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karstiensis from the Karst Mountains in Austria-Hungary.
karthaginiensis from Karthago (Carthago), Carthage, an ancient city in North Africa. Cartago delenda est.
Cato the Elder. Cato, to the Brown Hornet!
karvinskianus for Wilhelm Karwinsky von Karwin, 19 th century German explorer
kary, karyo Greek a nut; the nucleus
karýda from Greek καρύδα, karyda, cocout.
karyófylla from Greek καρυόφυλλα, cloves.
kashmirianus, kashmiriensis of or from Kashmir, Cashmere
kásia, kasía, kassía from Greek κάσια, κασία, κασσία, Cassia.
katabatic Greek, καταβατ-ός, katabat-os, descending; καταβατικός, katabatikos, affording an easy descent,
from καταβαίνειν, katabainein, to go down.
katahdinensis
kaufmannianus for General von Kaufman, a governor in Kazakhstan
kayterés piperiés from Greek καυτερές πιπεριές, kayteres piperies, chile.
kedromẽlon from Greek κεδροµῆλον, kedromelon, lemon.
Keckiella Keckiel'la (kek-ee-EL-la)
kel Greek a claw
kelaen-, kalaeno Greek black, murky
keli, kelid, kelis Greek a stain
kelloggia kellog'gia (kel-OG-ee-a)
kelloggii kellog'gii (kel-OG-ee-eye)
kelo Greek a hernia, rupture
kelyph, kelypho Greek a shell, husk
ken, keno Greek new; empty
keniensis from Kenia (Kenya) Mountain, an extinct volcano and second highest mountain in Africa, in
Kenya, equatorial Africa.
kennedyanus for Rae Baldwin Kennedy (1879-?, who discovered Rubus kennedyanus
kennedyi ken'nedyi (KEN-ed-ee-eye)
kentr-, kentro Greek a point; a spur
kentrodes thorn-like.
kentuckiensis of or from Kentucky
kera, -kera, kerato Greek horn
keraun, kerauno Greek a thunderbolt
kerioides resembling Kerria.
kerm-, kermes Persian crimson
kermesinus -a -um carmine, purplish red, a color from the scale insect Kermes ilices, from kermes or
chermes, Persian for red insect. Crimson is also derived from kermes.
kernensis kernen'sis (ker-NEN-sis)
kerneri, kernerianus for Johann von Kerner (1755-1830), German botanist; for Anton Kerner von Marilaun
(1831-1898), Austrian botanist and author
kero Greek wax
Kerria for William Kerr, ob. 1814, Scottish horticulturalist at Kew Gardens, London, and plant collector in
China. (Rosaceae)
kerrioides resembling Kerria.
kewenis for the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London
khasyanus from Khasya in Assam.
khirgisicus from the Khirgir Steppes in Russia.
khorassanicus from Khorassan, a province in Persia.
Kiaeria for Frantz Caspar Kiaer (1835-1893), Norwegian bryologist
Kickxia Kick'xia (KIK-see-a) New Latin, from Jean Kickx, †1831 and his son Jean Kickx, † 1864, Belgian
botanists, and New Latin -ia
kiku-shidare-zakura Japanese cv. Chrysanthemum weeping cherry
kilimandscharicus from Mount Kilimanjaro (Kilimandcharo, Kilmanscharo in German), the highest
mountain in Africa in northeast Tanzania. The highest peak on Kilimanjaro is Uhuru peak. Kilimanjaro is
possibly from Swahili kilima, hill, little mountain, and njaro, ancient Swahili for white, shining, or non-
Swahili Kichagga, jaro meaning caravan.