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chamae- dwarf, low-growing, on the ground, used in compound words, from Greek χαµαί, khamai, on the<br />

ground,<br />

Chamagrostis from Greek χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, and agrostis, grass.<br />

Chamaebatia Chamaebat'ia (kam-ee-BAT-ee-a)<br />

Chamaebatiaria Chamaebatiar'ia (kam-ee-bat-ee-AIR-ee-a)<br />

Chamaechaenactis Greek χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, creeping, low, and generic name Chaenactis<br />

Chamaecrista low crest, New Latin from Greek χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, and Latin crista, cristae<br />

f., crest or comb of bird or beast; plume of a helmet; plant yellow-rattle; clitoris. (Caesalpiniaceae<br />

Leguminosae)<br />

Chamaecyparis Greek χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, or dwarf, and cyparissos, cypress<br />

chamaecyparissus like Chamaecyparis, false cypress, from Greek χαµαί, khamai, on the ground,<br />

Chamaedaphne from Greek χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, and<br />

Chamaedorea dwarf gift, from Greek χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, and dorea, gift, in reference to small,<br />

low-growing palms of great beauty, referring to the fact that most species are of short stature and, therefore,<br />

their fruit (the gift) is found at relatively low heights<br />

chamaedrifolius, chamaedryfolius chamaedrys-leaved, <strong>with</strong> leaves like Wall or wild germander, Tenerium,<br />

from Greek χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, and δρῦς, drys, oak, and -folium.<br />

chamaedryoides Germander-like, resembling Chamaedrys, from χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, and δρῦς,<br />

drys, oak, and -oides.<br />

Chamaedrys ground oak, Theophrastis’ name χαµαίδρυς, khamaidrys, for a small oak-leaved plant, lit.<br />

ground oak, from χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, and δρῦς, drys, oak.<br />

Chamaelirium from Greek χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, and lirion, white lily<br />

chamaemelifolius <strong>with</strong> leaves like Chamaemelum, camomile, from χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, and<br />

Chamaemelum from Latin chamomilla (Pliny), an altered form of chamæmēlon (Pliny, Palladius), from<br />

Greek χαµαίµηλον, khamainelon, earth apple, from χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, lowly, creeping, and µῇλον,<br />

melon, apple, for the apple-like scent of the blossoms; in one source as melon, orchard, alluding to common<br />

habitat.<br />

chamaerepes creeping along the ground, from χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, and<br />

Chamaerops dwarf bush, from Greek χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, and<br />

Chamaesyce Chamaesy'ce (kam-ee-SY-see) from χαµαί, khamai, on the ground, and<br />

Chamerion Chame'rion (ka-MEER-ee-on)<br />

chamissoi cham'issoi (SHAM-i-soy) * unsure, derived from a foreign personal name.<br />

chamissonis chamisson'is (sham-i-SEW-nis)<br />

Chamomilla, chamomilla Chamomil'la (kam-oh-MIL-la) Camomile, Anthemis chamomilla or Anthemis nobilis<br />

champaniana<br />

chan-, chane, chano Greek yawn, gape; open<br />

chancr- French cancer<br />

chandleri chand'leri (CHAND-ler-eye)<br />

chao-, chaos, -chaos Greek an abyss, empty space<br />

Chaptalia for Jean-Antoine C. Chaptal (1756–1831 or 1832?), French chemist, who invented the winemaking<br />

process called chaptalization, the normalization of the composition of a wine before fermentation by<br />

adding a neutralizer if the must is too acid or by adding sugar if there is not enough to produce the desired<br />

alcohol level. Hip Hip Horray!<br />

char Greek graceful<br />

chara, -chara Latin cabbage<br />

chara-, charac, charax, -charax Greek a pointed stake; a sea fish<br />

Characeae plants of the Chara family, from the genus name, Chara, and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of<br />

plant family names.<br />

charact-, character, -character Greek something engraved<br />

charadri-, charadrus, -charadrus Greek a curlew<br />

charadro Greek full of gulleys<br />

characias chara'cias (kar-AY-see-us)<br />

chari-, charis, -charis, charist- Greek χαρις, χαριτος, charis, charitos, favor, -graceful, -pleasant.<br />

chari-, charito Greek graceful, favorable<br />

chart-, charta, -charta Latin a paper<br />

chartaceus paper-like or papery

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