The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Ammobium Sand-dweller, ammo-bio<br />
Ammocalamagrostis the compound name for hybrids between Ammophila and<br />
Calamagrostis<br />
Ammocharis Sand-beauty, ammo-xarieij (habitat)<br />
ammodendron tree of the sand, ammo-dendron (habitat)<br />
Ammoides, ammoides resembling Ammi, ammh-oeidhj<br />
ammoniacum gum ammoniac, ammoniakoj, of Ammon (ammonia was first noted at<br />
the temple of Ammon, Siwa, Egypt, and its modern Latin name was given in the<br />
eighteenth century) an old generic name for Dorema ammoniacum<br />
Ammophila Sand-lover, ammoj-filoj<br />
ammophillus -a -um sand-loving, ammoj-filoj (the habitat)<br />
amnicolus -a -um growing by a river, amnis-colo<br />
Amoeba Changing-one, amoibh (having no fixed shape)<br />
amoenolens delightfully scented, amoenus-olens<br />
amoenulus -a -um quite pleasing or pretty (diminutive of amoenus)<br />
amoenus -a -um charming, delightful, pleasing, amoenus<br />
Amomum, amomum Purifier, a-mwmoj (probably from an Arabic name, the Indian<br />
spice plant Amomum was used to cure poisoning)<br />
amorginus -a -um from the Greek Amorgos islands<br />
Amorpha Deformed-one, a-morfh (flowers of the genus of greyish-downy lead plant<br />
Amorpha canescens lack wing and keel petals)<br />
Amorphophallus Deformed-phallus, amorfoj-falloj (the enlarged spadix)<br />
amorphus -a -um, amorpho- deformed (a-morfh, shapeless, without form<br />
ampelas having the habit of a vine, ampeloj<br />
ampelo- wine-, vine-, grape-, ampeloj<br />
Ampelodesmos (Ampelodesma) Wine-cable, ampelo-desmoj<br />
ampeloprasum leek of the vineyard, a name, ampeloprasson, in Dioscorides<br />
Ampelopsis Vine-resembling, ampelo-oyij (Ampelidaceae Vitaceae)<br />
Ampelopteris Vine-fern, ampelo-pteruc (the scrambling habit)<br />
amphi-, ampho- on-both-sides, in-two-ways-, both-, double-, of-both-kinds-,<br />
around-, amfij, amfi-, amfoteroj, amfoamphibius<br />
-a -um with a double life, growing both on land and in water,<br />
amfi-bioj<br />
amphibolus -a -um fired at from all sides, ambiguous, doubtful, amfi-boloj (amfibolia<br />
doubt)<br />
amphicarpos with curved pods, amfi-karpoj<br />
Amphicome Haired-about, amfi-komh (the seeds have hair tufts at each end)<br />
( Incarvillea)<br />
amphidoxa of all-round glory, amfi-doca (seasonal flower and foliage colouring)<br />
amphioxys lancet-like, tapered to each end, sharp all round, amfi-ocuj<br />
amphoratus -a -um amphora-shaped, amfi-foreuj<br />
Amphorella Small-wine-jar, diminutive of amforeuj<br />
amplectens stem-clasping (leaf bases), amplector, amplecti, amplexus to embrace or<br />
encircle<br />
amplex-, amplexi- loving-, embracing-, amplexor, amplexare, amplexatus<br />
amplexans twisting together, surrounding, embracing, am-plektoj<br />
amplexicaulis -is -e embracing the stem, amplektoj-kauloj (e.g. the base of the leaf,<br />
see Fig. 6d)<br />
amplexifolius -a -um leaf-clasping, amplexus-folium<br />
ampli- large-, double-, amplus<br />
ampliatus -a -um enlarged, amplio, ampliare, ampliavi, ampliatum<br />
ampliceps large-headed, amplus-ceps, some interpret as clasped head, ampli-kefalh<br />
amplissimus -a -um very large, the biggest, superlative of amplus<br />
amplus -a -um eminent, large, abundant, amplus<br />
ampullaceus -a -um, ampullaris -is -e bottle-shaped, flask-shaped, ampulla<br />
ampulli- bottle-, ampulla, ampullae<br />
Amsinckia for W. Amsinck (1752–1831), of Hamburgh<br />
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