72 BOTANICAL NAMES 



that of those higher up, and thus bringing all the 

 flowers to one and the same level. 



Corymbiferae (kor-imb-if-er-a). L. " Corymb " and 

 " fero " (to carry). Bot. name given to a sub- 

 division of Composite family. 



Corymbosus (kor-imb-os-us). L. adj., " arranged in 

 corymbs." Second bot. name. 



Cotinifolius (ko-ti-ni-fol-i-us). L. name for some plant 

 that gave a purple dye ; and " folius " (a leaf) ; i.e., 

 leaves like those of the " cotinus." A second bot. 

 name. 



Cotoneaster (ko-to-ni-as-ter). L. " Cotoneum " (the 

 Quince). Bot. name for a group. 



Cotton (kot-n). Is now the name applied to the soft, 

 downy, hair-like substance attached to the seeds of 

 some plants. It is derived from the Arabic 

 " quton," which was their name for the wool of 

 their flocks. 



Cotton-Sedge. Eng. name for Eriophorum (G. " wool- 

 bearer ") group Sedge family. 



Cotula (kot-u-la). In days of old, for some reason or 

 other, the plant " Stink Mayweed " was by her- 

 balists called Cotula. Now used as second bot. 

 name for that plant. 



Cotyledon (kot-i-le-don). G. " Kotuledon " (a hollow 

 vessel) ; is the future leaf contained in the seed of 

 the plant. Bot. name for a group. 



Conch (kowch). Or Quitch. From A.S. " cwice " 

 (quick or living) ; is the common name for a very 

 troublesome Grass. 



Cow Bane. " Bane " is A.S. for " killer." Cowbane 

 is Eng. name for Cicuta group. It is also the 

 common name for the Water Hemlock. 



