The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
caryotideus -a -um like a small palm, Caryota-like<br />
caryotifolius -a -um having leaves resembling those of fish-tail palms, Caryotafolium<br />
caryotoides resembling Caryota, Caryota-oides<br />
cascadenis -is -e from the volcanic Cascade mountain range from British Columbia<br />
to California, or from waterfalls elsewhere<br />
cascarillus -a -um resembling the purgative Croton cascarilla (cascara sagrada,<br />
Spanish for sacred cascara, was once a common laxative/purgative, made from<br />
the bark of Rhamnus purschiana)<br />
cashemirianus -a -um, cashmiriensis -is -e from Kashmir<br />
cashew from the Tupi vernacular name, acaju, for the nuts<br />
Casimiroa for Cardinal Casimiro Gomez de Ortega (1740–1818), Spanish botanist<br />
caspicus -a -um, caspius -a -um of the Caspian area<br />
Cassia a name, kasia, used by Dioscorides from a Hebrew plant name, quetsi’oth,<br />
used by Linnaeus for C. fistula (medicinal senna)<br />
cassidius -a -um helmet-shaped, cassis, cassidis<br />
Cassine, cassine from a N American vernacular name for hottentot cherry (formerly<br />
the generic name for Mauricenia capensis)<br />
cassinifolius -a -um having leaves resembling those of Cassine, Cassine-folium<br />
cassinoides resembling Cassine, Cassine-oides (hottentot-cherry-like)<br />
Cassinia for Count A. H. G. de Cassini (1781–1832), French botanist<br />
cassioides resembling Cassia, kasia-oeidhj<br />
Cassiope, cassiope for the Queen of Ethiopia and mother of Andromeda in Greek<br />
mythology; heath-like, Cassiope-like<br />
Cassipourea from a vernacular name from Guyana<br />
cassubicus -a -um from Gdansk, Danzig (Cassubia), Poland<br />
Castalia Spring-of-the-Muses, at Castalia, Mount Parnassus, Greece ( Nymphaea)<br />
Castanea old Latin name, castanea, for the sweet chestnut, from the Greek kasta<br />
(cognate with Kastanis and Chestnut)<br />
castaneaefolius -a -um, castaneifolius -a -um with leaves resembling those of Castanea<br />
castaneus -a -um, castanus -a -um chestnut-brown, castanea, castanae<br />
castanii-, castani- chestnut-, chestnut-brown-, castanea<br />
castaniifolius -a -um with leaves resembling those of the chestnut, castanea-folius<br />
castanioides resembling Castanea, castanea-oides<br />
castanopsicolus -a -um living on Castanopsis, Castanopsis-colo (epiphytic)<br />
Castanopsis Chestnut-like, kasta-oyij, castanea-opsis<br />
Castanospermum Castanea-seeded, kasta-sperma<br />
castellanus -a -um of a fortress, castellanus; from Castille, Spain (Castella)<br />
castello-paivae for Baron Castello de Paiva, of Portugal<br />
castellorus -a -um of strongholds or high places, castellum, castelli<br />
Castilleja for Domingo Castillejo (1744–93), Spanish botanist of Cadiz<br />
castus -a -um chaste, clean, flawless, spotless, pure, castus<br />
Casuarina Cassowary-like, from the Malayan vernacular name, pohon kasuari<br />
(compares the pendulous branches with the feathers of Cassuarius cassuarius)<br />
(Casuarinaceae)<br />
casuarinoides resembling Casuarina, Casuarina-oides<br />
cat-, cata-, cato- below-, outwards-, downwards-, from-, under-, against-, along-<br />
Catabrosa Eating-up, katabrwsij to swallow (the nibbled appearance of the tip of<br />
the lemmas, and also much liked by cattle)<br />
catacanthus -a -um having downwards-pointing thorns, kat-akanqoj<br />
catacosmus -a -um adorned, katakojmew<br />
catafractus -a -um enclosed, armoured, closed in, mail-clad, katafraktoj<br />
catalaunicus -a -um from Catalonia, Montserrat, Spain (Catalaunia)<br />
catalinae from Catalina, USA<br />
Catalpa, catalpa from an E Indian vernacular name, katuhlpa<br />
catalpifolius -a -um Catalpa-leaved, Catalpa-folius<br />
catamarcensis -is -e from Caramarca, NW Argentina<br />
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