The Names Of Plants.pdf
The Names Of Plants.pdf
The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
Fontanesia, fontanesii for Réné Louiche Desfontaines (1752–1833), French botanist,<br />
author of Flora Atlantica<br />
fontanus -a -um, fontinalis -is -e of fountains springs or fast-running streams, fons,<br />
fontis<br />
Fontinalis, fontinalis -is -e Spring-dweller (fontanus a spring)<br />
foraminiferus -a -um bearing a much perforated surface, foramen-fero<br />
foraminosus -a -um being pierced with small holes, foramen, foraminis<br />
forbesianus -a -um, forbesii for Edward Forbes, Professor of Botany at Edinburgh<br />
(1815–54), or James Forbes (1773–1861), gardener and writer at Woburn Abbey, or<br />
John Forbes, who collected in Africa c. 1825, or H. O. Forbes, collector and writer in<br />
the far East c. 1886<br />
forcipatus -a -um having a pincer-like shape, forceps, forcipis, forcipifordii<br />
for either Charles Ford (1844–1927), superintendent of Hong Kong Botanic<br />
Garden, or Lyman Ford, of San Diego, California, USA<br />
Forestiera for Charles Le-Forestier (c. 1800), French naturalist<br />
forficatus -a -um scissor-like, forfex, forficis, forficiforficifolius<br />
-a -um having leaves arranged like the blades of shears, forfici-folius<br />
forgetianus -a -um for Louis Forget (d. 1915), collector for Sanders in S and Central<br />
America<br />
formanekianus -a -um for Dr Edward Formanek (d. 1900), Professor of Botany at<br />
Brünn (Brno), present-day Czech Republic<br />
formicarius -a -um relating to ants, attracting ants, formica (sweet fluid<br />
exudates)<br />
formicarus -a -um of ants, formica, formicae (morphological adaptations occupied by<br />
ants)<br />
formiciferus -a -um bearing ants, formica-fero (commensal associations)<br />
formidabilis -is -e capable of terrifying or inspiring respect, formido, formidare, formidavi,<br />
formidatum<br />
-formis -is -e -sort, -kind, -resembling, -shaped, forma, formae<br />
formosanus -a -um, formosensis -is -e from Taiwan (Formosa)<br />
formosissimus -a -um the most handsome, the most beautiful, formosus<br />
formosus -a -um handsome, beautiful, well-formed, formosus<br />
fornicatus -a -um arched, arching, fornicatus<br />
forniculatus -a -um slightly arched, diminutive of fornicatus<br />
Forrestia for Peter Forrest, seventeenth-century botanist<br />
forrestii for George Forrest (1873–1932), plant collector in China<br />
forsteri, forsterianus -a -um for J. R. Forster (1729–98) or his son J. G. A. Forster<br />
(1754–94), of Halle<br />
Forsythia for William Forsyth (1737–1804), superintendent of Kensington Royal<br />
Gardens and St James’s Palace, founder member of the RHS a few months before<br />
his death<br />
fortis -is -e durable, vigorous, strong, fortis<br />
fortissimus -a -um the strongest, superlative of fortis<br />
fortuitus -a -um casual, occasional, fortuitus<br />
fortunatus -a -um rich, favourite, fortuna, fortunae<br />
Fortunearia, fortuneanus -a -um, fortunei, fortuni for Robert Fortune (1812–80),<br />
Scottish plant collector for the RHS. in China<br />
Fortunella diminutive from Fortunearia ( Citrus, the kumquats, Cantonese, kam<br />
kwat, little orange)<br />
fossulatus -a -um having fine grooves, as if having been dug over, fodio, fodere, fodi,<br />
fossum<br />
fosterianus -a -um, fosteri for Professor Sir Michael Foster FRS (1836–1907), physician<br />
and Iris grower of Cambridge<br />
Fothergilla, fothergillii for Dr John Fothergill (1712–80), of Stratford, Essex, physician<br />
and introducer of American plants (American wych hazel)<br />
fothergilloides resembling Fothergilla, Fothergilla-oides<br />
foulaensis -is -e from the island of Foula, Shetland, Scotland<br />
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