| cordylidae | (n) small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards, Syn. family Cordylidae |
| cordyline | (n) Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants, Syn. genus Cordyline |
| cordylus | (n) type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles, Syn. genus Cordylus |
| cabbage tree | (n) elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand, Syn. grass tree, Cordyline australis |
| ti | (n) shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii, Syn. Cordyline terminalis |
