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Celtis — A name given by Pliny to the African lotus, and later transferred 



to the genus owing to the sweet quality of the fniit. 

 Cerasus — The old L. name for the chem' tree fr. the Gr. /(fpafroc, a tree 



brought, by Lucullus from Asia Minor. 

 Cercis — L. L. fr. the Gr. KfpK/f, the ancient name for the Judas tree. 

 Chamaecyparis — L. (low-cypress) fr. the Gr. a«/'«'' on the ground, and 



KV7vdpi(Tan(, the cj'press. 

 Cherry — fr. the Gr. Kepnaoc through the L. Cerasvs (which see), the O. F. 



cerise, and the M. E. chery. The common name of Prunns. 

 Chestnut — fr. the Gr. Knnrao through the L. castanea (which see), the Fr. 



chastaigne and the M. E. chestein, chesten-nut (see Butternut). The 



common name of Castanea. 

 Chinquapin — fr. the N. Am. Indian word for Castanea primila, and those 



species of Qtiercus ^\•ith chestnut-like leaves. 

 cinerea — L. (ash-colored) fr. the Gr. Knvk, through the L. cinis, or dust; 



referring to the color of the bark of Juglans cinerea. 

 coccinea — L. (scarlet or crimson) fr. coccum, a gall growing on Quercus 



coccifera which was used in making red dyes. (?) The word comes from 



the Gr. KOKKog, a seed or berry; referring to the scarlet autumn leaves of 



Quercus coccinea. 

 Coffee-tree — f r. the Arabic quahweh through the Turkish cauphe ; and tree 



fr. the Skt. daru, wood; or daru, pine wood, through the Teut. trewom 



and the A. S. treo * the Teutonic group, the Gr. (^pt'f, oak; 66pv, a spear 



shaft, the Irish darog, the Russ. drevo, and the Philippine durog (?)^ a 



spear. The common name of Gymnocladus dioica ovnng to the coffee-like 



seeds. 

 communis — L. (common) fr. com-viunis. ready-to be of service, referring to 



a general and abundant distribution of several species. 

 copallina — L. L. f r. the Mex. copal, the name of a white resin from a species 



of Fhus in Mexico, referring to the latex in the bark of Bhus cnpclUn/j. 

 cordiformis — L. (heart-shaped) fr. the Gr. Ka^'ia, through the L. cor, heart, 



and forma, shaped, referring to the shape of the fruit or the base of the 



leaflets of Uicoria minima (Carya cordiformis). 

 Cornel — fr. the L. cornus (which see) through the L. L. cornolium. The 



common name of Cornns. 

 Cornus — 'The L. common name for the cornel fr. cornu, horn; referring to 



the hardness of the wood. 

 coronaria — L. (that which serves to make crowns) fr. corona/re, to crown. 



This term may refer to the custom of making wreaths from the leaves 



of Fyrus coronaria. 

 Cotton wood — cotton fr. the Arabic qutn through the Sp. coton, the Fr. coton, 



and the M. E. cotoun & wood — f r. the A. S. wudu through the M. E. 



wode, * the Teutonic and Galic where it refers to a tree. The common 



name of Populus deltoides owing to the eomose seeds. 

 Crabapple — crab fr. the M. E. crabbe, implying poor quality and apple 



(which see). The common name of Pyrus coronaria owing to the poor 



quality of the fruit. 

 Crataegus — L. (the ha^vthom) fr. the Gr. KpaTni}o^, a word derived from 



Kparoc, strength, o'wing to the hardness of the wood of the genus. 

 Cucumber tree — cucimiber fr. the L. cucumis. a name referring to the process 



of ripening by heat, fr. coquere. to cook ; through the M. E. cucumer 



(cucumber) and tree (see coffee-tree). The common name of Magnolia 



acuminata owing to the shape of the fruit. 

 Cupressus — L. (cypress) fr. the Gr. Kv-Tapiaan^ ; a word of earlier Semetic 



origin. 

 Cj'press — f r. the L. cupressus through the Fr. and M. E. cipres. See 



Cupressus. The common name of Taxodium distichum owing to the 



similarity of the cones to those of Cupressus. 

 dasycarpum — ■ L. (thick-fruit) fr. the Gr. flaaic, thick, and Kapnd^, seed; refer- 

 ring to the fruit of Acer saccharinum (?). 

 Datisca — L. L. of unkno^Ti origin given as a synonym for Bhus. 

 deltoides — L. (like the letter D), from the Gr. afPrn, D and aides, like, refer- 

 ring to the leaves of a Populus deltoides. 



