64 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Cinerea (sin-er-ea). L. " Cineres " (a cinder); i.e., 



ash-coloured. 

 Cinq lief oil (sing-k-foil). French. " Cinq " (five) ; " foil " 



(a leaf) ; refers to the number of leaflets that usually 



form the leaf of the plant. Eng. name for one 



of the Potentils. 

 Circeaea (sir-ce-a-e). L. Named after the Enchantress 



Circe. Bot. name for a group. 

 Circinatus (sir-cin-a-tus). L. " Circino " (to make 



round) ; from the shape of the leaf. Second hot. 



name, variety Water Rununeulus. 

 Cirsium (sir-um). L. term used by some botanists for 



" cnicus." 

 Cistus (sis-tus). G. name for some shrub. Eng. name 



for Cistaceae family. 

 Cist ace as (sis-ta-si-e). L. " Cistus " and " aceus " 



(like). Bot. name for a family which has one 



group, Rockrose only. 

 Citrata (sit-ra-ta). L. " Citrus " (a lemon). Second 



bot. name, variety Watermint. 

 Cladium (kla-di-um). G. " Clados " (a branch); from 



its many branches. Bot. name for a group. 

 Clandestina (klan-des-ti-na). L. adj., " hidden "; from 



the seeds being hidden in their large coverings. A 



second bot. name. 

 Clary (kla-re). L. " Clarus " (clear) ; is another name 



for the Wild Sage, and gets this name from the 



seeds having been put into the eye to clear them 



by the herbalists of old. 

 Claytonia (klay-ton-ia). Named after Clayton, an 



American botanist, who died 1773. Bot. name for 



a group. 



