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ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF LATIN NAMES OF SPECIES 



cal vus: bald, hairless. 



calve inus: caljx-like. 



calycula tus: calyx-like, calyx -bear- 

 ing, fruit inclosed in a calyx. 



cam bricus: Cambrian, Welsh. 



campanula tus: campanulate, bell- 

 shaped. 



campes tris: of the fields 01 plains. 



canaden sis: Canadian. 



canalicula tus: channeled, grooved. 



canarien sis: of the Canary Isls. 



can dicans: white, hoary, particularly 

 white-hairy or white-woolly. 



candidis simus: very white-hairy or 

 hoary. 



cantab ricus: from Cantabria (in 

 Spain) . 



can didus : white, white-hairy, shining. 



canes cens: gray-pubescent. 



ca nus: ash-colored, hoary. 



capen sis: of the Cape (of Good Hope). 



capilla ris: hair-like. 



capreolil tus: winding, twining. 



capsula ris: capsular. 



cardina lis: cardinal. 



carina tus: keeled. 



car neus: flesh-colored. 



carno sus: fleshy. 



carolinia nus: Carolinian, pertaining 

 to North or South Carolina, or in- 

 definitely to the Carolinas. 



carpath icus : of the Carpathian region 

 (Europe). 



cartilagln eus: like cartilage. 



caryophylla ceus: clove-like; perhaps 

 also pertaining to the pink family. 



cashmeria nus: of Cashmere (Asia). 



cathar ticus: cathartic. 



cathaya nus: of Cathay (China). 



caucas icus: belonging to the Cau- 

 casus (mountain region between 

 the Black and Caspian Seas). 



cauda tus: caudate, tailed. 



caules cens: caulescent, having a 

 stem or stems. 



rauliflo rus: stem-flowered. - 



cenfs ius: of Mt. Cenis (between 

 France and Italy). 



cephala tus : headed, bearing heads. 



cerasifor mis: cherry-formed. 



ceref 6 lius : wax-leaved. 



cerif era: wax-bearing. 



cer nuus: bending forward, inclined, 

 drooping, nodding. 



ceylan icus: of Ceylon; same as zey- 

 lanicus. 



chalcedon icus: of Chalcedon (on the 

 Bosphorus). 



chilen sis : belonging to Chile. 



chine n sis: belonging to China. 



chloran thus: green-flowered. 



chrysan thus : golden-flowered. 



chrysocar pus: golden-fruited. 



chrysophyl Ius: golden-leaved. 



chrysos tomus: golden-mouthed, 

 golden-throated. 



cilii ris: ciliate, fringed with hairs on 

 the margin. 



cilia tus: ciliate, hairy fringed. 



cilic icus: of Cilicia (in S. E. Asia 

 Minor). 



cine tus: girded, girdled. 



cine reus: ash-colored. 



cinnabar! nus: cinnabar-red. 



cinnamo meus: cinnamon-brown. 



circina tus: circinate, coiled. 



cirrho sus: r rn> trilled. 



citra tus: citms-like. 



citri nus: citron-colored or -like. 



clandest! nus: concealed. 



clava tus: clavate, club-shaped. 



clematid eus: pertaining to or like 

 clematis. 



clypea tus: with a shield. 



coccff era: berry-bearing. 



coccin eus: scarlet. 



cochlea ris: spoon-like. 



cochlea tus: spoon-like. 



coelesti nus: sky-blue. 



cceles tis: celestial, sky-blue. 



coll! nus : pertaining to a hill. 



colora tus: colored (other than green). 



coma tus : with coma or hair. 



commu nis: common, general, gre- 

 garious. 



commuta tus: changed or changing. 



como sus: with long hair. 



compac tus: compact, dense. 



complex us : circled, embraced. 



complied tus: complicate; page 162. 



compres sus: compressed. 



comp tus: adorned, ornamented. 



c6n cavus: concave, hollowed out. 



concin nus : neat, well made. 



con color: colored similarly. 



conden sus: condensed, crowded. 



confer tus: crowded. 



confor mis: similar, like to. 



confu sus: confused, uncertain (as to 

 characteristics) . 



conges tus: congested, brought to- 

 gether. 



