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Carpinus (kar-PEEN-us) New Latin, from Latin carpinus, hornbeam; akin to Lithuanian skirpstus copper<br />

beech and probably to Greek karpos fruit; or possibly from carpentum, a Roman horse-drawn vehicle <strong>with</strong><br />

wheels made from its hard wood.<br />

carpo carpere carpsi carptum Latin to pluck, pull off, select, choose out<br />

Carpobrotus Carpobro'tus (kar-po-BRO-tus) Greek karpos, fruit, and brota, edible things<br />

carpon, carpos fruit, from Greek καρπός, karpos, fruit<br />

carpt-, carptus plucked, stripped, bare, from Latin carpere, to pluck, pull off, select, separate.<br />

-carpus -fruit, -fruited, from carpon, carpos, fruit, from Greek καρπός, karpos, fruit.<br />

carruthii possibly for William Carruthers (1830-1922<br />

carsio- Greek καρσιος, karsios, crosswise, crooked, oblique.<br />

carta, cartae f., cartus, carti m. Latin noun, a sheet or page of papyrus; a record or letter, a book or<br />

writing(s); thin metal sheet or leaf.<br />

cartero Greek καρτερος, karteros, strong, staunch.<br />

carstiensis from Karst, Austria-Hungary<br />

cartaginensis, cartaginiensis from Cartago in South America<br />

carthaginensis, carthaginiensis from Carthage, the ancient Punic city in North Africa<br />

Carthamus Cartham'us (kar-THA-mus) New Latin, from Arabic (colloq.) qartam safflower, from Arabic<br />

qorthom, to paint, in reference to its coloring properties. (Compositae)<br />

carthusianus, carthusianorum relating to or from the Carthusian monks. From Medieval Latin Cartusiensis,<br />

from Cartusia, Chartreuse, motherhouse of the Carthusian order, near Grenoble, France.<br />

cartilag-, cartilagin-, cartilago, -cartilago Latin cartilago, cartilaginis, cartilage, gristle.<br />

cartilago, cartilaginis f. Latin noun cartilage, gristle; substance harder than pulp but softer than woody fiber<br />

cartilagineus like cartilage, gristly, sinewy, like the skin of an apple pip<br />

carto- Greek καρτος, kartos, shorn close, shortened, chopped, sliced.<br />

caruifolius -a -um caruifo'lius (ka-roo-i-FO-lee-us)<br />

Carum New Latin, probably from Medieval Latin carvi, from Arabic karawyā, from Greek karon caraway;<br />

alternately from Caria, according to Pliny the native country of the plant. (Umbelliferae)<br />

caruncul- Latin a bit of flesh<br />

caruncula, carunculae f. Latin a small piece of flesh, in medical usage a small piece of tissue, fleshy<br />

growth, diminutive of caro, carnis.<br />

carunculātus modern Latin, fleshy, having a caruncle, from caruncula and –atus, suffix indicating<br />

possession, likeness, or ‘provided <strong>with</strong>’.<br />

carus -a -um, carior -or -us, carissimus -a -um Latin adjective, dear, beloved; costly, precious, valued;<br />

high-priced, expensive. Ah, cara mea.<br />

carvi from Medieval Latin carvi, from Arabic karawyā, from Greek κάρυον, karon.<br />

carvifolius -a -um <strong>with</strong> leaves like Carum carvi, caraway<br />

cary, cary-, caryo, caryum, -caryum from Greek κάρυον, karyon, a nut, stone, or kernel, referring to a nut;<br />

the nucleus.<br />

Carya (KA-ree-a) From karya, nut tree and káryon, nut, kernel, or the Greek name for the walnut, Juglans<br />

regia, and other nuts, akin to Latin carina hull, half of a nutshell, Sanskrit karkara hard.<br />

Caryocaraceae plants of the neotropical Butter-nut tree family (?),from the genus name, Caryocar, and -aceae,<br />

the standardized Latin suffix of plant family names.<br />

caryocarpus -a -um bearing nuts in one source (??) better nut-fruit, or nut-seed, from Greek κάρυον, karyon,<br />

a nut, stone, or kernel, and καρπος, karpos, fruit, fruits of the earth, grain, seed.<br />

caryon, caryi n. Latin walnut; nut.<br />

caryophyllon, caryophylli n. Latin dried flower-buds of clove; cloves.<br />

caryophyllum, caryophylli n. Latin clove.<br />

Caryophyllaceae Caryophylla'ceae (kare-ee-off-il-AY-see-ee) plants of the Clove-pink family, from the genus<br />

name, and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of plant family names.<br />

caryophyllaceus, caryphyllatus having petals <strong>with</strong> long claws like the Clove-pink; clove-like(?) in one source<br />

caryophylleus -a -um of the color or odor of cloves, from Caryophyllus aromaticus, the clove tree originally<br />

from the Mollucas. Also cited as probably meaning walnut-leaved.<br />

caryophylloides caryophyllo'ides (kare-ee-o-fil-OH-i-dees)<br />

caryopteridifolius caryopteris-leaved<br />

Caryopteris from Greek κάρυον, karyon, nut and pteron, wing, a wing-nut!<br />

Caryota from Greek κάρυον, karyon, nut, because, sometime ya feel like a nut, sometimes …

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