COMPACT

adj. Koam-paakt'. Lat.. compact us (from coms or of the fingers or toes); also, forming a trunk that divides into pingerf,, to put together). Fr., compacte. Ger., dicht, fest, getwo er more branches. 2. In botany, said of a peduncle when it drangt. It., comp at to, den so. Sp., corn pac to. 1. Of close and carries many leaves or secondary petioles; also of a spathe ensolid texture. 2. Of plants, having the inflorescence ma ed, with sheathing many florets, as in the Narci us; also of a receptacle c. the flowers round the common axis pre ed one upon the other; of to many flowers, etc. [B, 1 (a, 24).] seeds, pre ed together. |B, 1, 121 (a, 24).] 3. Of insects, having [s. 364]