The Names of Plants

The Names of Plants Chordospartium Thread-Spartium, xordh-sparton (the slender shoots) chori-, -choris separate-, apart-, xwrizo, xwrij, xwriChorisia for J. Ludwig (Louis) Choris (1795–1828), the artist who circumnavigated the world with Kotzbue Chorispora Separated-seed, xwri-sporoj (winged seeds are separated within the fruit) choristaminius -a -um having distinct and free stamens, xwri-(stamij, staminoj) Chorizema Dance-with-drink, xwri-zema (La Billardière is said to have danced for joy at finding the plant and a necessary freshwater spring) chortophilus -a -um pasture loving, food-loving, xortoj-filoj chotalensis -is -e from Chota, Amazonas, N Peru Christensenia for Dr Carl Christensen (b. 1872), of Copenhagen, author of Index filicum Christiana for Christen Smith (1785–1816), Norwegian plant collector in Congo christii for Hermann Christ (1833–1933), Swiss rose specialist, of Basle christyanus -a -um for Thomas Christy FLS, orchidologist of Sydenham, England, who flowered Catasetum christyanum in 1882 -chromatus -a -um, chromosus -a -um, -chromus -a -um, -conspicuously-coloured, xrwma, xrwmatochrono- time-, xronoj, xronochronosemium time-flag, xrono-semeion (section of Iris with the standard enlarging and enclosing the fruit) chroo- coloured-, xrwoj. xrwoChroococcus, chroococcus -a -um Coloured-berry, xrwoj-kokkoj (the unicellular cocci) Chroogomphus Colourful-nail (vinaceous, chrome and glowing red fungus) chroolepis with coloured (yellow) scales, xrwoj-lepij chroosepalus -a -um with coloured sepals, xrwoj-skeph -chrous -a -um body or skin, xroa, xroia, xrwj, xrwtoj, xrwoChrozophora Stain-bearing, xrwzw-fora chrys-, chryso- golden-, xrusoj, xrujo-, xrujchrysacanthus -a -um with golden thorns, xrus-akanqa Chrysalidocarpus Pupa-like-fruit, xrusallij-eido-karpoj; Golden-looking-fruit, xrusoj-eidoj-karpoj Chrysanthellum Chrysanthemum-like, diminutive of chrysanthum chrysanthemoides Chrysanthemum-like, xrus-anqemion-oeidhj Chrysanthemum Golden-flower, xrus-anqemion (Dioscorides’ name for C. coronarium), now treated as several genera such as Ajania, Arctanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Leucanthemum, Leucanthemella, Leucanthemopsis, Nipponanthemum, Pyrethropsis, Rhodanthemum and Tanacetum chrysantherus -a -um having golden anthers, xrus-anqhroj chrysanthus -a -um golden-flowered, xruj-anqoj chrysellus -a -um somewhat golden, diminutive from xrusoj chrysenteron golden-entrailed, xruj-enteron (the flesh revealed by cracking of the surface of the pilea) chryseus -a -um golden-yellow, gold, xruseoj Chrysobalanus Golden-acorn, xruso-balanoj (the fruit of some is acorn-like) (Chrysobalanaceae) chrysocarpus -a -um golden-fruited, xruso-karpoj chrysocephalus -a -um golden-headed, xruso-kefalh Chrysochloa Golden-grass, xruso-xloh chrysochlorus -a -um bronzed (leaves), golden-green, xruso-xlwroj chrysocodon golden-bell (flowered), xruso-kwdwn Chrysocoma, chrysocomus -a -um Golden-hair, xruso-komh (goldilocks’ inflorescence) chrysocrepis -is -e golden-shoe (flowered), xruso-krhpij chrysocyathus -a -um golden-cupped, xruso-kuaqoj (the corolla) chrysodon golden-toothed, xruj-(odouj, odontoj) (the golden scales at the margin of the pileus) 106