NAMES OF PLANTS. 121 



Cynoglos'sum, Dioscoricles. From G. c\jn, dog, and glossa, 

 a tongue ; from the form of the leaf. 



Cynosu'rus, Linneus. From G. cyn, dog, and oara, tail; 

 from the shape of the spike. 



Cype'rus, Theophrastus. G., cyj)eiros, a reed. 



Cypripe'dium, Linneus. From G. cyiwis, a surname of the 

 goddess Venus, and ijoclion, a sock, or slipper; 

 Venus' slipper ; as we say Lady's Slipper. 

 CaVceolus, Dodonseus. L., a slipper. Calceolus Marianus 

 is the name given by Dodonaeus. In mediaeval times 

 many plants originally dedicated to Venus were trans- 

 ferred to '' Our Lady," or the Virgin Mary — e. g, (our) 

 Lady's Mantle, (our) Lady's Slipper, &c. 



Cystop'teris. From G. cysto, bladder, and 2^teris, fern; 

 on account of the hood-shaped cover of the sori. 



Dac'tylis, Linneus. G., dactylos, a finger ; from the form 



of the panicle. 

 Daph'ne, Dioscorides. The name of a nymph who was 



changed by the gods into a Laurel or Bay-tree to 



save her from the pursuit of Apollo. Some of these 



plants have a resemblance to Laurels. 

 Lau'reola, Dodonseus. Diminutive of L., laurus, a laurel; 



and given by the later Latin writers to this plant. 



The older name was Daplmoides — Daphne-like. 

 Meze'reum, Linneus. Madzaryoun, its Persian name. 



Linneus, in his ' Materia Medica,' gives Mezereum 



as the officinal name for Daphne. Dodonseus quotes 



Avicenna and Serapion as using this name, but not 



for this plant. 

 Datu'ra, Linneus. Altered from its Arabic name tatorah 



(Forskal).* Paimphius says that in some parts of the 



'^ A Swedish naturalist of the last centuiy, who was employed by 

 the king of Denmark on a scientific expedition to Egypt and Ai'abia. 



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