The Names Of Plants.pdf
The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
ceraseidos resembling (Prunus) cerasus<br />
ceraseus -a -um cherry-like, cerasus<br />
cerasifer -era -erum bearing cherries, cerasus-fero (cherry-like fruits)<br />
cerasiformis -is -e cherry-shaped, cerasus-forma<br />
cerasinus -a -um cherry-red, cerasus<br />
cerasocarpus -a -um cherry-fruited, with cherry-like fruits, cerasus-carpus<br />
cerastioides resembling Cerastium, Cerastium-oides<br />
Cerastium Horned, keraj (the fruiting capsule’s shape)<br />
Cerasus, cerasus from an Asiatic name, kirhas, kerasoj, Caucasian (Lucullus<br />
imported the sour cherry to Rome from a place later named Cerasus, in Pontus,<br />
Asia)<br />
ceratacanthus -a -um having horned spines, kerato-akanqoj<br />
ceratites, ceratinus -a -um horn-like, keratinoj (texture or shape)<br />
cerato- horn-shaped-, keraj, keratoj, keratoceratocarpus<br />
-a -um with horn-shaped fruits, kerato-karpoj<br />
ceratocaulus -a -um with horned stems, kerato-kauloj<br />
Ceratochloa Horned-grass, kerato-xloh (the lemmas are horn-like)<br />
Ceratolobus Horned-pod, kerato-loboj (the horned spathe resembles a pod)<br />
Ceratonia Podded-one, keration (the fruit of the locust tree, the seeds of which provided<br />
the unit of weight, the carat, of goldsmiths)<br />
Ceratopetalum Antler-petal, kerato-petalon (the antler-like petals of Ceratopetalum<br />
gummiferum)<br />
ceratophorus -a -um horned, horn-bearing, kerato-fora (the corolla spurs)<br />
Ceratophyllum Horn-leaf, kerato-fullon (the stag’s horn shape of the leaf)<br />
(Ceratophyllaceae)<br />
Ceratopteris Horned fern, kerato-pteruc (the appearance caused by the inflexed<br />
margins of the fertile fronds of floating stag’s-horn fern)<br />
Ceratosanthes Horned-flowered-one, keratoj-anqoj (petal shape)<br />
Ceratostema Horned-stamened-one, kerato-stema<br />
Ceratostigma Horned-stigma, kerato-stigma (the shape of the stigmatic surface)<br />
Ceratotheca Horned-box, kerato-qhkh (the fruit shape)<br />
Ceratozamia Horned-Zamia, kerato-zamia (the cone-scales bear two horns)<br />
ceratus -a -um waxy, ceratus<br />
Cerbera (us) Dangerous-one, after Cerberus, the three-headed guardian dog of<br />
Hades (the plant’s poisonous properties)<br />
Cercestis from the Greek name, kerkij, a weaver’s shuttle<br />
cercidifolius -a -um Cercis-leaved, Cercis-folius<br />
Cercidiphyllum, cercidiphyllus -a -um Cercis-leaved (Cercidiphyllaceae)<br />
Cercidium Shuttle-like, kerkij (the fruits are rod-like or flattened pods)<br />
cerciformis -is -e rod-like or shuttle-like, cercis-forma<br />
Cercis <strong>The</strong> ancient Greek name, kerkij (Judas tree fruit resembles a weaver’s<br />
shuttle, kerkij, kerkidoj)<br />
Cercocarpus Tail-fruit, kerkidoj-karpoj (the tail-like, persistent, long, plumose<br />
style on the fruit)<br />
cerealis -is -e of meal, of corn, for Ceres, the goddess of agriculture<br />
cerebriformis -is -e having a brain-like form, convoluted like a walnut, cerebrumforma<br />
cerefolius -a -um pleasing-leaved, xairein-fullon (cognate with caerefolium,<br />
Chaerophyllum, and chervil)<br />
cereiferus -a -um, cerifer -era -erum wax-bearing, (kera, keroj)-ferw<br />
cereoides resembling Cereus, cereus-oides<br />
cereolus -a -um, cereus -a -um waxen, waxy-yellow, kera, cereus<br />
Cereus, cereus -a -um Torch, cereus (wax or wax taper, for the flower-shape)<br />
cereusculus -a -um slightly waxen, diminutive of cereus<br />
cerinanthus -a -um having waxy flowers, kera-anqoj<br />
Cerinthe Wax-flower, kera-anqoj ( Hieracium cerinthoides)<br />
cerinthoides resembling Cerinthe, honey-wort-like, kerunqh-oeidhj<br />
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