The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
chamissoi, chamisonis -is -e for Louis Charles Adalbert von Chamisso (1781–1838)<br />
poet and botanist on the Romanzof expedition (1815–18)<br />
Chamomilla, chamomilla Apple-of-the-ground, Dioscorides’ name, xamaimhlon, for<br />
a plant smelling of apples<br />
champaca the Hindi vernacular name for Michelia champa<br />
championiae, championi for John George Champion (1815–54), who collected in<br />
Hong Kong and Ceylon<br />
champlainensis -is -e from the envirous of Lake Champlain, New York and<br />
Vermont, USA<br />
chaneti for L. Chanet, who found Sedum fimbriatum-chaneti<br />
changuensis -is -e from Changu, Sikkim, India<br />
chantavicus -a -um from Chantada, Spain<br />
chantrieri for Chantrier Frères, nurserymen of Mortefontaine, France<br />
chapadicolus -a -um living in the Chapada do Araripe mountains of northeastern<br />
Brazil<br />
chapalensis -is -e from Chapala, Mexico<br />
Chaptalia for M. Chaptal (1756–1831), French chemist<br />
Chara Delight, xara (camphor fragrance and morphological appearance); chara<br />
was a name for an unidentified vegetable<br />
Characias, characias the name in Pliny for a spurge with very caustic latex<br />
charantius -a -um graceful, xara, xarij (the pendent fruits)<br />
charianthus -a -um with elegant flowers, xarij-anqoj<br />
Charieis Charming, xarieij<br />
-charis -graceful, -pleasant, xarij, xaritoj<br />
charitopes with graceful stems, caritas-pes<br />
charkoviensis -is -e from Charkov (Kharkov), Ukraine<br />
chartaceus -a -um parchment-like, papery, xarthj, charta, chartae<br />
chartophyllus -a -um with a papery textured leaves, xarthj-fullon<br />
Chascanum Yawning, xaskw (the gaping corolla)<br />
Chasmanthe, chasmanthus -a -um Gaping-flower, xasma-anqoj<br />
Chasmanthium Gaping-flower, xasma-anqinoj<br />
chasmophilus -a -um liking crevices, xasma-filew<br />
chasmophyticus -a -um crevice-living plant, xasma-futon<br />
Chasmopodium Agape-foot, xasma-podoj (pedicels are angled to the rachis)<br />
Chassalia Open-mouthed, botanical Latin from xasma<br />
chathamicus -a -um from the Chatham Islands, S Pacific<br />
Chauliodon With-projecting-teeth, xauli-odwn (the lip’s callus before the opening<br />
of the spur)<br />
chauno- gaping-, xainw<br />
chaunostachys having open spikes, xainw-staxuj<br />
chebulicus -a -um, chebulus -a -um from Kabul, Afghanistan<br />
Cheilanthes Lip-flower, xeil-anqoj (the false indusium of the frond margin covers<br />
the marginal sori)<br />
cheilanthifolius -a -um Cheilanthes-leaved, Cheilanthes-folium<br />
cheilanthus -a -um with lipped flowers, xeil-anqoj<br />
cheilo- lip-, lipped-, xeiloj, xeilo-, xeilcheilophyllus<br />
-a -um having leaves folded along the mid-rib to suggest lips, xeilofullon<br />
cheima-, chimon- winter, frost, cold, xeima, xeimwn<br />
cheimanthus -a -um winter-flowering, xeimwn, xeimwnoj, xeima<br />
cheir- red, from Arabic, kheri<br />
Cheiranthera Hand-flower, xeir-anqera (the finger-like disposition of the stamens)<br />
cheiranthifolius -a -um wallflower-leaved, Cheiranthus-folium<br />
Cheiranthus, cheiranthos Red-flower (from an Arabic name, kheyri, for wallflower)<br />
cheiri, cheiri- red-flowered, wallflower-; sleeve, xeirij, xeiri-<br />
Cheiridopsis Sleeve-like, xeirij-oyij (the sheathing leaf remains)<br />
cheirifolius -a -um wallflower-leaved, botanical Latin from xeirij and folium<br />
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