Botany Dictionary

  • Costule

    Costule

    The midvein of a pinna or pinnule in ferns.

  • Cotyledon

    Cotyledon

    The seed leaf; the first leaf or pair of leaves produced by a germinating seed.

  • Cover crop

    Cover crop

    A crop grown primarily to protect and improve the soil between periods of regular crop production.

  • Crater

    Crater

    A bowl-shaped depression, especially at the apex of some fruits or in volcanic soils.

  • Creep soil

    Creep soil

    Soil that moves slowly downhill due to gravity, often causing leaning trees.

  • Creeper

    Creeper

    A plant that grows horizontally along the ground or other surfaces, rooting at intervals.

  • Crenate

    Crenate

    Having rounded teeth along the margin (leaf edges).

  • Consolidate

    Consolidate

    To make firm or solid (in soil science); or to combine (in taxonomy).

  • Conspecific

    Conspecific

    Belonging to the same species.

  • Conspicuous lenticels

    Conspicuous lenticels

    Prominent pore-like structures on stems or fruits for gas exchange.