The Names Of Plants.pdf
The Names Of Plants.pdf
The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
dodec-, dodeca- twelve-, duodecem, dwdeka<br />
Dodecadenia Twelve-glands, dwdeka-(adhn, adenoj)<br />
dodecandrus -a -um having twelve stamens, dwdeka-anhr<br />
dodecapetalus -a -um with twelve-petalled flowers, dwdeka-petalon<br />
dodecaphyllus -a -um having (about) twelve leaflets or leaves, dwdeka-fullon<br />
Dodecatheon Twelve-gods, dwdeka-qeoj (an ancient name used in Pliny) (American<br />
cowslips)<br />
dodentralis -is -e of one span, about nine inches (23 cm) across, dodrans, dodrantis<br />
three-quarters of a foot<br />
Dodonaea, dodonaei for Rembert Dodoens, Dodonaeus, (1517–85), Dutch physician<br />
and botanical writer<br />
dodrantalis -is -e of (about) nine inches (23 cm) in height or length, dodrans (the span<br />
from thumb tip to extended little finger tip)<br />
dolabratus -a -um axed, axe-shaped, dolabra, dolabrae<br />
dolabriformis -is -e hatchet-shaped, dolabra-forma<br />
doliarius -a -um having the shape of a large wine jar or barrel, dolium, dolii (doliaris<br />
tubby)<br />
dolich-, dolicho- long-, dolixoj, dolixo-, doulixodolichanthus<br />
-a -um with long flowers, dolixoj-anqoj<br />
dolichocentrus -a -um having long spurs, long-spurred, dolixo-kentron<br />
dolichoceras long-horned, dolixo-keraj<br />
dolichomischon long-pedicelled, dolixo-misxoj<br />
dolichorrhizus -a -um having long roots or rhizomes, dolixo-riza<br />
Dolichos the ancient Greek name, dolixoj (for long-podded beans)<br />
dolichostachyus -a -um long-spiked, dolixo-staxuj<br />
dolichostemon with long stamens, dolixo-stemon<br />
Dolichthrix Long-haired, dolixo-qric<br />
doliiformis -is -e tubby, shaped like a wine jar, dolium<br />
dolobratus -a -um hatchet-shaped, see dolabratus<br />
dolomiticus -a -um from the Italian Dolomites, of soils of dolomitic origin (dolomite<br />
is named for the French geologist Dolomieu (1750–1801)<br />
-dolon -net, -snare, -trap, doloj<br />
dolosus -a -um deceitful, doloj<br />
Dombeya for Joseph Dombey, French botanist who accompanied Ruiz and Pavon<br />
in Chile and Peru<br />
domesticus -a -um of the household, domesticus<br />
dominans becoming dominant, prevailing, present participle of dominor, dominari,<br />
dominatus<br />
domingensis -is -e from San Domingo, E Hispaniola, W Indies; from the Dominican<br />
Republic<br />
dominicalis -is -e, dominicus -a -um of Dominica (named by Columbus when sighted<br />
on a Sunday (dies dominica, the Lord’s day)<br />
donarius -a -um of reeds, donac (habitat)<br />
donax an old Greek name, donac, for a reed<br />
Dondia an Adansonian name ( Suaeda fruticosa, S. epipactis Hacquetia epipactis)<br />
donianus -a -um, donii for G. Don (1764–1814), Keeper of the Botanic Garden,<br />
Edinburgh, or either of his sons, David (1799–1841), the Linnean Society librarian,<br />
or George (1798–1856), who collected for the RHS in Brazil<br />
Doodia for Samuel Doody (1656–1706), apothecary and Keeper of the Chelsea<br />
Physick Garden c. 1691<br />
doratoxylon spear-wood, doration-culon (aboriginal use for weapons)<br />
Dorema Gift, the name used by Dioscorides for another plant (gum ammoniac,<br />
Dorema ammoniacum)<br />
Doritis Lance-like, doru (the long lip of the corolla)<br />
dorius -a -um from Doria, the Peloponnese area once conquered by the Dorians;<br />
pole-like, doru (tall single-stemmed)<br />
dormannianus -a -um for Charles Dorman, orchid grower of Sydenham c. 1880<br />
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