BOTANICAL NAMES 77 



Curta (kur-ta). L. adj., " shortened." A second hot. 

 name. 



Cyanus (si-an-us). G. " Cyanos " (blue) ; G. name for 

 the plant. Second hot. name for the Bluebottle or 

 Cornflower. 



Cyclamen (sik-la-men). G. " Kuklos " (a circle). Bot. 

 name for a group. 



Cymbalaria (sim-bal-ar-i-a). L. adj., " somewhat like 

 a cymbal." Second bot. name Ivy Linaria. 



Cyme (sim). I. " Cyma " (sprout of a cabbage). A 

 bot. term for one of the kinds of flowering, where 

 flowers open from below upwards or from the cir- 

 cumference inwards. 



Cynanchica (si-nangke-ka). G. name for "Quinsy"; 

 the plant was a supposed remedy for the disease. 

 Second bot. name Squinceywort. 



Cynaroideae (si-na-roi-de-a). G. " Cynara " (a 

 thistle) ; " oides " (like). Is the bot. name for one 

 of the great sub-divisions into which the Com- 

 posite family is divided. 



Cynapium (si-na-pi-um). G. " Kuno " (a dog-); 

 " apion " (parsley). Second bot. name for Fool's 

 Parsley. 



Cynodon (si-no-don). G. " Kuno " (a dog); " odon " 

 (a tooth). Bot. name for a group. 



Cynoglossum (si-no-glos-sum). G. " Kuno " (a dog) ; 

 " glossum " (a tongue). Bot. name for Hound's 

 Tongue group. 



Cynosurus (si-no-su-rus). G. "Kuno" (a dog) ; 

 " aura " (a tail) ; from the shape of the spike, and 

 being fringed on one side only. Bot. name for 

 Dog's Tail group. 



Cyperaceae (si-per-a-se-a). G. " Kupeiros " (a marsh 



