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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Clintonia for De Witt Clinton (1769–1828), Governor of New York State and originator<br />
of the Erie Canal, writer on American science<br />
clipeatus -a -um armed with a shield, shield-shaped, clipeatus<br />
Clitandra Inclined anthers, klituj-androj<br />
Clitopilus Smoothed-down-felt, (the cap of the miller fungus has a kid-leather-like<br />
texture)<br />
Clitoria Clitoris, kleitorij (by analogy with the young legume in the persistent<br />
flower-parts)<br />
Clivia for Lady Charlotte Clive, wife of Robert Clive (1725–74) of India (kaffir<br />
lilies); for Duchess of Northumberland (d. 1866), nee Clive<br />
clivorum of the hills, clivus, clivi<br />
cloiphorus -a -um carrying a strong collar, kloioj-forew<br />
Clonostylis branched-style, klwn-stuloj<br />
closterius -a -um spindle-shaped, klwsothr<br />
closterostyles having a spindle-shaped style, klwsothr-stuloj clostrum-stylus<br />
Clostridium Little-spindle, diminutive of klwsothr (pathogenic bacteria)<br />
Clowesia for Reverend John Clowes (1777–1846), orchid grower of Manchester<br />
Clusia, clusii, clusiana for Charles de l’Écluse (Carolus Clusius) (1526–1609),<br />
Flemish renaissance botanist, author of Rariorum plantarum historia (Clusiaceae <br />
Guttiferae)<br />
clusiifolius -a -um having leaves resembling those of Clusia<br />
Clutia (Cluytia) for Outgers Cluyt (Clutius) (1590–1650), of Leyden<br />
clymenus -a -um from an ancient Greek name (see periclymenum)<br />
clypeatus -a -um, clypeolus -a -um having structures resembling circular Roman<br />
shields, clipeus, clipei<br />
Clypeola (Clipeola) Shield, diminutive of clipeus, clipei (the shape of the fruit)<br />
clypeolatus -a -um like a small circular shield, diminutive of clypeus<br />
Clytostoma Beautiful-mouth, klutoj-stoma (the flowers)<br />
cnemidophorus -a -um wearing greaves, with a sheathed stem, knhmido-foroj<br />
-cnemis, cnemi-, cnemido- -covering, ancient Greek, knhmij, for a greave or legging<br />
-cnemius -calf-of-the-leg, internodes, ancient Greek, knhmo<br />
cnemo- of wooded valleys, knhmoj<br />
-cnemum -the-internode, <strong>The</strong>ophrastus used knama, knhmh, tibia, for the part of the<br />
stem between the joints<br />
Cneorum, cneorum of garlands, the Greek name, kneoron, for an olive-like shrub<br />
(Cneoraceae)<br />
Cnestis Scraper, knaw (the hair covering of the fruit)<br />
Cnicus the Greek name, knhkoj, of a thistle used in dyeing<br />
co-, col-, com-, con- together-, together with-, firmlycoacervatus<br />
-a -um accumulated, clustered, in clumps, co-acervatio, co-acervationis<br />
coactilis -is -e growing densely, crowded, cogo, cogere, coegi, coactum<br />
coadenius -a -um with united glands, botanical Latin from com- and adhn<br />
coadnatus -a -um, coadunatus -a -um united, held-together, joined into one, co-<br />
(adnascor, adnasci, adnatus)<br />
coaetaneus -a -um of the same age, ageing together, co-(aetas, aetatis) (leaves and<br />
flowers both senesce together)<br />
coagulans curdling, from coagulum (rennet)<br />
coahuilensis -is -e from the Coahuila area of Mexico<br />
coalifolius -a -um with joined leaves, (coalesco, coalescere, coalui, coalitum)-folium<br />
coarctatus -a -um pressed together, bunched, contracted, coarto, coartare, coartavi,<br />
coartatum<br />
Cobaea (Coboea) for Father B. Cobo (1572–1659) Spanish Jesuit and naturalist in<br />
Mexico and Peru (cup and saucer vine)<br />
cobanensis -is -e from Coban, Guatemala<br />
cobbe from the Singhalese vernacular name, kobbae<br />
Coburgia for Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, later King of Belgium<br />
coca the name used by S American Indians of Peru<br />
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