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coryst-, corystes, -corystes Greek a warrior.<br />

coryz-, coryza, -coryza Greek a running at the nose.<br />

coscin-, coscini, cosinum, -coscinum Greek a sieve.<br />

Coscinodon from Greek koskinon, sieve, and odon, tooth, alluding to peristome<br />

cosm-, cosmo Greek order; the world, universe.<br />

cosmet Greek well ordered, adorned.<br />

cosmophyllus cosmos-leaved, <strong>with</strong> beautiful leaves<br />

Cosmos Cos'mos (KOS-mos) Cosmos plural Cosmos or Cosmoses beautiful, New Latin from German kosmos,<br />

from Greek, Greek κόσµος, kosmos, ornament, beautiful, in reference from its elegant foliage; also order, a<br />

harmoniously ordered universe. (Compositae)<br />

cost-, costa, -costa Latin a rib.<br />

cost-, costum, -costum Latin an aromatic plant.<br />

costalis fluted, ribbed<br />

costaricensis from Costa Rica in Central America<br />

costatus -a -um costa'tus (ko-STAY-tus) costate, ribbed, fluted<br />

costulatus <strong>with</strong> fine ribs or veins (said of leaves)<br />

cosyrensis from Pantellaria (formerly Cosyra), a small island between Sicily and North Africa<br />

Cota Possibly from the pre-Linnaean generic name used as epithet in Anthemis cota Linnaeus<br />

cothurn-, cothurnus, -corthurnus Greek a high shoe, boot.<br />

cotin-, cotinus, -cotinus Greek oleaster, wild olive.<br />

cotinifolius cotinus-leaved, the Smoke Tree; alternately <strong>with</strong> leaves like Sumach, Rhus-cotinus<br />

cotinoides resembling Sumach, Rhus-cotinus<br />

Cotinus New Latin, from Latin cotinus, a kind of shrub furnishing a purple color<br />

cotonea New Latin Quince, from cotonea, cotonia,<br />

Cotoneaster New Latin, from Latin cotoneum, cydoneum, or cotonea, cotonia, quince, and New Latin -aster,<br />

a reference to an inferior or wild sort or type, or an incomplete resemblance, meaning quincelike, a possible<br />

reference to the leaves or the small, seedy fruit.<br />

cott-, cottus, -cottus Greek a kind of fish; a cock; a horse.<br />

cotticus from the Cottian Alps, between France and Italy<br />

Cotula Cot'ula (KOT-yoo-la) Greek kotule, small cup<br />

cotuliferus yielding alkalies (?)<br />

cotuloides resembling Cotula, Mayweed<br />

coturni-, coturnic, coturnix, -coturnix Latin a quail.<br />

cotyl-, cotyled, cotylo- Greek a cup, socket, cavity.<br />

cotyl-, -cotyl(...) referring to a cup, as in Cotyledon, a genus of succulents whose leaves are usually concave.<br />

cotyledon seed lobe or seed leaf in higher plants, referring to the often spoon- or bowl-shape of the seed<br />

leaves, New Latin from Linnaeus, from Latin cotylēdon, the succulent plant navelwort or pennywort, from<br />

Greek κοτυληδών, kotyledon, from κοτύλη, kotyle, in Latin form cotyla, a hollow thing, a small vessel, a small<br />

liquid measure of about half a pint; a cup-shaped cavity, the sucker of an octopus, an acetabulum.<br />

cotyliformis dish shaped or wheel shaped<br />

cotyloides hollowed<br />

coulteri coul'teri (KOLE-ter-eye) for Thomas Coulter (1793-1843), Irish botanist and plant collector<br />

coulterianum coulterian'um (kole-ter-ee-AY-num)<br />

coum- from the Greek island of Κῶς, Kos, now Stanchio, in the Ægean. See cous.<br />

counter Latin opposite, against.<br />

cous from the Turkish island Cos or Kos in the Mediterranean. See coum.<br />

covesii coves'ii (KOVES-ee-eye)<br />

covillei covil'lei (ko-VIL-ee-eye)<br />

cox-, coxa, -coxa, coxo Latin the hip.<br />

crabro-, -crabron, crabron Latin a hornet.<br />

cracc-, cracca, -cracca Latin cracca, craccae f., kind of wild vetch, from Latin name applied by Rivinius to<br />

Vicia cracca, the Italian name Cracca and French name Vesce craque.<br />

cracen-, cracent Latin slender, from cracens, (gen.), cracentis adjective, slender; neat, graceful.<br />

cracoviensis from Cracow or Krakau in Galacia, Austria-Hungary<br />

cracy, -cracy Greek rule; strength.<br />

cramb-, crambo Latin: cabbage; Greek: parched

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