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Chekan. The Chilian name of Eugenia Chckan. 



Chelidonium. Celandine. From Gr. ^e/lidwv, a swallow, the flowers 



appearing at the same time as the swallows. 

 Chelone. Turtlehead. Snakehead. From Gr. X ^UVT/, a tortoise, the 



corolla being shaped like the head of a reptile. 

 Chenopodium. Goosefoot. Pigweed. The ancient Greek name. From 



Xt'jVy goose, + Troi'f , foot. 

 Chimaphila. Pipsissewa. Bitter wintergreen. Love-in-winter. From Gr. 



Xet/J-a, winter, + 0'^ew, to love ; in allusion to the several popular names. 

 Chionanthus. Fringe-tree. From Gr.. xi&v, snow, -f av0o t flower; in refer- 

 ence to the snow-white clusters of the flowers. 

 Chirata or Chirayita. From the Hindoo name chiraita. 

 Chondrodendron. From Gr. ^dvdpof, /a granule + divSpov, a tree ; allud- 

 ing to the warty protuberances on the bark. 

 Chondrus. Sea moss. From Gr. ^dt-Jpof, cartilage ; in reference to the 



cartilaginous fronds. 



Chrysanthemum. Gold-flower. The ancient Greek name. 

 Chrysarobinum. From Gr. xP va ff , gold, + araroba, a foreign name of 



Gca powder. 



Chrysophyllum. Star apple. From Gr. ^pucrdc, gold, -f ^Aov, leaf. 

 Chrysosplenium. Golden saxifrage. From Gr. xpvadc, gold, -f- airMjv, the 



spleen. From its reputed medicinal properties. 

 Cichorium. Gr. K/jopa, 'Succory, Chicory. 



Cicuta. Water hemlock. The ancient Latin name of the hemlock. 

 Cimicifuga. Bugbane. From Lat. cime.r, a bug, + fugo, to drive away. 

 Cinchona. Named for the countess of Chinchon, who brought the remedy 



to Europe, when she returned with her husband, viceroy of Peru, in 



1640. 



Cinereus-a-um. Ash-colored. From Lat. cinis, ashes. 

 Cinnamomum. Cinnamon. The classical name. 



Circaea. Enchanter's nightshade. Named after the enchantress Circe. 

 Cissampelos. From Gr. utatjos, ivy, + a/zTre/lof, vine. From the fact that 



it climbs like the ivy. 



Citrullus. Melon. From Lat. citrus, the citron tree. 

 Citrus. Citron, Orange. The Latin name for the citron tree. 

 Clava-Kerculis. Club of Hercules ; from the appearance of the cone-like 



cork-wings. 



Clavatus-a-um. Club-like. From clava, a club. 

 Claviceps. Ergot. From Lat. clava, a club, + caput, head; alluding to 



the shape of the mycelium or sclerotium. 

 Clematis. Virgin's bower. Greek name of a creeping plant with long, 



lithe branches. Probably clematis or periwinkle. 

 Clinopodium. Field thyme. Calamint. From Gr. KAhq, a bed, + TTOI-C, 



foot. 

 Clove. From Lat. clavus, a nail ; in allusion to the shape of the dried fruit. 



