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Code
The usual abbreviation for the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, which governs the application of scientific names in botany. The current Code is the Vienna Code (McNeill et al., 2006). Identification numbers or letters or other marks on containers to indicate to the producer the product, line, quality, location, etc., or to indicate to the…
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Cochleate
Spiral, like the shell of a snail.
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Cochlear
(Of flower buds) imbricate, with one member completely inside, and one member completely outside and enveloping all others. Referring to the cochlea.
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Coccus (plural cocci)
One of the separate parts of a lobed capsule (e.g. in Euphorbiaceae) or of a schizocarp.
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Cobwebby, cobweb-like
With thin threads or filaments, usually entangled.
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Cob
The spike of maize, especially at the fruit stage.
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Coaxillary, co-axillary
Running with the main axis but separate from it.
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Coat
The successive layers of a bulb. To cover with a thin layer of flour, sugar, nuts, crumbs, Sesame or Poppy seed, Cinnamon, sugar or a few of the ground spices. A layer of material covering an organ or a cavity. Covering, especially a membrane that forms a wall. A covering or a layer in the…
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Coarctate
Closely pressed together.
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Coalescent
Partially, irregularly and superficially joined. Growing together. Partially and irregularly fused.
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