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Celtis — A name given by Pliny to the African lotus, and later transferred 



to the genus owing to the sweet quality of the fruit. 

 Cerasus — The old L. name for the cherrj' tree fr. the Gr. x^paTOf , a tree 



brought by Lucullus from Asia Minor. 

 Cercls — L. L. fr. the Gr. Kfpx/f, the ancient name for the Judas tree. 

 Chamaecyparis — L. (low-cypress) fr. the Gr. ,v«/^«'' on the ground, and 



Kvnapiaao^, the cypress. 

 Cherry — fr. the Gr. Kepaao^ through the L. Crraavs (which sec), the O. F. 



cerise, and the M. E. chery. The common mime of Prunns. 

 Chestnut — fr. the Gr. Karrmn through the L. casta7}ea (which see), the Fr. 



chastaigne and the M. E. ehestein, chesten-nut (see Butternut). The 



common name of Castanea. 

 Chinquapin — f r. the N. Am. Indian word for Castanea pumila, and those 



species of Quercus with chestnut-like leaves. 

 cinerea — L. (ash-colored) fr. the Gr. kovI^, through the L. cinis, or dust; 



referring to the color of the bark of Juglans cinerea. 

 coccinea — L. (scarlet or crimson) fr. coccum, a gall growing on Qriercus 



cnccifera which was used in making red dyes. (?) The word comes from 



the Gr. kSkko^, a seed or berry-; referring to the scarlet autumn leaves of 



Quercus coccinea. 

 Coffee-tree — f r. the Arabic quahweh through the Turkish cauphe ; and tree 



fr. the Skt. daru, wood; or daru, pine wood, through the Teut. trewom 



and the A. S. treo * the Teutonic group, the Gr. rfpi'f, oak; 66pv, a spear 



shaft, the Irish darog, the Russ. drevo, and the Philippine durog (?). a 



spear. The common name of Gymnocladus dioica o^\'ing to the coffee-like 



seeds, 

 communis — L. (common) fr. com-munis, ready-to be of service, referring to 



a general and abundant distribution of several species. 

 copallina — L. L. f r. the Mex. copal, the name of a Avhite resin from a species 



of 7i/n/,<f in Mexico, referring to the latex in the bark of Bhus cnpclHna. 

 cordlformis — L. (heart-shaped) fr. the Gr. Ka6in, through the L. cor, heart, 



and forma, shaped, referring to the shape of the frtiit or the base of the 



leaflets of Hicoria ininima {Carya cor di for mis'). 

 Cornel — f r. the L. cornus (which see) through the L. L. cornolium. The 



common name of Cornus. 

 Cornus — The L. common name for the cornel fr. cornu, horn; referring to 



the hardness of the wood. 

 coronaria — L. (that which serves to make crowns) fr. coronare, to crown. 



This term may refer to the custom of making wreaths from the leaves 



of Pyrus coronaria. 

 Cotton wood — cotton fr. the Arabic qutn through the Sp. coton, the Fr. coton, 



and the M. E. cotoun & wood — fr. the A. S. wudu through the M. E. 



wode, * the Teutonic and Galic where it refers to a tree. The common 



name of Poptdus deltoides owing to the comose seeds. 

 Crabapple — crab f r. the M. E. crabbe, implying poor quality and apple 



(which see). The common name of Pyrus coronaria owing to the poor 



quality of the fruit. 

 Crataegus — L. (the haArthom) fr. the Gr. Kpara^of, a word derived from 



KpctTo^, strength, owing to the hardne^ss of the wood of the genus. 

 Cucumber tree — cucumber fr. the L. cucumis. a name referring to the process 



of ripening by heat, fr. cnquere, to cook; through the M. E. cucumer 



(cucumber) and tree (see coffee-tree). The common name of Magnolia 



acuminata owing to the shape of the fruit. 

 Cupressus — L. (cypress) fr. the Gr. /cD7rap/(T<T0f ; a word of earlier Semetic 



origin. 

 CA-press — f r. the L. cupressus through the Fr. and M. E. eipres. See 



Cupressus. The common name of Taxodium, distichum owing to the 



similarity of the cones to those of Cupressus. 

 dasycarpum — L. (thick-fruit) fr. the Gr. fiaaix, thick, and KapTzo^, seed; refer- 

 ring to the fruit of Acer saccharinum (?). 

 Datisca — L. L. of unknown origin given as a synonym for Bhus. 

 deltoides — L. (like the letter D), from the Gr. (yf?-n^ D and oides. like, refer- 

 ring to the leaves of a Populus deltoides. 



