440 A TEXT-BOOK OF BOTANY. 



Carica. Papaw. The Latin name for dried fig, from Caria, in Asia Minor. 



Carolinensis-e. i 



Carolinianus-a-um. } Bel ^ in g to Carolina. 



Carota. Carrot. The classical Latin word. 



Carpinus. Hornbeam. The ancient Latin name. 



Carum. Caraway. Gr. xdpov, Lat. careum. Probably from Caria, in Asia 



Minor. 



Carvi or Carui. Probably an assimilated Latin genitive, as in Carui semina. 

 Caryophyllus. Cloves. From Gr. napvov, nut, + 0{vUov, a leaf ; referring 



to the appearance of the flower buds. 



Cascara Sagrada. Span. Cascara, bark, and sagrada, sacred ; holy bark. 

 Cascarilla. The bark of a Peruvian tree. Diminutive of cascara. 

 Cassia. Senna. An ancient Greek plant name Kaaia, probably from the 



Hebrew getsiah, gatsa, to cut, peel off. 

 Castanea. The chestnut tree. The ancient Latin name, from a town in 



Thessaly. 



Catalpa. Indian bean. The aboriginal name. 

 Cataria. Catnip. From late Latin catus, a cat. 

 Catechu. East Indian name of extract from the acacia tree, applied natively 



to all astringent extracts. 

 Cathartocarpus. Cleansing, purgative. From Gr. KaQaprLKog, cleansing, _|_ 



Kapn6c, fruit. 

 Caulophyllum. Blue cohosh. From Gr. /rau/ldf, a stem, + ^i/A/tov, a leaf ; 



a stem-leaf. 



Ceanothus. Red root. Gr. KedvuOo?, a kind of thistle. 

 Cedron. Cedron seed. From Gr. Ketipov, the fruit of the cedar. 

 Celastrus. Staff tree. The ancient Greek name of an evergreen tree. 

 Centaurea. Star thistle. Ancient Greek name of a plant. The plant of 



the Centaurs. 

 Centifolius-a-um. Having a hundred leaves or petals. From Lat. centum, 



hundred, + folium, a leaf. 

 Cephaelis. Ipecacuanha. From Gr. Ke0a/t#, head, + eUw, to collect, roll 



up. The flowers are collected into a capitulum. 

 Cephalanthus. Buttonbush. From Gr. KetyaAJ], head, -f- av6o? t flower. 



Flowers aggregated in spherical peduncled heads. 

 Ceratonia. St. John's bread. Greek name for the carrob or locust tree. 



From K.ipaq , a horn ; alluding to the horn-shaped pods. 

 Cerealis-e. Pertaining to grain or agriculture. From Ceres, the Latin 



goddess of agriculture. 

 Cetraria. Iceland moss. From Lat. ccetra, a shield ; in reference to the 



shield-shaped apothecia. 

 Chamaenerion. Willow-herb. From Gr. ^a^at, on the ground, -f- vypiov, 



rose-laurel. 

 Chamomilla. Earth apple. From Gr. x a ft ai , on tne earth, + ^ov, an 



apple. From the apple-like odor of the flowers. 



