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cacao is derived from cocoa's Aztec name cacahuatl or from kakawa. [See Theobroma cacao.]
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caerulea is Latin caerulei- (blue) meaning 'dark blue or sky blue'. [See Houstonia caerulea, Molinia caerulea, Passiflora caerulea, Phyllodoce caerulea.]
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caespitosa means 'growing in dense clumps, tufted, or turf-like'. [See Oenothera caespitosa subsp. marginata.]
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cajan is a corruption of a local Malay name for Angola pea, katjan. [See Cajanus cajan.]
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Cakile [genus name] is for some authorities an Arabic name. [See Cakile.]
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calaguala is a local Peruvian name. [See Polypodium calaguala.]
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Calamagrostis [genus name] is made up of Greek kalamos (reed, cane) and agrostis (a kind of grass) components. [See Calamagrostis.]
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Calamintha [genus name] is made up of Greek calos (pleasant) and minthe (mint) components. [See ... .]
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calamus is derived for some authorities from Greek kalamos (reed, cane) and for others from Arabic kalon of similar meaning, and is a classical Latin name for the plant. [See Acorus calamus.]
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Calandrinia [genus name] commemorates a Swiss philosopher and mathematician, Jean Louis Calandrini (1703-1758) who was a professor at Geneva. [See Calandrinia.]
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