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circaezans enchanting, having the property of the enchantress Circe, Kirkē, Κίρκη; alternately, resembling<br />

Circaea, Enchanter’s Nightshade in some fashion (the latter is more properly a translation of circaeoides<br />

(Gledhill 1985)).<br />

circellaris grille or lattice shaped<br />

circin- coiled, from circino, to circle through<br />

circinalis, circinatus circinate, coiled, circular, curled like a snail<br />

circinans curled like the young frond of a fern<br />

circinatus rolled circularly<br />

circum Latin around<br />

circumnatus growing round a central stalk or stem<br />

circumscissus -a -um circumscis'sus (sir-kum-SIS-sus) cut all around or bearing loose fibre all around<br />

circumtextus webbed all around<br />

circumvagus -a -um circumva'gus (sir-kum-VAY-gus)<br />

ciris Greek mythology a bunting<br />

cirr, cirrus, -cirrus Latin a curl of hair<br />

cirratus, cirrhatus, cirrhosus tendrilled, <strong>with</strong> tendrils, <strong>with</strong> curled or forked tendrils<br />

cirrh-, cirrho Greek tawny, orange colored<br />

cirrhiferous bearing tendrils<br />

cirrhiflorus bearing flowers on tendrils<br />

cirrhifolius <strong>with</strong> tendril-like leaves<br />

cirrhipes <strong>with</strong> tendril-like stems<br />

Cirrhopetalum tendril-like petals of an orchid species<br />

cirs-, cirso, cirsus, -cirsus Greek a mated vein<br />

cirsi-, cirsium, -cirsium Greek a kind of thistle<br />

cirsioides resembling Cirsium, thistle, Horse Thistle<br />

Cirsium Cir'sium (properly KIR-see-um, sloppily SIR-see-um) New Latin, from Greek kirsion, a kind of thistle,<br />

probably from κίρσος, kirsos, a swollen vein or welt, from the use of thistles in antiquity in the treatment of swollen<br />

veins. (Compositae)<br />

cis, cis- Latin preposition, often used as a prefix meaning on this side of, as opposed to trans or ultra, across,<br />

beyond, as in the Cis-Rocky Mountain west, or the Great Plains.<br />

cisandinus on this side of the Andes Mountains in South America<br />

cisatlantica on this side of the Atlantic Ocean<br />

cismontanus -a -um cismonta'nus (sis-mon-TAY-nus) on this side of the mountain<br />

cisplatinus on this side of the La Plata River<br />

ciss-, cisso-, cissus, -cissus Greek ivy, referring to an ivy (Cissus)<br />

Cissampelos Greek pertaining to ivy or vine (bogus)<br />

cissifolium <strong>with</strong> leaves like Cissus, a vine-like climber<br />

cissoides resembling Cissus acida, Sorrel Vine<br />

Cissus (KIS-sus) Latin cissos, cissi, from Greek κισσός, kissos, ivy. (Vitaceae)<br />

cist-, cista, -cista Greek a box, chest, from Latin cista box, basket, from Greek kistē, basket, hamper; perhaps<br />

akin to Old Irish cess, ciss basket; a shrub,<br />

Cistaceae Cista'ceae (kis-TAY-see-ee) plants of the Rock-rose family, from the genus name, Cistus, and -aceae,<br />

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

Cistanthe Cistan'the (kis-TAN-the) generic name Cistus (rockrose) and Greek anthos, flower, in reference to<br />

similarity of the flowers<br />

cistifolius cistus-leaved<br />

Cistus Cis'tus (KIS-tus) modern Latin cistus (in Pliny cisthos), from Greek κίστος, κίσθος, kistos, kisthos, a redflowered<br />

shrub, probably a cistus<br />

cito<br />

cit-, citi Latin swift<br />

cithar-, cithara Greek a lyre; a kind of fish<br />

cithara Latin cithara, Greek κιθάρα, kithara, an ancient triangular-shaped stringed instrument, akin to cither,<br />

guitar, zither, and sitar.<br />

citr-, citrin, citro Greek a lemon, referring to citrus<br />

citratus -a -um citra'tus (si-TRAY-tus) citrus-like<br />

citrellus somewhat yellow, yellowish

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