The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Chordospartium Thread-Spartium, xordh-sparton (the slender shoots)<br />
chori-, -choris separate-, apart-, xwrizo, xwrij, xwri-<br />
Chorisia for J. Ludwig (Louis) Choris (1795–1828), the artist who circumnavigated<br />
the world with Kotzbue<br />
Chorispora Separated-seed, xwri-sporoj (winged seeds are separated within the<br />
fruit)<br />
choristaminius -a -um having distinct and free stamens, xwri-(stamij, staminoj)<br />
Chorizema Dance-with-drink, xwri-zema (La Billardière is said to have danced for<br />
joy at finding the plant and a necessary freshwater spring)<br />
chortophilus -a -um pasture loving, food-loving, xortoj-filoj<br />
chotalensis -is -e from Chota, Amazonas, N Peru<br />
Christensenia for Dr Carl Christensen (b. 1872), of Copenhagen, author of Index<br />
filicum<br />
Christiana for Christen Smith (1785–1816), Norwegian plant collector in Congo<br />
christii for Hermann Christ (1833–1933), Swiss rose specialist, of Basle<br />
christyanus -a -um for Thomas Christy FLS, orchidologist of Sydenham, England,<br />
who flowered Catasetum christyanum in 1882<br />
-chromatus -a -um, chromosus -a -um, -chromus -a -um, -conspicuously-coloured,<br />
xrwma, xrwmatochrono-<br />
time-, xronoj, xrono-<br />
chronosemium time-flag, xrono-semeion (section of Iris with the standard enlarging<br />
and enclosing the fruit)<br />
chroo- coloured-, xrwoj. xrwo-<br />
Chroococcus, chroococcus -a -um Coloured-berry, xrwoj-kokkoj (the unicellular cocci)<br />
Chroogomphus Colourful-nail (vinaceous, chrome and glowing red fungus)<br />
chroolepis with coloured (yellow) scales, xrwoj-lepij<br />
chroosepalus -a -um with coloured sepals, xrwoj-skeph<br />
-chrous -a -um body or skin, xroa, xroia, xrwj, xrwtoj, xrwo-<br />
Chrozophora Stain-bearing, xrwzw-fora<br />
chrys-, chryso- golden-, xrusoj, xrujo-, xrujchrysacanthus<br />
-a -um with golden thorns, xrus-akanqa<br />
Chrysalidocarpus Pupa-like-fruit, xrusallij-eido-karpoj; Golden-looking-fruit,<br />
xrusoj-eidoj-karpoj<br />
Chrysanthellum Chrysanthemum-like, diminutive of chrysanthum<br />
chrysanthemoides Chrysanthemum-like, xrus-anqemion-oeidhj<br />
Chrysanthemum Golden-flower, xrus-anqemion (Dioscorides’ name for C. coronarium),<br />
now treated as several genera such as Ajania, Arctanthemum,<br />
Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Leucanthemum, Leucanthemella, Leucanthemopsis,<br />
Nipponanthemum, Pyrethropsis, Rhodanthemum and Tanacetum<br />
chrysantherus -a -um having golden anthers, xrus-anqhroj<br />
chrysanthus -a -um golden-flowered, xruj-anqoj<br />
chrysellus -a -um somewhat golden, diminutive from xrusoj<br />
chrysenteron golden-entrailed, xruj-enteron (the flesh revealed by cracking of the<br />
surface of the pilea)<br />
chryseus -a -um golden-yellow, gold, xruseoj<br />
Chrysobalanus Golden-acorn, xruso-balanoj (the fruit of some is acorn-like)<br />
(Chrysobalanaceae)<br />
chrysocarpus -a -um golden-fruited, xruso-karpoj<br />
chrysocephalus -a -um golden-headed, xruso-kefalh<br />
Chrysochloa Golden-grass, xruso-xloh<br />
chrysochlorus -a -um bronzed (leaves), golden-green, xruso-xlwroj<br />
chrysocodon golden-bell (flowered), xruso-kwdwn<br />
Chrysocoma, chrysocomus -a -um Golden-hair, xruso-komh (goldilocks’ inflorescence)<br />
chrysocrepis -is -e golden-shoe (flowered), xruso-krhpij<br />
chrysocyathus -a -um golden-cupped, xruso-kuaqoj (the corolla)<br />
chrysodon golden-toothed, xruj-(odouj, odontoj) (the golden scales at the margin<br />
of the pileus)<br />
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