=Capitate.= Shaped like a head; or arranged in a dense compact cluster. =Capsule.= A dry fruit with usually several seeds, opening at maturity. =Catkin.= A cylindrical or ovoid cluster of inconspicuous flowers, for example, the "pussy willow." =Cells of ovary.= The cavity or cavities within an ovary, in which the seeds are produced. =Ciliate.= Provided with hairs at the margin. =Clasping.= With the base of a leaf or other organ wholly or partly surrounding the stem. =Cleft.= Deeply divided toward the base or the mid-rib. =Closed sheath.= A leaf-sheath in which the margins are united to form a tube. =Composite.= A flower-cluster containing several or many small flowers, closely crowded together and provided with calyx-like bracts, so that the whole cluster resembles a single flower. =Compound.= Composed of 2 or more similar parts united, as a compound ovary. =Compound leaf.= A leaf with two or more separate leaflets on a single petiole. =Connate.= Grown together. =Cordate.= Heart-shape. A whole leaf-blade may be cordate, or the term may be applied to the base of a leaf only. =Cordate-sagittate.= Intermediate in shape between cordate and sagittate. =Corm.= An enlarged stem-base, of solid structure and usually underground. =Corolla.= The portion of a flower next to the calyx (in ordinary cases). It is generally the most conspicuous part of the flower, but may be completely absent, or inconspicuous, or replaced by the calyx. =Corymb.= A flat-topped or convex-topped flower-cluster. =Creeping.= With stems prostrate on the ground and rooting at intervals. =Crenate.= With round-pointed teeth at the margin. =Crenulate.= Finely or minutely crenate. =Cuspidate.= Ending with a short sharp stiff point. =Deciduous.= Not persistent for a long time; not evergreen. =Decompound.= Repeatedly branched with numerous leaflets. =Decurrent.= Extending with wing-like expansions down the stem. =Decumbent.= A stem prostrate at the base, but with the tip more or less ascending. =Dehiscent.= Breaking open at maturity to discharge the contents. =Deltoid.= Broadly triangular. =Dioecious.= Bearing staminate and pistillate flowers upon separate plants. =Dissected.= Finely divided into numerous small or narrow segments. =Divided.= With deep segments or lobes. =Elliptical.= Having the shape of an ellipse. =Elliptical-lanceolate.= Intermediate in shape between elliptical and lanceolate. =Entire.= With an unbroken margin, without teeth or lobes. =Epiphyte.= A plant growing attached to the bark of another plant, and without connection with the soil. =Erect.= Growing in nearly or quite a vertical position. =Evenly pinnate.= A compound leaf terminating in a pair of leaflets. =Filament.= The (usually) slender basal portion of a stamen, supporting the anther at its tip. =Floweret.= A small flower. =Gamopetalous.= Composed of united petals.