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ETYMONS OF BOTANICAL TERMS. 



Bell. It. beautiful. 

 Belo. Gr. needle, 

 Berber. Ar. Barbary. 

 Betonic. L. betony. 

 Betit. Celt, beech. 

 Bi, bis. Gr. twice. 

 Bio, biou, bium. Gr. life. 

 Blemm. Gr. appearance. 

 Bleph. Gr. eyelash. 

 Blit. Celt, insipid. 

 Bolb. Gr. bulb. 

 Bombac, bombax. Gr. raw 



silk. 

 Borsa. Gael, purse. 

 Bothr. Gr. hole, cave. 

 Botry. Gr. buoch of grapes, 

 Bous. Gr. ox. 

 Bov, bovis. L. ox. 

 Brae. L. breeches, 

 Brach. Gr. arm. 

 Brachy, Gr, short. 

 Brass. Gr. to boil, 

 Brex. Gr. rain, moisture. 

 Briz. Gr. nodding. 

 Broch. Gr. cord. 

 Broma, Gr, food. 

 Bros, brot. Gr. mortals. 

 Bros, Gr. edible. 

 Bry. L. muss. 

 Brych. Gr. devouring. 

 Bryo. Gr. fast-growing. 

 Bryz. Gr. nodding. 

 Bu. Gr. ox. 



Bucc. L. cheek, trumpet. 

 Bumel. Gr. ash. 

 Bursa, from Gaelic borsa, 



purse. 

 Byrs. Gr. leather. 



Ca, Gr. burning. 



Cacal. Gr. pernicious. 



Cact. Gr. prickly. 



Csespit. L. turfy. 



Caio. Gr. staff; buniiue. 



Cal, call. Gr. beautiful, 

 adorning. 



Calad. Gr. cup. 



Calam. Gr. reed. 



Calath. Gr. basket. 



Calcar. L. spur. 



Calceol. L. slipper. 



Calci. L. heel, spur. 



Galend, L. monthly. 



Calid. L.'hot. 



Gallista. Gr. most beauti- 

 ful. 



Galium, Gr. a broom. 



Calth. Gr. basket. 



Calyc. L. calyx. 



Calyps. Gr. curved. 



Calyptr. Gr. hood. 



Cam. Gr. dwarf, 



Camar. Gr. arched. 



Camp. Gr. bent, curved. 



Campau. L. little bell. 



Campto, campyl, Gr. bent, 

 curved. 



Canis, canin. L. dog. 



Canna. L. cane. 



Cap, capit. L. head. 



Capr. L, goat. 



Caps, L. pod. 



Cape, capt. Gr. biting. 



Car. Celt. wood. 



Cara. Gr. head. 



Card. Gr. heart. 



Carex. L. sedge. 



Caria. Gr. nut. 



Cam. L. flesh. 



Carp. Gr. fruit, carpel. 



Carph. Gr. dry, chaffy. 



Cart. Gr. smooth, thin. 



Cartham. Ar, painted. 



Cary, Gr. nut. 



Cascar. Sp. bark, 



Castan. Gr. chestnut. 



Gassy. Gr. sewed or fast- 

 ened under. 



Casuariua, resembling the 

 bird cassowary. 



Cata. Gr. through, against. 



Caud. L. tail. 



Gaul, Gr. stem. 



Cecrops. Gr, tail, 



Cedr. Gr. cedar. 



Cela. Gr. dart. 



Celastr. Gr. tree late in 

 fruit. 



Celo, Gr, .singed, 



Cenchr. Gr. millet. 



Cento, centunculus. Gr. a 

 threadbare garment. 



Centro. Gr. spur. 



Ceo. Gr. pricking. 



Cepbal. Gr. head, 



Cera. Gr. wax. 



Gerani. Gr, pottery. 



Geras, cerato, Gr. horned. 



Cercis. Gr. shuttle. 



Cereus. L. wax tapei*. 



Chaen. Gr. opening. 



Cheer. Gr. welcome. 



Chset. Gr. hair. 



Chaio. Gr. staff. 



Chamte. Gr. on the ground. 



Chan. Gr. opening. 



Char. Gr. joy, delight. 



Chart. L. paper. 



Chat. Gr. through, by. 



Cheil. Gr. lip. 



Cheir, Gr. hand ; Ar. wall- 

 flower. 



Chelido. Gr. swallow. 



Cfaelon. Gr. tortoise. 



Cbeno, Gr. goose. 



Ohil. Gr. lip. 



Chim. Gr. winter. 



Chio. Gr. snow. 



.Chl«ena, ohiamyd, chlamys, 

 chlena. Gr. cloak. 



Child. Gr. handsome, deli- 

 cate. 



Chloa. Gr. grass. 



Chlor. Gr. green. 



Chondr. Gr. grain, round 

 mass. 



Chor, choro. Gr. dance. 



Chori. Gr. division. 



Chort. Gr. fodder. 



Chrest. Gr. useful. 



Chrys. Gr. gold. 



Chyl, Gr. juice, 



Chynch, Gr. bowl, basin. 



Chys. Gr. melting. 



Cib. ■ li. food. 



Oibot. Gr. box. 



Cicer. L. small pea. 



Cichor. Egypt, chicory. 



Cicut. L. hemlock. 



Cimex, cimici. L. bug. 



Ciner. L. ashy. 



Cirro. L. tendril. 



Cirs. Gr. swollen vein, 



Ciss. Gr. cissus. 



Cist. Gr. bladder. 



Githar. Gr. harp. 



Citr. L. citron, orange. 



Clad. Gr. young shoot. 



Clathr. Gr. lattice. 



Clav. L. key. 



Cle, cleis. Gr. key. 



Clem. Gr. tendril. 



CIco. Gr. shut. 



Clero. Gr. chance. 



Clethr. Gr. adder. 



Cli. Gr. glorious. 



Cli, did, clit. Gr. closed, » 

 glen. 



Clin. Gr. conch. 



Cnem. Gr. knee. 



Cneo. Gr, scraping. 



Cnic, cnid. Gr. nettle. 



Co, L. with. 



Cocc. Gr. berry. 



Coccin. L. red. 



CochiniUa. Sp. cochineal. 



Cochl. L. snail, serew. 



Cod. Gr. poppy-head. 



Codon. Gr. bell. 



Coeleb, Gr. unmarried. 



Coelo. Gr, hollow, 



Coen. Gr. together. 



Coenobi. Gr. living to- 

 gether. 



Coix. Gr. a palm. 



Coleus. Gr. sheath. 



Coll, L. neck. 



Coll. Gr. glue. 



Colu. Gr. amputated. 



Coluber, colubri. L. ser- 

 pent. 



Columb. li. dove. 



Comaro. Gr. arbutus. 



Comb. Gr. knotted. 



Con. L. with. 



Couferv. L. bubbling, boil- 

 ing. 



Conio. Gr. dust-sprinkled. 



Conn. Gr. beard. 



Connar. Gr. sumach. 



Cono. Gr, cone, top, 



Convall. L, deep valley. 



Conyz. Gr. gnat. 



Copr. Gr. dung. 



Copt. Gr. chopped. 



Cor. L. heart; Gr. pupil 

 of eye. 



Coracin. L. crow-black. 



Coral. Gr. coral. 



Corbula. L. basket. 



