The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
Bunium a name, bounion, used by Dioscorides<br />
buphthalmoides Buphthalmum-like, bou-ofqalmoj-oeidhj<br />
Buphthalmum, buphthalmus Ox-eyed, from medieval Latin, oculus bovis<br />
(Dioscorides’ boufqalmon was a yellow ox-eyed composite)<br />
bupleuroides resembling Bupleurum, bou-pleura-oeidhj<br />
Bupleurum Ox-rib, bou-pleura, an ancient Greek name, boupleuroj, used by<br />
Nicander<br />
buprestius -a -um with bright metallic colours, like or of jewel beetles, Buprestidae<br />
Burbidgea, burbidgei for F. W. Burbidge (1847–1905). Collector in Borneo and<br />
Curator of the Botanic Garden, Trinity College Dublin<br />
Burchardia for H. Burchardt, physician and writer on plants<br />
burchardii for Oscar Burchard (c. 1864–1949), expert on Canary Island plants<br />
Burchellia for William John Burchell (1781–1863), plant collector in St Helena,<br />
Brazil and S Africa<br />
bureaui, bureauii, bureavii for Edouard Bureau (1830–1918), collector in China during<br />
1894–8<br />
bureauoides resembling Rhododendron bureauii<br />
burejaeticus -a -um from the Bureya mountains, north of the Amur basin,<br />
E Russia<br />
burgundensis -is -e from Burgundy (Burgundiones)<br />
burjaticus -a -um from Buryatiya, east of Lake Baikal, E Siberia (Buryatskaya)<br />
burkwoodii for Burkwood nursery, Kingston Hill, Surrey<br />
burmanicus -a -um (birmanicus) Burmese, from Myanmar (Burma)<br />
burmani-linearifolium Burman’s linear-leaved, botanical Latin from Burman and<br />
linea-folium<br />
Burmannia, burmannii either for J. Burmann (1707–79), physician, or Nicolaus<br />
Burmann (1733–93), Professor of botany at Amsterdam<br />
burnatii for Emile Burnat (1828–1920), French botanist<br />
burs-, bursa- leathery; pouch-, purse-, bursa, bursa<br />
bursa-pastoris shepherd’s purse, bursa-(pastor, pastoris)<br />
Bursaria Resembling-a-pouch, bursa (the fruiting capsule)<br />
Bursera, burseri, burserinus -a -um for Joachim Burser (1583–1649), author of<br />
Introductis ad Scientiam Naturalem (Burseraceae)<br />
bursiculatus -a -um formed like a purse, pouch-like, bursa<br />
Burtonia for D. Burton (d. 1792), Kew Gardens plant collector<br />
Butea for John Stuart, third Earl of Bute (1713–92), who negotiated the end of the<br />
Seven Years’ War with France<br />
Butia uncertain etymology<br />
Butomus Ox-cutting, bou-tomoj (a name used by <strong>The</strong>ophrastus, for the sharpedged<br />
leaves or the mouth bleeding caused by the acrid sap) (Butomaceae)<br />
butyraceus -a -um greasy, oily, buttery, bouturon, butyrum<br />
Butyrospermum Butter-seed, bouturon-sperma (oily seed of shea-butter tree)<br />
butyrosus -a -um greasy, buttery, bouturon, butyrum<br />
Buxbaumia, buxbaumii for Johann Christian Buxbaum (1683–1730), German botanical<br />
writer (the bug-on-a-stick-moss, for its capsule)<br />
buxi-, buxi Buxus-, box-, pucoj, of box, living on Buxus (symbionts, parasites and<br />
saprophytes)<br />
buxifolius -a -um box-leaved, Buxus-folium<br />
Buxus an ancient Latin name, buxus, used by Virgil, for B. sempervirens, pucoj<br />
(Buxaceae)<br />
Byblis for Byblis, the daughter of Melitus (insectivorous aquatic shrubs) (bubloj,<br />
papyrus) (Byblidaceae)<br />
byrs-, byrsa- pelt-, hide-, (leather-), bursa<br />
Byrsonima Hide-necessity, bursa-nimius (murice, important in leather tanning in<br />
Brazil)<br />
byssaceus -a -um like fine linen, cobwebbed, bussinoj<br />
byssinus -a -um textured or coloured like fine linen, bussinoj<br />
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