xxii ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY. 
Chrysosplenium, a chrufos, aureus, golden, et fplen, 
the fpleen. 
CicoRiuM, ab kio^ vado, et chorion^ ager, becaufe it 
overruns the fields. 
CiRCi5i:A, from Circe the Sorcerefs. 
Clematis, a klema^ viticuia, a llioot or tendril where- 
by it feizes the neighbouring trees or fhrubs. 
Clinopodium, ab pes afoot, from 
its fuppofed likenefs of the leaves to the foot of a bed. 
Cochlea R i A, a figura foliorum, from the fhape of 
the leaves being like a fhell. 
Convolvulus, a con et volvo, to twill or twine 
round about. 
CoNYZA, 2 iknuza^ fcabies, from its fuppofed virtue 
in curing cutaneous difordtrs. 
CoRiANDRUM, ^kove^ piiuilla, the pupil, et aner^ vir, 
a man. Quod fit rotundum inilar pu|..iilai, becaufe of 
its being round like the pupil of the human eye. 
Cotyledon, a kotule^ cavitas, a hollownefs. 
Cynoglos^sum, a kuon^ canis, a dog, ttglojfa^ lingua, a 
tongue, i. e, hound’s tongue. 
Cypripedium, zpodion^ calceus, a flioe, kupris veneris, 
i. e. Venus’s Shoe or Lady’s Slipper. 
Dianthus, a Dios^ Jovis, et anthos^ fios, i, e, Jove’s 
Flower. 
Digitalis, a figura corollas digitalis, from a fuppo- 
fition that the flower is fhaped like a finger. 
Dipsacus, a dipfad^ fitio, to thirfl, as tho’ it brought 
on an intolerable thirfl. 
Drosera, ros, the dew, becaufe there is com- 
monly found on this plant, even in the hottefl fun, 
drops like dew. 
Dry AS, a driis^ quercus, an oak. 
* Echinophora, zh e chines^ fpina, a thorn, tt pherd^ f 
fero to bear, becaufe it bears fpines or prickles like thofe . 
of a Hedge- Hog. | 
Echium, ab echis^ viper a, a Viper. ' j 
Epilobium, ab fupra, lobas^ filiqua, ttion^ viola, ^ 
becaufe of its long pods. Equisetum, ■ 
