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CONVALLARIACEAE = ERIOSPERMACEAE = RUSCACEAE
(
La
)
Cottonseed Family (
Wf
)
convallis, convallia, = a valley enclosed on all sides;
-alis, -aris, = belonging or pertaining to, resembling, provided with.
(
ld
,
BL
)
CONVOLVULUS
(
La
)
Bindweed (
Le
)
convolvo, = to roll together, roll up, roll round; to fasten together, interweave, interlace;
-ulus, = diminutive.
convolvulus, = a plant, bind-weed.
(rolled up)
(
ld
,
BL
)
CUSCUTA
(
La
)
Dodder (
Le
)
cuscuta, = Latin for dodder; derived from Arabic.
(
Le
)
FALKIA
Oortjies (
Le
)
For Johan Peter Falk (Falck) (1733-1774).**
(
Ch
)
IPOMOEA
(
G
)
Morning Glory (
Le
)
ipos, = a strap;
ips, = bindweed;
(h)omoios, = like, resembling.
(
LS
,
Le
)