern Europe. The cork tree of the catalogues, ''[[Phellodendron amurense]]'', is a curious tree, cultivated for ornament.
''[[Corm]]''. A solid bulb-like part, usually subterranean, aa the "bulb" of crocus and gladiolus.
''[[Corm]]''. A solid [[bulb]]-like part, usually subterranean, as the "bulb" of [[crocus]] and [[gladiolus]].
''[[Cormel]]''. A corm arising from a mother-conn.
''[[Cormel]]''. A [[corm]] arising from a mother-corm.
''[[Cormlet]]''. Aerial corm, or one borne in the inflorescence or in the leaf axils.
''[[Cormlet]]''. Aerial [[corm]], or one borne in the [[inflorescence]] or in the [[leaf]] [[axil]]s.
''[[Cormous]]''. With conns, or pertaining to corms.
''[[Cormous]]''. With [[corm]]s, or pertaining to corms.
''[[Corneous]]''. Horny; hard and very dense in texture.
''[[Corneous]]''. Horny; hard and very dense in texture.
''[[Corniculate]]''. Bearing or terminating in a small horn-like protuberance or process.
''[[Corniculate]]''. Bearing or terminating in a small horn-like protuberance or process.
''[[Corolla]]''. Inner circle of floral envelopes; if the parts are separate, they are petals; if not separate, they are teeth, lobes or divisions..
''[[Corolla]]''. Inner circle of floral envelopes; if the parts are separate, they are [[petal]]s; if not separate, they are [[teeth]], [[lobe]]s or [[division]]s..
''[[Corona]]''. Crown, coronet; any appendage or intrusion that stands between the corolla and stamens, or on the corolla, as the cup of a daffodil, or that is the outgrowth of the staminal part or circle, as in the milkweeds.
''[[Corona]]''. Crown, coronet; any appendage or intrusion that stands between the [[corolla]] and [[stamen]]s, or on the [[corolla]], as the [[cup]] of a [[daffodil]], or that is the outgrowth of the [[staminal]] part or circle, as in the [[milkweed]]s.
''[[Coroniform]]''. Crown-formed or crown-like; corona-like.
''[[Coroniform]]''. [[Crown]]-formed or crown-like; [[corona]]-like.
''[[Corticate]]''. Having a cortex or hard bark; also having a rind, as the lemon and orange.
''[[Corticate]]''. Having a [[cortex]] or hard [[bark]]; also having a [[rind]], as the [[lemon]] and [[orange]].
''[[Corymb]]''. Short and broad, more or less flat-topped indeterminate flower-cluster.
''[[Corymb]]''. Short and broad, more or less flat-topped [[indeterminate]] [[flower]]-cluster.
''[[Corymbose inflorescence]]''. Outer flowers opening first.
''[[Corymbose inflorescence]]''. Outer [[flower]]s opening first.
''[[Costa]]''. A rib; in particular a strong rib or line, as a midrib or mid-nerve.
''[[Costa]]''. A rib; in particular a strong rib or line, as a midrib or mid-nerve.
''[[Costate]]''. Ribbed.
''[[Costate]]''. Ribbed.
''[[Cotyledon]]''. Seed-leaf; the primary leaf or leaves in the embryo; in some plants the cotyledon always remains in the seed-coats and in others (as bean) it emerges on germination.
''[[Cotyledon]]''. [[Seed]]-[[leaf]]; the primary leaf or leaves in the embryo; in some plants the cotyledon always remains in the seed-coats and in others (as [[bean]]) it emerges on [[germination]].
''[[Crateriform]]''. Deep saucer-shaped; cup-shaped.
''[[Crateriform]]''. Deep saucer-shaped; cup-shaped.
''[[Creeper]]''. A trailing shoot that takes root in the ground throughout its length.
''[[Creeper]]''. A trailing [[shoot]] that takes [[root]] in the ground throughout its length.
''[[Crenate]]''. Shallowly round-toothed or obtusely toothed.
''[[Crenate]]''. Shallowly round-toothed or obtusely toothed.
''[[Crenulate]]''. Finely or shallowly crenate.
''[[Crenulate]]''. Finely or shallowly [[crenate]].
''[[Crested]]''. With elevated and irregular or toothed ridge.
''[[Crested]]''. With elevated and irregular or toothed ridge.
