The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
cyph-, cypho- bent-, curved, stooping-, kufoj, kufo-, kuf-<br />
Cyphanthera Curved-anthers, kufoj-anqera<br />
cyphochilus -a -um having a humped lip, kufo-xeiloj<br />
Cyphomandra Stooped-male, kufoj-anhr (tree tomato’s humped anthers)<br />
cypri of Venus, Kypris<br />
cyprianus -a -um from Cyprus, Cypriot<br />
Cypripedium Aphrodite’s slipper, Kuprij-pedilon (Kypris was also Aphrodite or<br />
Venus)<br />
cyprius -a -um from Cyprus, Cypriot (Cyprus, Cyprius)<br />
cyranostigmus -a -um with a curved stigma, for Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac<br />
(1619–55), as portrayed in Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play, for his large, curved<br />
nose, and stigma<br />
cyrenaicus -a -um from Cyrenaica, formerly a province of, now unified, Libya<br />
Cyrilla for Dominica Cyrillo (1734–99), professor of medicine at Naples<br />
(Cyrillaceae)<br />
cyrt- curved-, arched-, kurtoj, kurto-, kurtcyrtanthiflorus<br />
-a -um having flowers with curved anthers, cyrt-anthera-florus<br />
Cyrtanthus Curved-flower, kurt-anqoj<br />
cyrtobotryus -a -um curving bunched, kurto-botruj (fruits)<br />
Cyrtococcum Curved-fruit, kurto-kokkoj<br />
cyrtodontus -a -um having curved teeth, kurt-odontoj<br />
Cyrtogonium Curved-knee, kurto-gonu (the rhizome)<br />
Cyrtogonone an anagram of Crotonogyne (a related genus)<br />
Cyrtomiun Arched, kurtowma (the fronds)<br />
cyrtonema curved threads, kurto-nhma (filaments)<br />
cyrtophyllus -a -um having curved leaves, kurto-fullon<br />
Cyrtorchis Curved-orchid, kurt-orxij (the spur)<br />
Cyrtosperma Curved-seed, kurto-sperma (reniform seeded)<br />
cyst-, cysti-, cysto- hollow-, pouched-, kustij, kustocystolepidotus<br />
-a -um covered with cyst-like scales, kusto-lepij-wtoj<br />
cystolepis -is -e having cyst-like (glandular) scales, kusto-lepij<br />
Cystopteris Bladder-fern, kusto-pteruc (from the inflated-looking indusia)<br />
cystopteroides resembling Cystopteris, Cystopteris-oides<br />
cystostegius -a -um having a bladder-like cover, kusto-stegoj (the indusium)<br />
cythereus -a -um from the Ionian island of Kithira (Cythera, once famed for the<br />
purple murex dye used by senatorial-class Romans)<br />
cytisoides resembling Cytisus, kutisoj-oeidhj<br />
Cytisus the Greek name, kutisoj, for a clover-like plant (broom)<br />
Daboecia (Dabeocia) for St Dabeoc, Welsh missionary to Ireland (name given by<br />
Edward Lhuyd (1660–1709), its discoverer)<br />
dacicus -a -um from Bohemia (Dacia)<br />
Dacrycarpus Weeping-fruit, dakru-karpoj (relation to Dacrydium and Podocarpus)<br />
dacrydioides resembling Dacrydium, dakrudion-oeidhj<br />
Dacrydium Little-tear, dakrudion (its exudation of small resin droplets)<br />
Dacryodes Tear-drop-like, dakru-wdhj<br />
dactyl-, dactylo-, -dactylis finger-, daktuloj<br />
Dactyladenia With-finger-like-glands, daktuloj-adhn<br />
Dactylaena Finger-cloaked, daktuloj-xlaina<br />
dactyliferus -a -um finger-bearing, dactylis-fera<br />
dactylinus -a -um fingered, having finger-like lobing, daktuloj<br />
Dactyliophora Finger-carrying, daktuloj-fora<br />
Dactylis Dactyl, daktuloj, one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables<br />
(the spikelets of cock’s-foot grass are in a large terminal cluster with two<br />
lesser clusters below). Others suggest the interpretation as finger, or bunch of<br />
grapes<br />
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