Carva

See Cassia lignea.

Carya

A walnut, (from the head, because it is round like the head). See Juglans.

Ca Ryce, or Carycia. Galen says it is a costly food prepared by the Lydians. Varinus supposes it to be thus called, because it was black like the boiled walnuts; from the walnut.

Caryedon

(From a nut). See Alphitidon.

Caryl

See Corallodendron.

Caryoces

A Portuguese name for the fruit of the Guinea palm tree. See also Ady.

Caryocostinum Elect

(From caryophillus, and composed of costus, so named from its ingredients). See Scammonium.

Caryon

A tot. (From the head, from its rotundity.) This word is applied to all such fruit as inclose somewhat eatable within a hard shell. Plutarch says that the ancients called the walnut caryon. because it induces a heaviness and stupidity of spirits; probably derived from its causing sleep.

See Caros.

Caryon basilicon. See Juglans.

Caryon heracleoticon. A small nut, as a hazle nut or filbert; from Heraclea, in Pontus, whence it was brought into Greece.

Caryon lepton. A small nut, as filberts, or hazle nuts; from small.

Caryophyllatum Alcohol

See Caries.

Caryophylloides Cortex Caryo

PhiLlon Plinii, (from caryophyllus, and likeness, from their resemblance to the July flower). See Cassia caryophyllata.

Caryophyllus Aromaticus America Nus

See Piper jamaicensis.

Caryophyllus hortensis. See Caryophillus ruber.

Caryophyllus indicus. See Anthelmia.

Caryophy' llus vulgaris. See Caryophillata.

Caryoti

(From a nut ). See Dactylus Palmula.

Cashow

See Terra Japonica.

Casia

i. e. Cassia, (from the Arabic term katsia, and this from katsa, to tear off ). Cassia; so called from the act of stripping the bark from the tree.

Casminaris Casmunar

See Cassummuniar.

C B. An abbreviation for Caspar Bauhine.

C. B. Pin. Caspar Bauhine's Pinax.

C. B. Matth. Casp. Bau. in Matthiolum.

C. B. Prod. Casp. Bauh. Prodromus Theatri bo-tanici.

Cassa

(From the Arabic term katsa). See Thorax.

Cassale Vulnus

A term signifying a wound in the breast: (from the Arabian word cassa, a breast).

Cassamum

The fruit of the balsam tree.

Cassatum

From a harlot; so called from being debilitated by too frequent meretricious commerce). Weak, spiritless; blood that is grumous, and hinders the passage of the circulating blood. It is a word of Paracelsus.