Michigan Trees Part 49

_Compound._ Composed of two or more similar parts united into a whole.

_Compound leaf_, one divided into separate leaflets.

_Cone._ A fruit with woody, overlapping scales.

_Conical._ Cone-shaped, largest at the base and tapering to the apex.

_Connective._ The portion of a stamen which connects the two cells of the anther.

_Cordate._ Heart-shaped. Page XII.

_Coriaceous._ Leather-like in texture.

_Corky._ Made of, or like cork.

_Corolla._ The inner part of a perianth, usually bright colored. Page XIII.

_Corymb._ A flower-cl.u.s.ter in which the axis is shortened and the pedicels of the lower flowers lengthened, forming a flat-topped inflorescence, the marginal flowers blooming first. Page XIV.

_Corymbose._ Arranged in corymbs.

_Crenate._ Dentate, with the teeth much rounded. Page XIII.

_Crenulate._ Finely crenate.

_Crown._ The upper part of a tree, including the living branches with their foliage.

_Cutting._ A piece of the stem, root or leaf which, if cut off and placed in contact with the soil, will form new roots and buds, reproducing the parent plant.

_Cyme._ A broad and flattish inflorescence, the central flowers of which bloom first. Page XIV.

_Cymose._ Arranged in cymes.

_Deciduous._ Not persistent; falling away, as the leaves of a tree in autumn.

_Decurrent._ Said of a leaf which extends down the stem below the point of fastening.

_Decussate._ Alternating in pairs at right angles.

_Dehiscent._ Opening by valves or slits.

_Deltoid._ Delta-shaped.

_Dentate._ Toothed, with the teeth usually pointed and directed outward.

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_Depressed._ Somewhat flattened from above.

_Dichotomous._ Branching regularly in pairs.

_Digitate._ Said of a compound leaf in which the leaflets are borne at the apex of the petiole; finger-shaped.

_Dioecious._ Unis.e.xual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on different individuals.

_Distribution._ The geographical extent and limits of a species.

_Divergent._ Said of buds, cones, etc., which point away from the twig, or of pine needles, etc., which spread apart.

_Dorsal._ Pertaining to the back or outer surface of an organ.

_Downy._ Covered with fine hairs.

_Drupe._ A fleshy or pulpy fruit in which the inner portion is hard or stony.

_Ellipsoid._ An elliptical solid.

_Elliptical._ Oval or oblong with regularly rounded ends. Page XII.

_Emarginate._ Notched at the apex. Page XII.

_Entire._ Without divisions, lobes or teeth.

_Excrescences._ Warty outgrowths or protuberances.

_Exfoliate._ To cleave off, as of the outer layers of bark.

_Falcate._ Scythe-shaped.

_Fascicle._ A compact cl.u.s.ter of leaves or flowers.

_Fascicled._ Arranged in fascicles.

_Fastigiate._ Said of branches which are erect and near together.

_Feather-veined._ Having veins extending from the midrib to the margin, feather-wise.

_Fertile._ Capable of bearing fruit.

_Fertilization._ The mingling of the contents of a male (pollen) and female (ovule) cell.

_Filament._ The part of a stamen which bears the anther. Page XIII.

_Filamentose_ or _Filamentous_. Composed of threads or filaments.

_Flaky._ With loose scales easily rubbed off (bark).