The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Cooperia, for Joseph Cooper, nineteenth-century gardener to Earl Fitzwilliam at<br />
Wentworth, Yorkshire<br />
cooperi, cooperianus -a -um for either Mr Cooper, orchid grower of London c. 1865,<br />
or Edward Cooper (b. 1877), writer on orchids, or Thomas Cooper (1815–1913),<br />
who collected for W. W. Saunders in S Africa, or Edgar Franklin Cooper<br />
(1833–1916)<br />
coopertus -a -um covered over, overwhelmed, co-operio, co-operire, co-operui, coopertum<br />
Copaifera, copaiferus -a -um Copal-bearing, from the Brazilian vernacular name,<br />
copaiba, for the balsamic juice of the plant, botanical Latin from Nahuatl, kopalli,<br />
and fero<br />
copaius -a -um Brazilian vernacular name, copaiba, for the resinous, gummy<br />
exudate<br />
copallinus -a -um from a Nahuatl name, kopalli, yielding copal-gum<br />
cophocarpus -a -um basket-fruited, kofinoj-karpoj<br />
Copiapoa from Copiapo, Chile<br />
copiosus -a -um abundant, copious, copiosus<br />
copra from the Malayan vernacular name, kappora, for the coconut<br />
Coprinus <strong>Of</strong>-dung, koproj (Coprinus comatus is the coprophilous shaggy-cap<br />
fungus)<br />
coprophilus -a -um dung-loving, coprophilous, koproj-filoj<br />
Coprosma Dung-smelling, koproj osmh (the odour of the bruised leaves)<br />
copticus -a -um from Coptos, near <strong>The</strong>bes, Egypt; of the Copts<br />
Coptis Cutting, koptw (the leaves)<br />
coptophyllus -a -um cut-leaved, koptw-fullon<br />
copulatus -a -um joined, coupled, united, copulo, copulare, copulavi, copulatum<br />
coquimbanus -a -um, coquimbensis -is -e from Coquimbo, N Chile<br />
coracanus -a -um grain-like (kurakkan)<br />
coracinus -a -um raven-black, korac, korakoj<br />
coraeensis -is -e from Korea, Korean<br />
corallicolus -a -um inhabiting coral formations, corallus-(colo, colere, colui, cultum)<br />
coralliferus -a -um coral-bearing, corallum-fero, korallion-ferw<br />
coralliflorus -a -um having coral-red flowers, corallinus-florus<br />
corallinus -a -um coral-red, corallum, korallion<br />
corallioides coral-red, resembling coral, korallion-oeidhj<br />
corallipes having a coralloid stalk, corallus-(pes, pedis)<br />
corallodendron coral-tree, korallion-dendron (appearance when in deep-red flower<br />
and leafless)<br />
coralloides resembling coral, korallion-oeidhj<br />
Corallorhiza Coral-root, korallion-riza (the rhizomes)<br />
Corallospartium Coral-red-Spartium, korallion-sparton<br />
coranicus -a -um from Corani, Cochabamba, Bolivia (Ammocharis)<br />
corazonicus -a -um from Mount Corazon, Ecuador<br />
corbariensis -is -e from Corbières, S France<br />
corbularius -a -um like a small basket, corbicula, corbiculae (growth habit; also a<br />
bee’s pollen basket)<br />
corbulus -a -um like a small basket, corbula, corbulae (diminutive of corbis)<br />
corchorifolius -a -um with leaves similar to those of Corchorus<br />
Corchorus the Greek name for jute; etymology uncertain<br />
corcovadensis -is -e from Mount Corcovados (Hunchback), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<br />
corcyraeus -a -um, corcyrensis -is -e from the Greek island or department of Corfu<br />
(Corcyra)<br />
cord-, cordi- heart-shaped, cor, cordis, cordicordatus<br />
-a -um, cordi- heart-shaped, cordate, cor (see Fig. 6e) (literally, wealthy)<br />
Cordia for Henricus Urbanus (Enricus Cordus) (1486–1535), and his son Valerius<br />
(1515–44), German botanists<br />
cordiacus -a -um dyspeptic, of the heart, kardiakoj, cor, cordis<br />
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