Botany Dictionary

  • Cyclic

    Cyclic

    Arranged in whorls (referring to flower parts).

  • Cyclospermous

    Cyclospermous

    Having embryos curved into a circle.

  • Cylindric

    Cylindric

    Cylinder-shaped; elongated with a circular cross-section.

  • Cymbiform

    Cymbiform

    Boat-shaped; concave and elongated.

  • Cyme

    Cyme

    A broad, flat-topped or convex determinate inflorescence where the central flowers open first.

  • Cymiform

    Cymiform

    Shaped like a cyme (inflorescence type).

  • Cymose

    Cymose

    Bearing or resembling a cyme; having a determinate inflorescence.

  • Cymule

    Cymule

    A small cyme or secondary cyme in a compound inflorescence.

  • Cypsela

    Cypsela

    A dry, one-seeded fruit that develops from an inferior ovary, characteristic of Asteraceae.

  • Cystolith

    Cystolith

    A mineral concretion (usually calcium carbonate) in some plant cells that forms stalked projections.