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N with malus towards none - Genesis Nursery

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conspergo, conspergere, conspersi, conspersus Latin verb, sprinkle, strew, or spatter, cover <strong>with</strong> small drops<br />

or particles; diversify or intersperse.<br />

conspersio, conspersionis f. Latin noun, scattering, strewing, sprinkling, sprinkle; paste, dough.<br />

conspers- Latin spotted, speckled, from the past participle of the Latin verb conspergere, to sprinkle, to<br />

spatter.<br />

conspersus -a -um scattered, sprinkled over, thickly covered, from the past participle of the Latin verb<br />

conspergere, to sprinkle, to spatter.<br />

conspicuo conspicuously<br />

conspicuus conspicuous, easily to be seed, remarkable<br />

conspurcatus dotted, spotted<br />

Constancea Constancea (kon-STAN-see-a) for Lincoln Constance (1909–2001), Californian botanist.<br />

constans steadfast, constant, always present<br />

constantinopolitanus from Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey<br />

constrictus -a -um constric'tus (kon-STRIK-tus) constricted, constrained, bound together<br />

cont-, conto, contus, -contus Greek a pole; short<br />

contabesc Latin waste away<br />

contactus in contact, bound together<br />

contaminans, contaminatus contaminated, impure; spotted, stained<br />

conterminus having a common boundary, of equal boundaries<br />

contextus woven together<br />

contigu- Latin adjoining<br />

contiguous -a -um, contiguous contig'uus (kon-TIG-yoo-us) near together, adjoining, touching each other,<br />

adhering together<br />

continentalis -is -e continen'talis (kon-tin-EN-tal-is) continental<br />

continuus continuous, uninterrupted<br />

contortae plants <strong>with</strong> turning or twisted flowers<br />

contortu-plicatus folded into each other<br />

contortus -a -um contor'tus (kon-TOR-tus) twisted, contorted<br />

contra Latin against, opposite<br />

contractus contracted, twisted back upon itself, narrowed or shortened<br />

controversus controversial, questionable, disputed; turned against, lying opposite<br />

contumac Latin stubborn, haughty<br />

conul Latin a little cone<br />

conus, -conus Greek a cone, a pine cone<br />

convall-, covallis, -convallis Latin a valley<br />

Convallaria from Latin convallis, valley<br />

convallariifolia <strong>with</strong> leaves like Convallaria, Lily of the Valley<br />

convallarioides convallario'ides (kon-val-ar-ee-OH-i-dees) convallaria-like, resembling Lily of the Valley<br />

convallatus walled around, surrounded<br />

convergens converging, bending together (said of veins in leaves)<br />

convexus convex, domed, <strong>with</strong> a rounded surface<br />

convolutus, convoluta rolled round, rolled up lengthwise, rolled together like a paper bag<br />

convolv- Latin roll together; a bind weed<br />

Convolvulaceae Convolvula'ceae (kon-volve-yu-LAY-see-ee) plants of the Bindweed family, from the genus<br />

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

convolvulaceus convolvulus-like, like Convolvulus, bindweed<br />

convolvuloides resembling Convolvulus<br />

Convolvulus Convol'vulus (kon-VOL-vew-lus) curling itself together, New Latin, from Latin, bindweed, from<br />

convolvo, convolvere, to twine around, to enfold, enwrap. (Convolvulaceae)<br />

Conyza Cony'za (kon-EYE-za) from an ancient name used by Pliny for fleabane; possibly from Greek κώνωψ,<br />

konops, a gnat or flea, in reference to the plants supposed ability to expel gnats and fleas, or konis, dust, referring to<br />

the powdered dry plant being used to repel insects. (Compositae)<br />

conyzoides conzya-like, resembling Conyza<br />

Cookianum for Captain James Cook (1728-1779), English navigator<br />

cooperi coo'peri (KOO-per-eye)<br />

cop-, copa, cope, copi Greek an oar, handle

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