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Chekan. The Chilian name of Eugenia Chekan. 



Chelidonium. Celandine. From Gr. xefaduv, a swallow, the flowers 



appearing at the same time as the swallows. 

 Chelone. Turtlehead. Snakehead. From Gr. x ^ VJ J, a tortoise, the 



corolla being shaped like the head of a reptile. * 

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



xn v i goose, + Trot'f, foot. 

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



XEi/ta, winter, + <j>iteu, to love ; in allusion to the several popular names. 

 Chionanthus. Fringe-tree. From Gr. x i & v , snow, -f- av6o^ f flower ; in refer- 

 ence to the snow-white clusters of the flowers. 

 Chirata or Chirayita. From the Hindoo name chiraita. 

 Chondrodendron. From Gr. xtvdpog, /a granule + 6iv6pov t a tree ; allud- 

 ing to the warty protuberances on the bark. 

 Chondrus. Sea moss. From (fr. x v <5p, cartilage ; in reference to the 



cartilaginous fronds. 



Chrysanthemum. Gold-flower. The ancient Greek name. 

 Chrysarobinum. From Gr. xP va ff , gld, H~ oraroba, a foreign name of 



Gca powder. 



Chrysophyllum. Star apple. From Gr. XP VG ^, gold, -f <j>vMov t leaf. 

 Chrysosplenium. Golden saxifrage. From Gr. ^pwrdf, gold, -f- airlfjv, the 



spleen. From its reputed medicinal properties. 

 Cichorium. Gr. /c/^opa, 'Succory, Chicory. 



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

 Cimicifuga. Bugbane. From Lat. cimex, a bug, -f- fugo, 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. 



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

 Cissampelos. From Gr. tuccoq^ ivy, + a^TreAof, 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-Herculis. 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 club, + 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. /cAtV?, a bed, + Troi/f, 



foot. 

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