conglomera tus: conglomerate, 

 crowded together. 



conif era : cone-bearing. 



conjuga tus: connected, joined to- 

 gether. 



conoid eus: conoid, cone-like. 



consul idus: consolidated, solid, sta- 

 ble. 



conspic uus: conspicuous, marked. 



constrfc tus: constricted. 



contig uus : contiguous, near together. 



con tor tus: contorted, twisted. 



con trie tus: contracted. 



corallifld rus : coral-flowered. 



coral linus: coral-red. 



corda tus: cordate, heart-shaped. 



cordifd lius: cordate-leaved, heart- 

 leaved. 



coria ceus: leathery. 



cornicula tus: horned. 



cornig era: horn-bearing. 



cor nti tus: horned. 



corona rius: used for or belonging to 

 garlands. 



corona tus: crowned. 



corruga tus: corrugated, wrinkled. 



c6r sicus: Corsican (island in the 

 Mediterranean) . 



corticd sus : heavily furnished with bark. 



coriis cans: vibrating, glittering. 



corymbif era: corymb-bearing. 



corymbd sus: corymbose. 



costa tus: costate, ribbed. 



crassicau lis: thick-stemmed. 



crassifo lius: thick-leaved. 



eras sipes: thick-footed or -stalked. 



eras sus: thick, fleshy. 



crena tus: crenate, scalloped. 



crenula tus: crenulate, somewhat 

 scalloped. 



crepida tus: sandaled, slippered. 



crep itans: rattling, rustling. 



creta ceus: cretaceous, pertaining to 



chalk, 

 cret icus: of Crete (island in Eastern 



Mediterranean). 



crini tus: hairy , provided with hair, 

 cris pus: crisped, curled. 

 crista tus: cristate, crested. 

 croca tus: saffron-yellow, 

 crd ceus: saffron-colored, yellow, 

 crucia tus: cruciate, cross-like, 

 crucif era: cross-bearing, 

 cruen tus: bloody, 

 crystal linus : crystalline, 

 cuben sis: Cuban. 

 cuculla tus: hooded, 

 cultra tus: cultrate, knife-shaped, 

 cunea tus : cuneate, wedge-shaped. 

 cuneifS lius: wedge-leaved. 

 cuneifor mis: wedge-formed, 

 cii preus : copper -like or -colored. 

 curvS tus: curved, 

 cuspida tus: cuspidate, with a cusp 



or sharp stiff point, 

 cya neus: blue, 

 cylindra ceus: cylindrical, 

 cylin dricus: cylindrical, 

 cymbifor mis : boat-formed, 

 cymfi sus: cymed, having a cyme or 



cymes, 

 cy preus: copper-like; see cupreus. 



dactylif era: finger-bearing. 



dahii ricus, davu ricus : Of Dahuria or 

 Dauria (in Trans-Baikal Siberia, 

 near the frontier of China). 



dalmat icus: Dalmatian (on eastern 

 side of the Adriatic). 



damasce nus: of Damascus. 



dasycar pus: thick-fruited. 



dealba tus: whitened, white-washed. 



deb ilis: weak, frail. 



decan drus: ten-stamened. 



decapet alus: ten-petaled. 



decid uus : deciduous, with parts fall- 

 ing. 



decip iens: deceptive. 



declina tus: declined, bent down- 

 ward. 



decolo rans: discoloring, staining. 



decompos itus: decompound, more 

 than once compound or divided. 



dec orans: adorning. 



deed rus: elegant, comely, becoming. 



decum bens: decumbent, reclining at 

 the base but the top or tips upright. 



decur rens: deourrent, as a leaf ex- 

 tending down the stem. 



deflex us: deflexcd, bent abruptly 

 downward. 



defor mis: misshapen, deformed. 



delec tus: chosen. 



delicatis simus : most or very delicate. 



delica tus: delicate, tender. 



delicio sus: delicious. 



deltoid eus: deltoid, triangular. 



demis sus: low, weak. 



dendroid eus: tree-like. 



densifld rus: densely flowered. 



den sus: dense. 



denta tus: toothed. 



denticula tus: denticulate, slightly 

 toothed. 



dentd sus: toothed. 



denuda tus: denuded, naked. 



