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Glossary<br />

crenatifolius -a -um, crenifolius -a -um having crenate-margined leaves, crenatusfolium<br />

(Fig. 4a)<br />

crenophilus -a -um spring-loving, krhnh-filew<br />

crenulatus -a -um having small rounded and flat teeth around the leaves, diminutive<br />

of crenatus<br />

Creolophus hairy-fleshed-one, kreaj-lofoj (the scaled surface texture)<br />

creophagus -a -um flesh-eating, kreaj-fagw<br />

crepidatus -a -um wearing sandals, sandal- or slipper-shaped, crepidatus<br />

crepidiformis -is -e slipper-shaped, crepida-forma<br />

crepidioides resembling Crepis, Crepis-oides<br />

Crepis a name, krhpij, used by <strong>The</strong>ophrastus (meaning not clear, krhpi, krhpidoj is<br />

a shoe or enclosing wall)<br />

crepitans creaking, rattling, present participle of crepo, crepare, crepui, crepitum (as<br />

the seeds in the pod of the sandbox tree, Hura crepitans)<br />

crepitatus -a -um clattering or creaking, crepitus<br />

Crescentia for Pietro de Crescenzi (1230–1321), of Bologna<br />

Cressa Cretan, cressa, cressae (Cressa cretica is not a tautonym!)<br />

cretaceus -a -um inhabiting chalky soils, of chalk, creta<br />

cretensis -is -e, creticus -a -um from Crete, Cretan (Creta)<br />

cretiferus -a -um bearing chalk, creta-fero (superficial deposit from chalk glands)<br />

cretus -a -um descended, born, cretus; appearing, thriving, increasing, cresco,<br />

crescere, crevi, cretum<br />

cribratus -a -um sieve-like, cribrum, cribri<br />

crinatus -a -um with a tuft of long, fine hairs, crinatus<br />

crini- hair-, crinis, crinis, crinicriniferus<br />

-a -um, criniger -era -erum carrying a tuft of fine hairs, crinis-fero,<br />

crinis-gero<br />

criniformis -is -e hair-like, much elongated, crini-forma<br />

Crinitaria Long-hair, crinitus (the inflorescence)<br />

crinitus -a -um with long soft hairs, crinitus<br />

Crinodendron Lily-tree, krinon, dendron (floral similarity)<br />

Crinum Lily, krinon<br />

crispatulus -a -um slightly waved, crispus<br />

crispatus -a -um undulate, closely waved, curled, crispus<br />

crispifolius -a -um with wavy-edged leaves, crispus-folium<br />

crispipilus -a -um curly-haired, crispi-pilus<br />

crispulus -a -um slightly waved, diminutive of crispus<br />

crispus -a -um curled, wrinkled, with a waved or curled margin, crispus<br />

crista-galli cock’s comb, (crista, cristae)-gallus (the crested bracts)<br />

cristatellus -a -um having a small crest, diminutive of cristatus<br />

cristatus -a -um tassel-like at the tips, crested, cristatus<br />

cristiflorus -a -um having crested flowers, crista-florum<br />

cristus -a -um plumed, crested, crista<br />

crithmifolius -a -um having leaves resembling those of Crithmum<br />

crithmoides resembling Crithmum, Crithmum-oides<br />

Crithmum Barley, kriqh (the Greek name, krhqmon, refers to the similarity of the<br />

fruits)<br />

croaticus -a -um from Croatia<br />

crobulus -a -um with a crest or tuft of hair, krwbuloj<br />

crocatus -a -um citron-yellow, saffron-like, krokoj (used in dyeing, or the orange<br />

exudate from Mycena crocata)<br />

croceiflorus -a -um Crocus-flowered, having saffron-yellow flowers, croceus-florum<br />

croceo-caeruleus -a -um yellow and bluish coloured, croceus-caeruleus<br />

croceocarpus -a -um having saffron-yellow fruits, croceus-carpus<br />

croceofolius -a -um (chrome-)yellow leaved, croceus-folium (fruiting body of<br />

Cortinarius croceofolius)<br />

croceus -a -um saffron-coloured, yellow, croceus<br />

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