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| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| Chartaceous | Having the texture of a thick paper. | |
| Chevron | A V-shaped pattern most commonly associated with leaves. |  |
| Ciliate (diminutive = ciliolate) | Fringed on margin with straight trichomes finer than those of a fimbriate margin. |  |
| Cinereous | Ash-colored or light gray. |  |
| Circinate (circinotropous) | Coiled from the tip downward, as in the fiddlehead of a fern, but also characteristic of some inflorescences; e.g., in Plumbaginaceae or Boraginaceae. | |
| Circular | A plane shape round in outline. | |
| Circum- | A prefix meaning around, e.g., see circumboreal. | |
| Cirrhose (= cirrose) | Resembling a tendril. | |
| Cirrus | A whiplike extension of the leaf rachis that is armed with reflexed spines and aids in climbing; e.g., in species of Desmoncus (Arecaceae). | |
| Clasping | At least partially enclosing the axis; e.g., the base of a leaf that partially surrounds the stem on which it is borne. Same as amplexicaul. |  |
| Clathrate | Latticelike in appearance. | |
| Clavate | Club-shaped; e.g., in the Lecythidaceae many of the stamens of zygomorphic-flowered species are clavate. |  |
| Claw (clawed) | Referring to a structure, such as a petal, the is abruptly constricted toward the base (having a claw). Same as unguiculate. |  |
| Cochleariform | Concave like a spoon. | |
| Cochleate | Shaped like a snail shell. | |
| Coeval | Originating or existing during the same period of time. | |
| Coherent | Coming into contact but not fused; e.g., the anthers of species of Asteraceae and Campanulaceae. Same as connivent. |  |
| Collar | An ringlike expansion around a structure. See stylar collar. | |
| Collateral | Situated side by side; e.g., the ovules in a locule. | |
| Colleter | A multicellular, simple or branched, glandlike structure found in the axils of stipules, bracteoles, bracts, and leaf blade margins that produce mucilage which may contain terpene-based resins. | |
| Combretaceous hairs | Referring to long, sharp pointed, unicellular, and very thick-walled hairs with a conical internal compartment at the base; characteristic of Combretaceae. | |
| Complanate | A sphere that is flattened at both poles. |  |
| Compound | Referring to an organ, such as a leaf, which is divided into smaller units; i.e., leaflets. Opposite of simple. |  |
| Concave | Curved inward or hollowed out, as the surface of a saucer or the margin of a leaf blade. Opposite of convex. |  |
| Concavo-convex | A shape which is concave on one side and covex on the other. | |
| Concolor (adj.= concolorous) | When two sides of an organ, such as a leaf blade, are the same color. | |
| Concolorous | Of uniform color. | |
| Conduplicate | Referring to the lateral margins of a structure that are bent inward toward the axis; i.e., folded together lengthwise; usually used to describe embryos or leaves when in bud. | |
| Confluent | Running together; e.g., two veins. | |
| Conglutinate | As though stuck or glued together; e.g., the seeds and dissepiments of some species of Commelinaceae. | |
| Conic | Cone-shaped. | |
| Conjugate | United or joined together; coupled. | |
| Connate | Referring to similar structures fused to each other, such as the petals of a sympetalous corolla. Same as fused. Compare with adnate and connivent. |  |
| Connivent | Coming into contact but not fused; e.g., the anthers of species of Asteraceae and Campanulaceae. | |
| Contorted | Twisted; in reference to aestivation. | |
| Convex | Curved outward, as the exterior surface of a sphere. Opposite of concave. | |
| Coralloid | Coral-like. | |
| Cordate (cordiform) | Heart-shaped; e.g., the two dimensional shape of a leaf blade, bract, petal., etc. |  |
| Cordulate | Somewhat cordate. | |
| Coriaceous | Having the texture of leather. |