The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
consobrinus -a -um cousin, related, consobrinus<br />
consocialis -is -e, consocius -a -um associating, formed into clumps, consocio, consociare,<br />
consociavi, consociatum<br />
Consolida Whole-maker, con-solida, the ancient Latin name from its use in healing<br />
medicines (cognate with Solidago)<br />
consolidatus -a -um, consolidus -a -um stable, firm, con-(solido, solidare)<br />
consors sharing or shared in common, consors (cognate with consortium)<br />
conspersus -a -um speckled, scattered, con-(spergo, spergere, spersi, spersum)<br />
conspicuus -a -um easily seen, marked, conspicuous, cospicio, conspicere, conspexi,<br />
conspectum<br />
constans stable, consistent, present participle of consto, constare, constiti, constatum<br />
constantinopolitanus -a -um from Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), Turkey<br />
constantissius -a -um uniform, consistent, superlative of constans<br />
constantius -a -um steady, consistent, constans, constantis<br />
constrictus -a -um narrowed, constricted, drawn together, erect, dense, past participle<br />
of constringo, constringere, constrinxi, constrictum<br />
contactus -a -um infectious; touching, confined, past participle of contingo, contingere,<br />
contigi, contactum<br />
contaminans becoming impure (through breeding), defiling, making unclean,<br />
present participle of contamino, contaminare, contaminavi, contaminatum<br />
contaminatus -a -um defiled, not pure, mixed, past participle of contamino, contaminare,<br />
contaminavi, contaminatum<br />
contemptus -a -um worthless, despised, past participle of contemno, contemnere, contempsi,<br />
contemptum<br />
conterminus -a -um closely related, close in habit or appearance, neighbouring, conterminus<br />
contextus -a -um woven-together, coherent, con-(texo, texere, texui, textum)<br />
contiguus -a -um close and touching, closely related, adjoining, contiguus<br />
continentalis -is -e of moderation; continental, of any of the larger land masses,<br />
from sixteenth-century Latin, terra continens, for a continuous land mass<br />
continuatus -a -um without a break, joined-together, continuo, continuare, continuavi,<br />
continuatum<br />
continuus -a -um joined, successive, uninterrupted, continuus<br />
contortuplicatus -a -um very complicated, contortuplicatus (tangled growth habit)<br />
contortus -a -um twisted, bent, intricate, contorqueo, contorquere, contorsi, contortum<br />
contra-, contro- against-, contra<br />
contractus -a -um drawn together, con-(traho, trahere, traxi, tractum)<br />
contrarius -a -um opposite, harmful, contrarius<br />
controversus -a -um doubtful, controversial, controversus<br />
Convallaria, convallarius -a -um <strong>Of</strong>-the-valley, con-vallis (the natural habitat of lilyof-the-valley)<br />
(Convallariaceae)<br />
convallarioides resembling Convallaria, Convallaria-oides<br />
convalliodorus -a -um lily-of-the-valley-scented, Convallaria-(odor, odoris)<br />
convergens coming together, inclined towards, con-(vergo, vergere)<br />
conversus -a -um turning towards, turning together, converto, convertere, converti,<br />
conversum<br />
convexulus -a -um slightly rounded outwards, diminutive of convexus<br />
convexus -a -um humped, bulged outwards, convex, convexus<br />
convolutus -a -um rolled together, convolvo, convolvere, convolvi, convolutum<br />
convolvulaceus -a -um bindweed-like, similar to Convolvulus<br />
convolvuloides resembling Convolvulus, Convolvulus-oides<br />
Convolvulus, convolvulus Entwined, convolo (a name in Pliny) (Convolvulaceae)<br />
Conyza a name, konuza, used by <strong>The</strong>ophrastus<br />
conyzae similar to Inula conyza<br />
Cookia, cookii for Captain James Cook (1728–79), antipodean explorer who was<br />
murdered in Hawaii<br />
Cooperanthes the composite name for hybrids between Cooperia and Zephyranthes<br />
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