The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
crocidatus -a -um felted, with a felt-like surface, krokuj, krokudoj<br />
crocifolius -a -um yellow-leaved, croci-folium<br />
crocipodius -a -um yellow-stalked, croci-(pous, podos) (stipe of yellow cracking<br />
bolete)<br />
Crocosmia Saffron-scented, krokoj-osmh (the dry flowers) (Crocosmataceae)<br />
crocosmifolius -a -um with Crocosmia-like leaves, Crocosmia-folium<br />
crocostomus -a -um yellow-throated, krokoj-stoma (flowers)<br />
crocothyrsos woolly-panicled, saffron-panicled, krokoj-qursoj<br />
Crocus Thread, krokoj, from the Chaldean name, krokh a thread (for the stigmas of<br />
Crocus sativus, from which is produced true saffron, Arabic, zacfaran)<br />
croesus flowing with wealth, for Croesus (d. 546 at Sardus), King of Lydia<br />
Crossandra Fringed-anther, krossai-anhr<br />
Crossandrella Resembling-Crossandra, feminine diminutive of Crossandra<br />
Crossopteryx Fringed-wing, krossai-(pteruc, pterugoj) (the seed)<br />
crossosepalus -a -um having fringed sepals, krossai-skeph<br />
Crossosoma Stepped-bodies, krossai-swma (the reniforme, arillate seeds)<br />
(Crossosomataceae)<br />
crotalarioides resembling Crotalaria, Crotalaria-oides<br />
Crotalaria Rattle, krotalon, crotalum (seeds become loose in the inflated pods of<br />
some)<br />
Croton Tick, kroton (the seeds of some look like ticks)<br />
Crotonogyne Female-Croton, kroton-gunh<br />
crotonoides Croton-like, Croton-oides<br />
Crowea for James Crowe (1750–1807), British botanist of Norwich<br />
Crucianella Little-cross, diminutive of crux (for the phyllotaxy, Phuopsis)<br />
Cruciata Cross, crux, crucis (Dodoens’ name refers to the cruciate arrangement of<br />
the leaves)<br />
cruciatus -a -um with leaves in alternate pairs at right angles to the pair below;<br />
instrument of torture, torture, misfortune, crucio, cruciare, cruciavi, cruciatum<br />
(fiercely armed with thorns set crosswise)<br />
crucifer -era -erum, crucigerus -a -um cross-bearing, cruciform, crux-fero or -gero<br />
cruciformis in the form of a cross, crucis-forma<br />
crucis cross, crux, crucis (the corolla)<br />
crudelis -is -a coarse, cruel, bloody, crudelis; crudus<br />
cruentatus -a -um stained with red, bloodied, blood-red, cruor, cruoris<br />
cruentus -a -um bloody, blood-red, blood-coloured, cruentus (cruor, cruoris)<br />
crumenatus -a -um pouched, like a purse, crumena, crumenae<br />
crura, cruris legged, leg, shin, crus, cruris<br />
crus leg, shin, crus, cruris<br />
crus-andrae St Andrew’s cross, crux, crucis<br />
crus-corvi raven’s spur, (crus, cruris)-, (corvus, corvi)<br />
crus-galli cock’s spur, (crus, cruris)-gallus (thorns)<br />
crus-maltae, crux-maltae Maltese cross (crux, crucis)-melita<br />
crustaceus -a -um brittle, hard-surfaced, crusta, crustae<br />
crustatus -a -um encrusted, having a hard surface, crusta, crustae<br />
crustuliniformis -is -e shaped like small pastries, crustulum, crustuli<br />
cruzianua -a -um from any place called Santa Cruz, in Bolivia or elsewhere<br />
cryo- cold, frost, ice, kruoj, kruocryocalyx<br />
having a frosted-looking calyx, kruo-kaluc<br />
cryophilus -a -um cold-loving, kruo-filew<br />
Cryophytum Ice-plant, kruo-futon (the appearance of Cryophytum crystalinum <br />
Mesembryanthemum crystalinum)<br />
Crypsis Covered, kruyioj, kruptoj (the short flowering head is embraced by two<br />
inflated leaf-sheaths)<br />
crypt-, crypto- obscurely-, covered-, hidden-, kpuptein, kruptoj, krupto-, krupt-;<br />
crypta, cryptocryptandrus<br />
-a -um having inconspicuous or concealed stamens, krupt-anhr<br />
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