66 BOTANICAL NAMES 



bot. name of a sub-division of the Thistle group, 



but now disused. 

 Cochlearia (kok-le-a-ri-a). L. " Cochlear " (a spoon); 



spoon-like from the shape of the leaf. Bot. name 



for a group. 

 Cockle. A corruption of the Gaelic " cogall," name of 



the plant; usually called " corn cockle," because it 



flowers with the corn. Eng. name for one of the 



Lychnis group. 



Cock's Foot. Eng. name for Dactylus group. 

 Codlings and Cream. A common name for Great 



Willow Herb, because the smell of the flower is like 



that of boiled apples. Codlin is an old word for 



apples fit for boiling or baking. 

 Coenosus (se-no-sus). L. adj., " marshy," i.e., where 



the plant grows. 



Colchicum (kol-chi-kum). Named after Colchis, a pro- 

 vince of Asia Minor, where this plant grew 



abundantly. Bot. name for a group. 

 Cole or Kole. Saxon " caul," the old name for a 



cabbage. 

 Colemani (kol-man-i). Name after Coleman. Second 



bot. name, variety of Bramble. 

 Coliina (kol-li-na). L. adj., " hilly." A second bot. 



name. 

 Colt's Foot. Eng. name for Tussilago group, from the 



leaf of the plant being like a colt's foot. The 



leaves are sometimes smoked. 

 Columbine (kol-um-bine). L. " Columba " (a dove); 



from the flower spurs being like a group of doves 



with their heads together. 

 Columbinum (kol-um-bi-num). L. adj., <4 like a dove." 



Second bot. name Long Stalked Geranium. 



