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Cymbidium; boat-shaped (labellum) : 
Cymbono’ tus; ; Gr. hollow-backed; form of achenes 
Cymodo‘cea; after the name of a sea-nymph ; 
Cynan ‘chum ; ; dog-strangler, in allusion to poisonous proper ties 
Cyn’odon ; Gr. kuneos, dog-like, and odous, tooth 
Cynoglos’sum ; Gr. dog-like tongue. “ Hound’s-tongue” 
Cy pera’ cee ; from Cyperus ... 
Cyperus; Gr. kupeiros, a rush oe 
Cyrtosty‘lis; Gr. kurtos, curved ; and column ... 
Dee'mia; an Arabic word i s is 
Damaso‘nium; Gr. damasis, subduing ; ; in 1 illusion to supposed 
medical qualities 
Dampie’ra ; after Dampier, an n early Australian navigator 
Dantho‘nia ; after M. Danthoine, a French botanist 
Darwin ia; aiee the celebrated Dr. Darwin 
Datura; Arabic name for a ‘‘thorn-apple” 
Dav’ CUS ; Gr. daukon, a wild carrot 
Davie’sia; after a W elsh botanist .. 
Dentel'la ; diminutive of dens, dentis, a tooth 
Dianella ; dim. of Diana, the goddess of hunting 
Dichelach’ ne; Gr. dis, double; cheilos, a lip; and achne, chaff 
—glumes, two-lobed + ; 
Dichon’ dra ; Gr. di, two, and chondr OS, & grain... 
Dickso‘nia ; ’ after a Scotch cry ptogamic botanist 
Dicrasty lis; Gr. dicranos, 2-headed, and style ... 
Didis’cus; Gr. two-dises, alluding to the fruitlets 
Didymothe’ca; Gr. didymos, double, and theke, seed-vessel 
Dillenia’cez ; from Dillenia, after Dillenius, botanical professor 
at Oxfor d.. ‘ ‘ 
Dillwyn ‘ia ; after an English botanist 
Dimorphoc’oma; Gr. dis, two, morphe, form, and kome, pappus 
Diplach‘ne; Gr. diploos, double, and achne, chaff or glune 
Diplopel'tis; Gr. diploos, and pelte, a small shield 
Dipo'dium; Gr. dipodes, two feet; in allusion 
stalked pollen masses ... 
Di'stichlis; Gr. distichos, (leaves) in two rows : 
Diw'ris; Gr. dis, two, and oura, a tail ; referring to the elongate 
lateral sepals f 
Dodone'a; after a botanical w writer (1578-1585) es 
Dro’sera ; ‘Gr. droser os, dewy : 
Dr osera: ce ; from Drosera, Sun- dew 
Dryma ia ; inhabiting, drymos, a forest ... 
Duboi'sia ; ‘personal name e 
Dyspha‘nia; Gr. badly visible, i.e. “the flowers ... 
Echinopo’gon; Gr. echinos, (prickly as) the hedge- hog, and 
pogon, the beard.. 
Echinosper‘mum ; Gr. echinos, and sperma, a seed 
Ehrhar‘ta; after a Swiss botanist . 
Elachan'thus; Gr. elachus, short, and anthos, a flower 
FElat’ine ; Gr. dans br . 
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