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Glossary<br />

complectens becoming entwined and enfolding, present participle of complector,<br />

complecti, complexus<br />

complectus -a -um, complex, complexus -a -um encircled, embraced, twining, complector,<br />

complecti, complexus<br />

complicatus -a -um folded back, pleated, complico, complicare<br />

compositus -a -um with flowers in a head, Aster-flowered, compound, compono,<br />

compnere, composui, compositum<br />

compressicaulis -is -e having a flattened stems, compressi-caulis<br />

compressus -a -um flattened sideways (as in stems), pressed together, comprimo,<br />

comprimere, compressi, compressum<br />

Comptonia, comptonianus -a -um for Henry Compton (1632–1713), Bishop of<br />

Oxford, then Bishop of London<br />

comptus -a -um union; ornamented, with a head-dress, elegant, como, comere,<br />

compsi, comptum<br />

con- with-, together with-, a form of comconabilis<br />

-is -e with handiness or expertise, difficult, con-habilis (culture)<br />

Conanthera Anther-cone, kwnoj-anqera (before full anthesis the anthers present<br />

the appearance of a cone)<br />

concanensis -is -e from the Concan region of India<br />

concatenans, concatenatus -a -um joined together, forming a chain, con-catenatus<br />

concavissimus -a -um greatly hollowed out, superlative of concavus<br />

concavus -a -um basin-shaped, concave, concavus (with a hollow, con-cavus)<br />

concentricatrix, concentricus -a -um with concentric markings, con-centrum (King<br />

Alfred’s cake fungus)<br />

conchae-, conchi- shell-, shell-like-, concha<br />

conchiferus -a -um bearing shell(-shaped structures), concha-fero<br />

conchiflorus -a -um shell-flowered, concha-florum<br />

conchifolius -a -um with shell-shaped leaves, concha-folium<br />

Conchocelis Shell-concealing, concha-celo (red alga)<br />

conchoideus -a -um shell-shaped, shell-like, concha-oides<br />

concholobus -a -um shell-lobed, concha-lobus<br />

concinnulus -a -um neat, pretty, diminutive of concinnus<br />

concinnus -a -um well-proportioned, neat, elegant, harmonious, symmetrical,<br />

concinno, concinnare, concinnavi, concinnatum<br />

concolor uniformly coloured, coloured similarly, concolor, concoloris<br />

concrescens clotting, coalescing, concresco, concrescer, concrevi, concretum (the fruiting<br />

bodies become conjoined)<br />

concretus -a -um hardened, congealed, grown together, concresco, concrescere, concrevi,<br />

concretum<br />

concurrens flocking or happening together, concurro, concurrare, concurri,<br />

concursum<br />

condensatus -a -um crowded together, compacted, condenso, condensare; condenseo,<br />

condensere<br />

conduplicatus -a -um twice-pleated, double-folded, conduplico, conduplicare (e.g.<br />

aestivation of Convolvulus)<br />

condylatus -a -um having knob-like swellings, konduloj<br />

condylobulbo having knobbly bulbs, konduloj-bolboj<br />

condylodes knobbly, with knuckle-like bumps, konduloj-wdhj<br />

confertiflorus -a -um with dense or crowded flowers, confertus-florum<br />

confertifolius -a -um with dense foliage, with crowded leaves, confertus-folium<br />

confertissimus -a -um most compact, superlative of confertus<br />

confertus -a -um crowded, pressed-together, past participle of confercio, confercire,<br />

confertum<br />

Conferva Seething or Passionate, con-(ferveo, fervere, ferbui; fervo, fervere, fervi)<br />

confervaceus -a -um resembling Conferva<br />

confervoides crowded-looking, Conferva-oides<br />

confinalis -is -e, confinis -is -e close to, adjoining, akin, confinis<br />

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