The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
dumetorum of bushy habitats, of thickets, dumetum, dumeti<br />
dumetosus -a -um having a bushy habit, dumetum, dumeti<br />
dumicolus -a -um inhabiting thickets, dumetum-colo<br />
dumnoniensis -is -e from Devon, Devonian (Dumnonia)<br />
Dumortiera, dumortieri for B. C. Dumortier (1797–1878), of Belgium<br />
dumosus -a -um bushy, dumosus<br />
dumulosus -a -um quite bushy, diminutive of dumosus<br />
Dunalia, dunalianus -a -um for Michel Felix Dunal (1789–1856), Montpellier<br />
botanist<br />
dunensis -is -e of sand-dunes, from Old English, dun, for a hill<br />
duoformis -is -e having a double form, duo-forma<br />
duplex growing in pairs, double, duplicate, duplex, duplicis, dupliciduplicatus<br />
-a -um double, folded, bent, duplico, duplicare, duplicavi, duplicatum<br />
duplicilobus -a -um twice-lobed or segmented, duplici-lobus<br />
duploserratus -a -um twice-serrate, with toothed teeth, duplici-serratus<br />
durabilis -is -e durable, tough, duro, durare, duravi, duratum<br />
duracinus -a -um harsh-tasting, hard-berried, hard-fruited, duresco, durescere, durui<br />
durandii for Elias Magloire Durand (1794–1873)<br />
durangensis -is -e from either Durango state, N Mexico, or Durango, SW<br />
Colorado, USA<br />
Duranta for Castor Durantes (d. 1590), physician and botanist from Rome<br />
duratus -a -um lasting, enduring, hardy, duro, durare, duravi, duratum<br />
durhamii for Frank Rogers Durham (1872–1947), Secretary of the RHS 1925–46<br />
durifolius -a -um tough-leaved, durus-folium<br />
Durio from the Malayan name, durian, for the fruit<br />
durior, durius harder, comparative of durus<br />
durispinus -a -um having hard spines, persistently spiny, durus-spina<br />
durissimus -a -um most persistent or tough, superlative of durus<br />
duriusculus -a -um rather hard or rough, diminutive comparative of durus<br />
durmitoreus -a -um from the Durmitor mountains, former Yugoslavia<br />
durobrivensis -is -e from Rochester (Kent or USA), or Dubrovnik, Croatia<br />
durus -a -um hard, hardy, durus<br />
Durvillaea for Jules Sébastien César Dumont d’Urville (1790–1842), French<br />
navigator<br />
duthieanus -a -um, duthiei for John Firminger Duthie (1845–1922), Superintendent<br />
of the Botanic Garden, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India<br />
Duvalia for Henri Auguste Duval (1777–1814), author of Enumeratio plantarum succulentum<br />
in horto Alenconio<br />
dybowskii for Dybowski, French Inspector General of Colonial Agriculture<br />
c. 1908<br />
Dyckia for Prince Salms Dyck (1773–1861), German writer on succulent plants (see<br />
Salmia)<br />
dyerae for Lady Thistleton-Dyer (née Hooker) (1854–1945)<br />
dyerianus -a -um for Sir William Thistleton-Dyer (1843–1928) of the Science Schools<br />
Building (forerunner of Imperial College), London<br />
dykesii for William Rickatson Dykes (1877–1925), author of Genus Iris and<br />
Secretary of the RHS, 1920–25<br />
Dypsis Dipping, duptw (duya thirsty) (slender-stemmed palms)<br />
dys-, dyso- poor-, ill-, bad-, difficult-, unpleasant, dus-<br />
Dyschoriste Poorly-divided, dus-xwrij (the stigma)<br />
dyscritus -a -um difficult to assess, doubtful, duskritoj<br />
dysentericus -a -um of dysentery, dusenteria (medicinal treatment for)<br />
dysocarpus -a -um having foul-smelling fruit, dus(o)-karpoj<br />
Dysodea Evil-scented, dus-odmoj<br />
dysodes unpleasant-smelling, dus-wdhj<br />
dysophyllus -a -um having foul-smelling foliage, dus-fullon<br />
dysosmius -a -um evil-smelling, dus-osmh<br />
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