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Asperula cynanchica
Squinance Squin"ance, Squinancy Squin"an*cy, n. [F. esquinancie, OF. squinance, esquinance. See Quinsy.] 1. (Med.) The quinsy. See Quinsy. [Obs.] 2. (Bot.) A European perennial herb (Asperula cynanchica) with narrowly linear whorled leaves; -- formerly thought to cure the quinsy. Also called quincewort. Squinancy berries, black currants; -- so called because used to cure the quinsy. --Dr. Prior.
cynanchin
Vincetoxin Vin`ce*tox"in, n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort (Vincetoxicum officinale, a plant of the Asclepias family) as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; -- called also asclepiadin, and cynanchin.
Cynanthropy
Cynanthropy Cy*nan"thro*py (s?-n?n"thr?-p?), n. [Gr. ????? of a dog-man; ????, ???, dog + ????? man: cf. F. cynanthropie.] (Med.) A kind of madness in which men fancy themselves changed into dogs, and imitate the voice and habits of that animal.
Cynanthus cyanurus
Sylph Sylph, n. [F. sylphe, m., fr. Gr. ? a kind of grub, beetle, or moth; -- so called by Paracelsus.] 1. An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy. 2. Fig.: A slender, graceful woman. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of very brilliant South American humming birds, having a very long and deeply-forked tail; as, the blue-tailed sylph (Cynanthus cyanurus).

Meaning of Cynan from wikipedia

- Cynan (also spelled Conan or Kenan) is a Welsh masculine given name. It may refer to: Cynan, the bardic name of Albert Evans-Jones (1895–1970), Welsh...
- Gruffudd ap Cynan (c. 1055–1137) was King of Gwynedd from 1081 until his death in 1137. In the course of a long and eventful life, he became a key figure...
- Cynan ab Iago (c. 1014[citation needed] – c. 1063) was a Welsh prince of the House of Aberffraw sometimes credited with briefly reigning as King of Gwynedd...
- Ethyllt ferch Cynan, also known as Esyllt ferch Cynan Dindaethwy, was the daughter of King Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri of Gwynedd. In 768 she was married...
- Cynan Jones (born 1975) is a Welsh writer, who lives and works in Ceredigion. Jones published his first novel, The Long Dry, in 2006. In 2010 he published...
- Cynan Nant Nyfer ("Cynan of the Nevern Valley"; fl. 865) was a 9th-century Welsh warrior whose death was recorded by most of the surviving Welsh histories...
- Cynan Dindaethwy (English: "Cynan of Dindaethwy") or Cynan ap Rhodri ("Cynan son of Rhodri") was a king of Gwynedd (reigned c. 798 – c. 816) in Wales in...
- Cynan Garwyn was king of Powys in the north-east and east of Wales, who flourished in the second half of the 6th century. Little reliable information...
- Sir (Albert) Cynan Evans-Jones CBE (14 April 1895 – 26 January 1970), more commonly known within Wales by his bardic name of Cynan, was a Welsh war poet...
- Conan Meriadoc (/ˈkoʊnən/; Welsh: Cynan Meiriadog; Breton: Konan Meriadeg) is a legendary British Celtic leader credited with founding Brittany. Versions...