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Croton. From Gr. aporuv or Kp6ruv t a tick, because the seed was thought 



to resemble a tick. Also applied to the castor-oil seed. 

 Crucifer-a-um. Cross-bearing. From Lat. crux, cross, -f- fero, to bear. 



With reference to the form of the flowers. 



Cruciger-a-um. Cross-bearing. From Lat. crux, cross, + gero, to bear. 

 Cubeba. Span, and Port, from Arab, kababat, native name of the plant. 

 Cucumis. Cucumber. Melon. The ancient Latin name. 

 Cucurbita. Gourd, Squash. The ancient Latin name. 

 Cuminum. Cumin. The ancient Greek name. 



Cunila. Dittany. Ancient Latin name for a plant, a species of orizanum. 

 Cupana. After Father Francis Cupani, Italian monk and botanist ; died 



in 1710. 



Cusparia. Angostura. 



Cusso. Abyssinian name of the tree Hagcnia Abyssinica. 

 Cyanus. Blue-bottle. The old Greek word for any dark-blue substance. 

 Cyminum. Cumin. Same as cuminum. 

 Cynoglossum. Hound's tongue. The classical name. From niuv t dog, + 



y'/ucaa t tongue ; from the shape and texture of the leaves. 

 Cyperus. Galingale. From Gr. id-irEipof, a marsh plant. 

 Cypripedium. Lady's slipper. From Gr. Kin/it f, Venus, -f- nedi/iov, sandal. 

 Cytisus. Broom. An ancient classical name for a shrubby kind of clover, 



perhaps Medicago arborea. 

 Damascenus-a-um. Pertaining to Damascus. 

 Daphne. Mezereum. Ancient Greek name of the bay-tree ; from the 



nymph, whom Apollo transformed into a laurel. 

 Datura. Jimson weed. Thorn apple. Name derived from Sans, dhattura, 



Arab, tatura, tatula, the native name. 

 Daucus. Carrot. The ancient Greek name. 

 Decandrus-a-um. Having ten stamens. From Gr. dew, ten, -j- avqp t 



ai>6/i6f t man. 

 Delphinium. Larkspur. Ancient Greek name, from <fc?.0/f (Aetyiv), 



dolphin, in allusion to the shape of the flower. 

 jJentatus-a-um. Dentated, toothed. Lat. dens, tooth. 

 Desmodium. Tick Trefoil. From Gr. foa^o^, a bond or chain ; from the 



connected joints of the pods. 



Dianthus, Pink. Carnation. From Gr. A/rff, ot Jupiter, + avftoc, flower. 

 Dicentra. From Gr. d/c, twice , -f- nevrfxtv, a spur. 

 Dictamnus. Dittany. The classical name. From Mt. Dicte, in Crete, on 



which the plant grew luxuriantly. 



Didymus-a-um. Twin, found in pairs. Gr. didvpoc., double. 

 Diervilla. Bush honeysuckle. Named for Dr. N. Dierville, who carried it 



from Canada to Tournefort. 

 Digitalis. Foxglove. Lat. digitalis, of or belonging to the finger ; alluding 



to the finger-shaped corollas. . 