''[[Croppage]]''. The whole subject of the producing of crops.
''[[Croppage]]''. The whole subject of the producing of crops.
''[[Cross]]''. The offspring of any two flowers that have been fertilized. A cross-breed is a cross between varieties of the same species. Synonyms are half-breed, mongrel, variety-hybrid. Crossing is the operation of cross- pollinating. Cross-pollination is the transfer of the pollen of one flower to the pistil of another.
''[[Cross]]''. The offspring of any two flowers that have been fertilized. A cross-breed is a cross between varieties of the same species. Synonyms are half-breed, mongrel, variety-hybrid. Crossing is the operation of cross-[[pollinating]]. Cross-pollination is the transfer of the pollen of one flower to the [[pistil]] of another.
''[[Cross-fertilization]]''. Fertilization or fecundation secured by pollen from another flower.
''[[Cross-fertilization]]''. [[Fertilization]] or [[fecundation]] secured by [[pollen]] from another [[flower]].
''[[Cross-pollination]]''. Transfer of pollen from flower to flower.
''[[Cross-pollination]]''. Transfer of [[pollen]] from [[flower]] to flower.
''[[Crown]]''. Corona; also that part of the stem at the surface of the ground; also a part of a rhizome with a large bud, suitable for use in propagation.
''[[Crown]]''. [[Corona]]; also that part of the [[stem]] at the surface of the ground; also a part of a [[rhizome]] with a large [[bud]], suitable for use in [[propagation]].
''[[Cruciate]]''. Cross-shaped or cross-like.
''[[Cruciate]]''. Cross-shaped or cross-like.
''[[Crustaceous]]''. Said of bodies or coverings that are hard and brittle.
''[[Crustaceous]]''. Said of bodies or coverings that are hard and brittle.
''[[Cryptogam]]''. Flowerless plant, as fern, moss, fungus, seaweed; less used than formerly as a technical term.
''[[Cryptogam]]''. [[Flower]]less plant, as [[fern]], [[moss]], [[fungus]], [[seaweed]]; less used than formerly as a technical term.
''[[Cryptos]]''. In Greek compounds, signifying concealed.
''[[Cryptos]]''. In Greek compounds, signifying concealed.
''[[Culm]]''. The stem of sedges and grasses, and similar plants.
''[[Culm]]''. The stem of [[sedge]]s and [[grass]]es, and similar plants.
''[[Cuneate]]''. Wedge-shaped; triangular, with the narrow end at point of attachment, as of leaves or petals.
''[[Cuneate]]''. Wedge-shaped; triangular, with the narrow end at point of attachment, as of [[leaves]] or [[petal]]s.
''[[Cupular]]''. Cup-like or cup-shaped; the acorn nut sits in a cupule or little cup (whence the name Cupuliferte).
''[[Cupular]]''. Cup-like or cup-shaped; the [[acorn]] [[nut]] sits in a [[cupule]] or little cup (whence the name Cupuliferae).
''[[Cuticle]]''. The external rind or skin of a plant or part; usually applied to the thin waterproof membrane overlying the epidermis.
''[[Cuticle]]''. The external [[rind]] or skin of a plant or part; usually applied to the thin waterproof membrane overlying the epidermis.
''[[Cutting]]''. A severed vegetative or asexual part of a plant used in propagation; as a cutting of root, of stem, or of leaf.
''[[Cutting]]''. A severed vegetative or asexual part of a plant used in [[propagation]]; as a cutting of [[root]], of [[stem]], or of [[leaf]].
''[[Cyathiform]]''. Cup-shaped.
''[[Cyathiform]]''. Cup-shaped.
''[[Cymbiform]]''. Boat-shaped.
''[[Cymbiform]]''. Boat-shaped.
''[[Cyme]]''. A broad, more or less flat-topped determinate flower-cluster.
''[[Cyme]]''. A broad, more or less flat-topped [[determinate]] [[flower]]-cluster.
''[[Cymose inflorescence]]''. With central flowers opening first. Cypsela. An old term for the fruit of composites, being dry, one-celled and one-seeded.
''[[Cymose inflorescence]]''. With central [[flower]]s opening first.
''[[Cypsela]]''. An old term for the [[fruit]] of [[composite]]s, being dry, one-celled and one-seeded.
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