The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
arboreus -a -um tree-like, branched, arbor; arbos, arboris<br />
arboricolus -a -um living on trees, arbori-colo (symbionts, parasites and saprophytes)<br />
arbortristis -is -e melancholy-tree, arbor-tristis (Oxydendron arbortristis, the sorrowful<br />
tree)<br />
arbor-vitae tree of life, arbor-(vita, vitae) (N American equivalence of Thuja occidentalis<br />
with the Mediterranean Cupressus as durable and fragrant, and planted in<br />
graveyards)<br />
arbusculus -a -um, arbuscularis -is -e small-tree, shrubby (diminutive of arbor)<br />
arbustivus -a -um coppiced, growing with trees, of plantations, arbustum, arbusti<br />
arbutifolius -a -um with Arbutus-like leaves, Arbutus-folium<br />
Arbutus the ancient Latin name, arbutus, or Celtic arboise for a rough fruit<br />
arcadensis -is -e from Arcady, Arcadian, from paradise<br />
arcadiensis -is -e Arcadian, from Peloponnese, S Greece<br />
arcanus -a -um of coffins, of boxes, of cages, arcanus (use in basketry)<br />
Arceuthobium Juniper-life, arkeuqoj-bios (European species is a parasite on<br />
Juniperus)<br />
Archaefructus Ancient-fruit, archi-fructus (Chinese fossilized fruit)<br />
archaeo- ancient, arxaioj<br />
Archangelica supposedly revealed to Matthaeus Sylvaticus by the archangel as a<br />
medicinal plant<br />
arche-, archi- beginning-, original-, primitive-, arxharcheri<br />
for S. Archer, who sent plants from Barbados to Kew<br />
archonto- majestic-, ruler-, arxwn, arxontoj<br />
Archontophoenix Majestic-fig, arxontoj-foinic (Queen Alexandra’s fig)<br />
arct-, arcto- bear-, arktoj, northern-,<br />
Arctanthemum Northern-flower, arkt-anqemion (arctic Chrysanthemum arctium)<br />
Arcterica Arctic-Erica, arktoj-ereikh, arcticus-Erica<br />
arcticus -a -um of the Arctic regions, Arctic, arktikoj, arcticus<br />
Arctium Bear-like, arktoj (a name in Pliny, the shaggy hair)<br />
arctopoides bear’s-foot-like, resembling Arctopus, arkto-podoj-oeidhj<br />
Arctopus Bear’s-foot, arkto-pouj<br />
Arctostaphylos Bear’s grapes, arkto-stafulh (this is the Greek version of uva-ursi,<br />
giving one of the repetitive botanical binomials, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)<br />
Arctotis Bear’s ear, arkt-wtoj<br />
Arctous, arctous Boreal-one, arktoj, or That-of-the-bear, arktwoj (the black bearberry)<br />
arcturus -a -um bear’s-tail-like, arkt-oura (cognate with arctium and arctous)<br />
arcuatus -a -um curved, arched, bowed, arcus<br />
ardens glowing, fiery, ardens, ardentis<br />
ardesiacus -a -um slate-grey, slate-coloured, modern Latin from French, ardoise<br />
ardeus -a -um shining, burning, ardeo, ardere, arsi, arsum; from Tivoli (Ardea Tibur),<br />
Lazio, Italy<br />
Ardisea Pointed, ardij (the anthers are shaped like spear-heads)<br />
Ardisiandra Ardisia-anthers, ardij-androj<br />
ardoinoi for H. Ardoino (1819–74), of Mentone, author of the flora of the Maritime<br />
Alps<br />
ardonensis-is -e from the Ardon river area, Caucasus, SW Russia<br />
ardosiacus -a -um slate-grey, modern Latin from French, ardoise, slate<br />
arduennensis -is -e from the Ardennes, France/Belgium (Arduenna)<br />
arduinoi for Pietro Arduino (1726–1805), botanist at Padua<br />
Areca from the Malabar vernacular name, areek (betel nut palm) (Arecaceae <br />
Palmae)<br />
arecina Areca-like, Areca<br />
Aregelia for E. A. von Regel (1815–92), of St Petersburg Botanic Garden (<br />
Neoregelia)<br />
Aremonia derived from a Greek plant name, aremon, for Agrimonia<br />
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