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comans hairy, <strong>with</strong> hair, leafy, tufted<br />

comanthus <strong>with</strong> tufted flowers<br />

Comarostaphylis Comarostaph'ylis (ko-mar-oh-STAF-i-lis)<br />

Comarum Greek name of the Arbutus having a similar fruit, from Greek κόµαρος, komaros, the strawberry<br />

tree which this plant resembles. (Rosaceae)<br />

comatus -a -um from Latin comātus having long hair, from Latin coma, from Greek κόµη, kome, hair of the<br />

head, also applied to foliage, etc., and to the tail of a comet.<br />

Combretaceae plants of the Caffer-butter family, from the genus name, Combretum, and -aceae, the standardized<br />

Latin suffix of plant family names.<br />

comedens consuming, eating up (as by a parasite)<br />

comi-, comid Greek care, attention<br />

comm-, commo, commus, -commus Greek ornamentation; lamentation<br />

comma Greek a short clause; a stamp, coin<br />

Commelina Commelin'a (kom-el-EYE-na) for the two Dutch botanists Jan and Kaspar Commelijn, because of the<br />

two showy petals.<br />

Commelinaceae Commelina'ceae (kom-el-in-AY-see-ee) plants of the Day-flower family, from the genus name,<br />

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

commersus immersed together<br />

Commicarpus Greek kommi, gum, and karpos, fruit, in reference to gummy-glandular fruit<br />

commis Latin united<br />

commiscens intermingling<br />

commissura a joint or seam, the joint of carpels in Umbellliferae<br />

commixtus mixed together, mingled, intermingeled<br />

commonsianum<br />

commun- Latin common; in common<br />

communis -is -e commu'nis (KOM-yoo-nis) from Latin communis, common, universal, general; growing in a<br />

society or community, for its colonial habit.<br />

commus, -commus Greek ornamentation; lamentation<br />

commutatus -a -um changed or changing, altered, alteration; close to another species<br />

comorensis from Comoro, a group of voncanic islands between Africa and Madagascar.<br />

comos Latin <strong>with</strong> long hair<br />

comosus -a -um como'sus (ko-MO-sus) <strong>with</strong> long hair, hairy, <strong>with</strong> hairy tufts, comate, from Latin coma, hair and<br />

-osus, full of, prone to, from the hairy appearance, or in reference to some plants, leafy, or tufted.<br />

comp-, copmo Greek make a noise, clash; a noise<br />

compactus -a -um compac'tus (kom-PAK-tus) compact, dense, close together, from compactio, joining together<br />

compar related<br />

compitalis <strong>with</strong> veins intersecting like cross roads<br />

complanatus -a -um Latin adjective flattened, flat, compressed, from complano, to level, raze<br />

complectens to clasp, take hold of, contain, comprise<br />

completus complete, in all parts to the type<br />

complexus complex, encircled, embraced, connection, interwoven, entangled<br />

complicatus complicate, complex, folded upon itself, from complico, to fold together, confused, intricate,<br />

Compositae plants of the Daisy family, <strong>with</strong> composite “heads” of flowers<br />

compositus -a -um compos'itus (kom-POS-it-us) compound, compound constructed, put together; arranged in<br />

order, settled, a combination of parts to form a whole, from compono, to put together.<br />

compressicaulis -is -e <strong>with</strong> a flattened stalk, from , and Latin noun caulis, caulis m., from the Greek<br />

καυλος, kaulos, the stem or stalk of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles, or kaulos, the shaft.<br />

compressus -a -um Latin compressed, flattened, pressed together.<br />

comps-, compso Greek neat, elegant<br />

compt- Latin an ornament<br />

Comptonia (komp-TON-ee-a) After Rev. Henry Compton (1632-1713), Bishop of London (or Oxford) and<br />

amateur horticulturist.<br />

comptonogonus <strong>with</strong> intermittent zigzag cuts<br />

comptus ornamented, beautified, from Latin adorned, ornamented, formed, framed, neat, from como, to put<br />

together<br />

comtus <strong>with</strong> thick stalks or stems

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