The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
dormiens seasonal, having a dormant period, present participle of dormio, dormire,<br />
domivi, domitum<br />
doronicoides resembling Doronicum, Doronicum-oides<br />
Doronicum from an Arabic name, doronigi (leopard’s bane)<br />
Dorotheanthus Dorothea-flower (for Dr Schwantes’ mother, Dorothea)<br />
dorsalis -is -e of mountain ridges, of the back, dorsum<br />
dorsi-, -dorsus -a -um on the back-, -backed, outside, dorsum, dorsi (outer curve of a<br />
curved structure)<br />
Dorstenia for <strong>The</strong>odore Dorsten (1492–1552), German botanist<br />
dortmanna, dortmanniana for Herr Dortmann (c. 1640), pharmacist of Gröningen<br />
-dorus -a -um -bag-shaped, -bag, doroj<br />
dory- pole-, spear-, doru, doratoj, doru-<br />
Doryanthes Spear-flower, doru-anqoj (the long flowering-scape)<br />
Dorycnium Dioscorides’ name, doruknion, was for a Convolvulus, reapplied by<br />
Miller<br />
Doryopteris Spear-fern, doru-pteruc<br />
doryphorus -a -um lance-bearing, doru-foroj (long tapering leaves or stems)<br />
dosua from a vernacular name, dosi-swa, for Indigofera dosua<br />
Douglasia, douglasii for David Douglas (1798–1834), of Perthshire, Scotland, plant<br />
collector in NW America for the RHS<br />
dovrensis -is -e from the Dovre mountain plateau, Dovrefjell, of S Central<br />
Norway<br />
-doxa -glory, doca<br />
Draba, draba Acrid, a name, drabh, used by Dioscorides for Lepidium draba<br />
(whitlow grass)<br />
drabae-, drabi- Draba-likedrabifolius<br />
-a -um Draba-leaved, Draba-folium<br />
Dracaena Female-dragon, drakaina (dragon tree, a source of dragon’s blood)<br />
draco, draco- dragon-, drakwn (for dragon’s blood sap or resin)<br />
Dracocephalum, dracocephalus -a -um Dragon-head, drako-kefalh (the shape of the<br />
corolla)<br />
dracocephalus -a -um dragon-headed, drako-kefalh<br />
dracoglossus -a -um serpent-tongued, drako-glwssa (division of frond)<br />
dracomontanus -a -um from the Drakensberg mountains, S Africa<br />
draconsbergensis -is -e from Drakensberg, S Africa<br />
Dracontioides, dracontoides Dracontium like, drakontion-oeidhj<br />
Dracontium, dracontius -a -um Snake, drakwn, drakontoj, an ancient Greek name,<br />
used by Pliny for plant with serpentine roots, dracontia-radix<br />
Dracophyllum Dragon-leaf, drako-fullon<br />
dracophyllus -a -um dragon-leaved, drako-fullon (the markings)<br />
Dracula Sinister, from the name, dragwlya, given to fifteenth-century Vlad Tepes,<br />
Prince of Wallachia, renowned for his cruelty (this dark orchid has a jelly-like lip to<br />
entice pollinators)<br />
Dracunculus, dracunculus Little-dragon, diminutive of draco, draconis (a name used<br />
by Pliny for a serpentine rooted plant)<br />
Drapetes Breaking-up, drapethj<br />
Dregea, dregei, dregeanus -a -um for Johann Franz Drege (1794–1881), German plant<br />
collector in S Africa<br />
drepano- arched, sickle-shaped, drepanon, drepanto, drepano-<br />
Drepanocarpus Curved-fruit, drepano-karpoj (leopard’s claw)<br />
drepanocentron curved spur, drepano-kentron<br />
Drepanocladus Curved-branch, drepano-kladoj (the arched lateral branches)<br />
drepanolobius -a -um having small curved lobes, drepano-loboj (leaves or petals)<br />
drepanophyllus -a -um having sickle-shaped leaves, drepano-fullon<br />
Drepanostachyum, drepanostachyus -a -um Curved-spike, drepano-staxuj<br />
drepanus -a -um arched or curved like a sickle-blade, drepanon<br />
Drimia Acrid, drimuj (the pungent juice from the bulbs)<br />
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