The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
genuflexus -a -um kneeling, having bends at the nodes, genu-(flecto, flectere, flexi,<br />
flexum)<br />
genuinus -a -um of the cheek or back teeth; natural, true, genuinus<br />
-genus -a -um -borne, genus, generis; -begot, -produced, genoj, gigno, gignere, genui,<br />
genitum<br />
Genyorchis Chinned-orchid, genuj-orxij (the foot to the column) (some interpret<br />
as Knee-orchid, genu-orchis)<br />
geo- -on or under the earth-, gh, ghw<br />
geocarpus -a -um earth-fruited, with fruits which ripen underground, ghw-karpoj<br />
Geogenanthus Earth-borne-flower, ghw-genoj-anqoj<br />
geogeneus -a -um earth-borne, ghw-genoj (fruiting stage of earth-petal fungus)<br />
Geoglossum Earth-tongue, ghw-glwssa (the fruiting body)<br />
geoides Geum-like, Geum-oides<br />
geometrizans having very regular structure, symmetrical, gew-metrizanj<br />
Geonoma (Geonomos) Skilled-in-agriculture, geonomoj (produces apical offset<br />
bulbs)<br />
geonomiformis -is -e resembling Geonoma in shape<br />
geophilus -a -um spreading horizontally, ground-loving, ghw- filoj<br />
geophyllus -a -um earth-leaf, ghw-fullon<br />
georgei for George Forrest (1873–1932), collector in China<br />
georgianus -a -um from Georgia, USA or any other Georgia<br />
georgicus -a -um from Georgia, Caucasus<br />
geotropus -a -um earth-turning, ghw-troph (ring- or group-forming growth of<br />
fruiting bodies)<br />
-ger, -gerus, -gera, -gerum -carrying, wearing, producing, gero, gerere, gessi, gestum<br />
geralensis -is -e from the Serra do Mar, or Geral mountains, Brazil<br />
geranifolius -a -um, geraniifolius Geranium-leaved<br />
geranioides resembling Geranium, Geranium-oides<br />
Geranium Crane, geranoj (Dioscorides’ name, geranion, refers to the shape of the<br />
fruit resembling the head of a crane, geranon, cranesbill) (Geraniaceae)<br />
Gerardia for John Gerard (1545–1612), gardener for Lord Burleigh (William Cecil),<br />
author of the <strong>The</strong> Herball, or generall historie of plants (1597)<br />
gerardianus -a -um, gerardii for P. Gerard (1795–1835), who sent plants to<br />
Dr Nathaniel Wallich<br />
gerardii for Jean Gerard, Madagascan guide who found Voanioala gerardii<br />
gerascanthus -a -um having aged thorns, retaining thorns, geraioj-akanqoj<br />
Gerbera for Traugott Gerber, German naturalist and traveller (Barberton daisy)<br />
germanicus -a -um from Germany, German (Germania)<br />
germinans sprouting, budding, present participle of germino, germinare<br />
geronti-, gero-, -geron old man, gerwn, gerontoj, gerontogerontopogon<br />
carrying a beard, like an old man’s beard, geronto-pwgwn (a pappus)<br />
-gerus -a -um -bearing, -carrying, -producing, gero, gerere, gessi, gestum<br />
Gesneria (Gesnera), gesnerianus -a -um for Conrad Gesner (1516–65), Swiss botanist<br />
of Zurich (Gesneriaceae)<br />
gesneriiflorus -a -um having Gesneria-like flowers, Gesneria-florum<br />
Gethylis Small-leek, diminutive of gequon (some derive it from ghqew, to rejoice)<br />
-geton -neighbour, geitwn<br />
Geum, geum a classical name, geum, in Pliny, (geuw stimulant, medicinal roots of<br />
some)<br />
Gevuina from a Chilean vernacular name for the edible Chile hazel nut<br />
ghaticus -a -um from the mountain ranges, Ghats, bordering the Deccan plateau,<br />
India<br />
gibb-, gibbi-, gibbatus -a -um swollen on one side, gibbous, gibbus, gibbi (a gibbous<br />
moon is larger than a half-moon)<br />
Gibbaeum Hump, gibba (the two unequal leaves)<br />
gibberosus -a -um humped, hunchbacked, more convex on one side, gibberosus<br />
gibbiflorus -a -um pouched-flowered, gibbi-florum (irregular form of perianth)<br />
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