76 BOTANICAL NAMES 



(concealed); "gramma" (a line); the lines of 

 fructification not being apparent. Bot. synonym 

 for Allosorus, name of a group. 



Cucubalus (ku-ku-ba-lus). From two G. words meaning 

 a noxious weed. Pliny applied it to the Black 

 Nightshade. Now used as second bot. name fo* 

 one of the Campions, Silene group. 



Cucumber (ku-kum-ber). Eng. name from L. 

 " cucumis " (a cucumber), for a vegetable of Gourd 

 family. 



Cucurbitaceae (ku-kur-bit-a-se-a). L. " Cucurbita " (a 

 gourd); and " aceous " (like). Bot. fiame for 

 Gourd family. The males and females of this 

 family are in separate flowers, either on the same 

 or different plants. 



Cudweed. A corruption, probably of cotton- weed, the 

 plants being covered more or less with cottony 

 wool. Eng. name for Gnaphalium group. 



Culm (kulm). L. " Culmus " (a stalk). Bot. term 

 more especially used for the stem of Grasses and 

 Sedges. 



Cupulifera (ku-pul-if-er-a). L. " Cupula " (a little 

 cup) ; " fera " (bearer). Is the name of one of the 

 four sub-divisions of the Catkin family. The " cup- 

 bearers " get their name from the little cup in which 

 the fruit rests, as the cup of the Acorn, Filbert, &c. 



Currant. A corruption of Corinth, in Greece, whence 

 they were first brought. Is the popular Eng. name 

 for most of the Ribes group. 



Cuscuta (kus-ku-ta). Arabic. " Kechout " (the name 

 for the plant). Bot. name Dodder group. 



Cuspidatus (kus-pi-da-tus). L. adj., " somewhat 

 pointed." A second bot. name. 



