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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Cowania, cowanii for James Cowan (d. 1823), of London, who introduced plants<br />
from Mexico<br />
crabroniferus -a -um bearing hornet(-like flowers), crabro, crabronis<br />
cracca name used in Pliny, for a vetch<br />
Crambe ancient Greek name, krambh (for a cabbage-like plant)<br />
cranichoides resembling Cranichis, Cranichis-oides<br />
crantzii for H. J. von Crantz (1722–99), botanical writer<br />
cranwellia, cranwellae for Lucy Cranwell-Smith (1907–2000), palaeobotanist<br />
Craspedia Fringe, kraspedon (the pappus)<br />
craspedodronus -a -um fringed course, kraspedon-dromoj<br />
crassi- thick-, fleshy-, crassus, crassicrassicaulis<br />
-is -e thick-, fleshy-stemmed, crassi-caulos<br />
crassicollus -a -um thick-necked, crassi-collum<br />
crassifolius -a -um with thick, fleshy or leathery leaves, crassi-folium<br />
crassinodis -is -e, crassinodus -a -um having swollen nodes, crassi-nodus<br />
crassior thicker (than the type), comparative of crassus<br />
crassipes thick-stalked, crassi-pes<br />
crassirhizomus -a -um with a thick rhizome, crassi-(rhizoma, rhizomata)<br />
crassistipulus -a -um with thick stipules, crassi-(stipula, stipulae)<br />
crassiusculus -a -um somewhat thick, a little thickened, diminutive of crassus<br />
Crassocephalum Thick-headed, botanical Latin, crassus-cephalum (the expanded<br />
peduncle)<br />
Crassula Succulent-little-plant, feminine diminutive of crassus (Crassulaceae)<br />
crassus -a -um thick, fleshy, crassus<br />
crataegi of hawthorn, living on Crataegus (symbionts, parasites and saprophytes)<br />
crataegifolius -a -um hawthorn-leaved, Crataegus-folium<br />
crataeginus -a -um hawthorn-like, Crataegus<br />
Crataegomespilus the composite name for the chimaera involving Crataegus and<br />
Mespilus<br />
Crataegus Strong, krataioj (the name, krataigoj, used by <strong>The</strong>ophrastus for<br />
hawthorn’s timber)<br />
Crataemespilus the composite name for hybrids between Crataegus and Mespilus<br />
crateri-, cratero- strong-, krateroj, karteroj; goblet-shaped-, a cup, krathr,<br />
krathroj, krathro; crater, crateris<br />
Crateranthus, crateranthus -a -um Bowl-flower, krathr-anqoj (the shape of the<br />
corolla tube)<br />
crateriformis -is -e goblet- or cup-shaped, with a shallow concavity, crateris-forma<br />
Craterispermum Saucer-shaped-seeded, krathr-sperma<br />
Crataeva for Cratevas (Creteuas) (first century bc), Greek physician and artist to<br />
Mythridates VI (the elder Pliny refers to Crateva’s books with coloured illustrations<br />
– no extant works remain)<br />
cratus -a -um strong, superior, kratoj<br />
Crawfurdia for Sir John Crawfurd (1783–1868), Governor of Singapore<br />
creber -ra -rum, crebri- densely clustered, frequently, creber, crebri<br />
crebriflorus -a -um densely flowered, crebri-florus<br />
crebrus -a -um frequent, crowded, prolific, crebro<br />
Cremanthodium Hanging flower-head, kremastoj-anqwdhj<br />
Cremaspora Pendulous-seeded, kremastoj-sporoj<br />
cremastogyne with hanging or pendent ovary, kremastoj-gunh<br />
cremastus -a -um with hanging or swinging flowers, kremastoj<br />
cremeus -a -um burnt-looking, fiery, singed, cremo, cremare, cremavi, crematum (leaf<br />
margins)<br />
cremnophilus -a -um liking steep slopes or precipices, krhmnoj-filew<br />
cremnophylax cliff-top sentinel, krhmnoj-fulac (protected habitat)<br />
crenati-, crenatus -a -um notched, with small rounded teeth, modern Latin, crena<br />
(the leaf margins, see Fig. 4a)<br />
crenatiflorus -a -um with crenate-lobed flowers, crenatus-florum<br />
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