Cheiranthus (hand-flower) -Kye-ranth-
us: Wallflower (C. cheiri).
Chelidonium (for swallow, at whose
spring arrival time it flowers)-Kel-
id-doh-nee-um: Celandine. Chelone
(tortoise) - Kee-loh-nee:
Turtle-head. Chenopodium (goose-
foot)-Kee-noh-
po/i-dee-um: Goosefoot, Pigweed.
Chimaphila (winter-loving)-Kye-maf-
il-uh: Pipsissewa. Chimonantbus
(winter-flower) - Kye-
mon-anth-us. Chiogenes (snow-
products) - Kye-oj-
en-eez: Creeping snowberry.
Chionanthus (snow-flower) - Kye-on-
anth-us: Fringe-tree. Chionodoxa
(snow-glory)-Kye-on-od-
dox-uh: Glory-of-the-snow. Chironia
(for mythical Chiron, a centaur) -
Kye-roh-nee-uh. Chlorophytum (green-
plant) - Kloh-
roff-it-um. Choisya (for Swiss
botanist, J. D.
Choisy)-Koy-see-uh or Shwah-zee-
uh: Mexican-orange. Chorizema-
Koh-riz-em-uh. Chrysalidocarpus
(chrysalis-fruit, as to
shape)-Kriss-al-id-oh-ftarp-us.
Chrysanthemum (gold-flower) - Kriss-
anth-em-um. Chrysogonum (for its
golden flowers)
-Kriss-og-on-um: Golden-star.
Chrysopsis (for yellow flower-heads)-
Kriss-op-siss. Chrysosplenium
(golden-band)-Kriss-
oh-spleen-te-um: Golden saxifrage.
Cibotium-Sib-boh-tee-um. Cicer-Sye-
ser: Chick-pea. Cichorium - Sik-koh-
ree-um: Chicory
(C. intybus). Endive (C endivia).
Cicuta-Sik-kew-tuh: Water-hemlock.
Cimicifuga (bug-repelling) - Sim-iss-
siff-yew-guh: Bugbane. Cineraria (for
ash-colored down on
leaves)-Sin-er-ray-ree-uh.
Cinnamomum - Sin- am -moh -mum:
(Cinnamon-tree, Camphor-tree are
included.) Circaea (for mythical
Circe)-Ser-see-
uh.
Cirsium-Ser-see-um: Plumed thistle.
Cissus (classical name for ivy)-Siss-
us.
Cistus (rock-rose) - Siss-tus: Rock-
rose. Citrullus (little-citron) - Sit-rull-
us:
Watermelon (C. vulgaris). Citrus-Sit-
rus: Orange, Lemon, Grapefruit,
Tangerine and Bergamot are
included in this genus. Cladanthus
(branch-flower) - Klad-
anth-us.
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Cladrastis (branch-brittle) - Klad-rast-
iss: Yellow-wood.
Clarkia (for American explorer Wil-
liam Clark, of Lewis and Clark
fame) -Klark-ee-uh. Claytonia (for
early American botanist
John Clayton) - Klay-toh-nee-uh:
Spring beauty. Cleistocactus (closed-
cactus) - Klye-
sloh-kak-tus. Clematis (brushwood,
as to woody,
twiggy effect) - Klem-at-iss: Clem-
atis, Virgins-bower. Cleome-Klee-oh-
mee. Clerodendron - Kleer-oh-den-
dron:
(See preferred form below).
Clerodendrum - Kleer-den-drum:
Glory-bower. Clethra (ancient name
for alder) -
Kleth-ruh: White-alder. Clianthus
(glory-flower) - Klye-anth-
us. Clintonia (for N. Y. Governor
DeWitt
Clinton)-Klirtoh-nee-uh. Ciitoria
(closed-up) - Klye-toh-ree-uh:
Butterfly-pea.
Clivia (for the Duchess of Northum-
berland, of the Clive family)-Klye-
vee-uh: Kafir-lily. Clytostoma
(beautiful-mouth) - Klye-
tost-om-uh. Cobaea (for Spanish
botanist B. Cobo)
-Koh-bee-uh. Coccolobis (seed-pod)
- Kok-kol-ob-
iss. Cocculus (little-seed) - Kok-
yew-lus:
Snail-seed. Cocos (stone or berry, as
to fruit form)
-Koh-koss: Coconut. Codiaeum-
Koh-dih-ee-um: Croton. Codonopsis
(bell-like, as to flower
shape) -Koh-don-nop-siss. Coelogyne
(hollow-pistil) - See-loj-in-
ee.
Coffea-Koff-ee-uh: Coffee. Coix-
Koh-ix. Colchicum (for ancient
Colchis)-Kol-
kik-um: Autumn-crocus. Coleus
(sheath, for manner in which
stamens are joined) - Koh-lee-us.
Colletia (for French botanist Philibert
Collet) -Kol-lee-tee-uh. Collinsia
(for American botanist Zac-
cheus Collins)-Kol-linz-ee-uh.
Collinsonia (for English naturalist
Peter Collinson) - Kol-in-soh-nee-
uh: Horse-balm, Citronella.
Collomia (glue, as to sticky character
of seeds)-Kol-loh-mee-uh. Colocasia
- Kol-oh-kay-see-uh: Elephant-ear.
Columnea (for Italian nature-writer
Columna or Colluna)-Kol-lum-nee-
uh.
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