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Cuspidate

Cuspidate In botany, the term cuspidate refers to an organ, especially a leaf, which ends in an elongated and rigid

Culm The term culm, in botany, means the stem or caule, generally herbaceous, of grasses and other monocotyledons, characteristically articulated,

Chromoplast The term chromoplast, in botany, means a plastid that contains yellow or orange pigments such as xanthophylls or carotene

Cryptophyte With the term cryptophyte, which derives from the two words crypto (from the Greek kryptón, ‘hidden’) and phyto (from

Composter The composter, a term that comes from the English composter, or biocomposer is a container suitable for receiving organic

Craspedium The term craspedio, in botany, means a dehiscent fruit. The craspedium is a variant of the lentum and, like

Cotyledons With the term cotyledons, in botany, we mean the embryonic leaves, that is the first leaves, already formed inside

Corolla With the term corolla, in botany, we mean the floral whorl that forms the vexillary part of the flower

Conifers With the term conifers, in botany, we mean the most important group of Gymnosperms, comprising pines, firs, larches, junipers,

Coleoptile With the term coleoptile or coleottile, in botany, we mean the membranous sheath enclosed in the embryo of the