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Chekan. The Chilian name of Eugenia Chekan. 



Chelidonium. Celandine. From Gr. x^mSuv, a swallow, the flowers 



appearing at the same time as the swallows. 

 Chelone. Turtlehead. Snakehead. From Gr. x^'^-^^^v, a tortoise, the 



corolla being shaped like the head of a reptile. 

 Chenopodium. Goosefoot. Pigweed. The ancient . Greek name. From 



Xr/v, goose, + TToif , foot. 

 Chimaphila. Pipsissewa. Bitter wintergreen. Love-in-winter. From Gr. 



;t;fZ/za, winter, + ^fA^w, to love ; in allusion to the several popular names. 

 Chionanthus. Fringe-tree. From Gr. x^^^, snow, + di^%, flower ; in refer- 

 ence to the snow-white clusters of the flowers. 

 Chirata or Chirayita. From the Hindoo name chiraita. 

 Chondrodendron. From Gr. x^^^poi, 'a granule + 6iv6fjov^ a tree ; allud- 

 ing to the warty protuberances on the bark, 

 Chondrus. Sea moss. From Gr. xovdpo^^ cartilage; in reference to the 



cartilaginous fronds. 

 Chrysanthemum. Gold-fiower. The ancient Greek name. 

 Chrysarobinum. From Gr. ;t:P^<^oc7, gold, -f araroha, a foreign name of 



Gca powder. 

 Chrysophyllum. Star apple. From Gr. xp^<^k, gold, + <j)v7^1ov^ leaf. 

 Chrysosplenium. Golden saxifrage. From Gr. xpv<^6g^ gold, -f (tt///i^, the 



spleen. From its reputed medicinal properties. 

 Cichorium. Gr. Kixopa^ 'Succory, Chicory. 



Cicuta. Water hemlock. The ancient Latin name of the hemlock. 

 Cimicifuga. Bugbane. From Lat. cimex, a bug, + /"^o, to drive away. 

 Cinchona. Named for the countess of Chinchon, who brought the remedy 



to Europe, when she returned with her husband, viceroy of Peru, in 



1640. 

 Cinereus-a-um. Ash-colored. From Lat. cinis, ashes. 

 Cinnamomum. Cinnamon. The classical name. 



Circsea. Enchanter's nightshade. Named after the enchantress Circe. 

 Cissampelos. From Gr. Kiaaog^ ivy, + a//7reAof, vine. From the fact that 



it climbs like the ivy. 

 Citrullus. Melon. From Lat. citrus, the citron tree. 

 Citrus. Citron, Orange. The Latin name for the citron tree.' 

 Clava-FIerculis. Club of Hercules ; from the appearance of the cone-like 



cork-wings. 

 Clavatus-a-um. Club-like. From clava, a club. 

 Claviceps. Ergot. From Lat. clava^ a cXnh, -{- caput, head; alluding to 



the shape of the mycelium or sclerotium. 

 Clematis. Virgin's bower. Greek name of a creeping plant with long, 



lithe branches. Probably clematis or periwinkle. 

 Clinopodium. Field thyme. Calamint. From Gr. KA'ani^ a bed, + Troi'f, 



foot. 

 Clove. From Lat. clavus, a nail ; in allusion to the shape of the dried fruit. 



