The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
emeroides resembling emerus, vetch-like<br />
emersus -a -um rising out, emergo, emergere, emersi, emersum (of the water)<br />
emerus from an early Italian name for a vetch<br />
emeticus -a -um causing vomiting, emetic, emetica, emeticae, emetoj<br />
emetocatharticus -a -um of cleansing through vomiting, emetoj-kaqarthj<br />
Emilia Etymology uncertain, some suggest it is commemorative for Emily<br />
eminens noteworthy, outstanding, prominent, eminens, eminentis<br />
eminii for Emin Schnitzer, ‘Emin Pasha’ (1840–92), physician of Egypt and the Congo<br />
Eminium a name used by Dioscorides<br />
emissus -a -um released, sent out, past participle of e-(mitto, mittere, misi, missum)<br />
(cognate with emissary and emission)<br />
emmeno- lasting, enduring, emmenhj, emmeno-<br />
Emmenopteris Enduring-wing, emmeno-pteruc (one lobe of the calyx is stalked and<br />
enlarged)<br />
emodensis -is -e, emodi from the W Himalayas, ‘Mount Emodus’, N India<br />
emodi from the Sanskrit, hima, for snow (Sanskrit, hima-alaya, identifies the<br />
Himalayas as the abode of snow)<br />
empetrifolius -a -um with Empetrum-like leaves<br />
empetrinus -a -um resembling Empetrum<br />
Empetrum On-rocks, em-petroj (Dioscorides’ name refers to the habitat of<br />
Frankenia pulverulenta) (Empetraceae)<br />
empusus -a -um purulent, empuoj; suppurating, malicious-looking, em-(pus, puris)<br />
Enantia Opposite, enantioj (the one-seeded carpels contrasted to the usual state)<br />
enantio- reverse, hostile, opposite-, enanta, enanti, enantioj, enantio-<br />
Enantiophylla Opposite-leaved, enantio-fullon<br />
enantiophyllus -a -um having opposite leaves, opposed-leaved, enantio-fullon<br />
Enantiosparton Opposed-ropes, enantio-sparton<br />
Enarthrocarpus Jointed-fruit, enarqro-karpoj<br />
enatus -a -um escaping, enato, enatare (e.g. one organ from another, as the coronna<br />
of Narcissus)<br />
Encelia Little-eel, egxelion (the form of the fruits)<br />
Encephalartos In-a-head-bread, en-kefalh-artoj (the farinaceous centre of the stem<br />
apex yields sago, as in sago-palms)<br />
encephalo- in a head-, en-kefalh<br />
encephalodes head- or knob-like; resembling the brain, en-kefalh-wdhj<br />
encephalus -a -um forming a head, en-kefalh<br />
Encheiridion Within-sleeves, en-xeiridoj<br />
Enchytraeus <strong>Of</strong>-pots, en-(xutra, xutrij, xutridoj, xutroj) (Japanese pot-worm or<br />
white worm)<br />
encleistocarpus -a -um with a closed fruit, en-kleistoj-karpoj<br />
encliandrus -a -um with enclosed-stamens, en-xleiw-anhr<br />
enculatus -a -um hooded, en-culus (between the buttocks)<br />
end-, endo- internal-, inside-, within-, endoendecaphyllus<br />
-a -um having eleven leaves or leaflets, endeka-fullon<br />
endivia ancient Latin name, endivia, indivia, for chicory or endive (from Arabic,<br />
tybi, see Intybus)<br />
endlicheri, endlicherianus -a -um for Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher (1804–49), Botanic<br />
Garden Director, Vienna<br />
endo- within-, inner-, inside-, endoqi, endon, endo-<br />
Endodesmia Inside-bundle, endo-desmoj (the cup-like arrangement of the united<br />
stamens)<br />
Endosiphon Inside-tube, endo-sifon<br />
Endostemon Inside-stamens, endo-sthmwn (included)<br />
endotrachys having a rough inner surface, endo-traxuj<br />
Endymion Endymion was Selen’s (Diana’s) lover, of Greek mythology<br />
enervis -is -e, enervius -a -um destitute of veins, apparently lacking nerves, e-nervus<br />
(veins)<br />
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