The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
gourianus -a -um from Gour, Bengal<br />
Govenia, govenianus -a -um for James Robert Goven, Rhododendron specialist of<br />
Highclere, Secretary to the RHS 1845–50<br />
Goyanzianthus Flower-of-Goias-state, Brazil, botanical Latin from Goias and anqoj<br />
Grabowskia for Heinrich Emanuel Grabowski (1792–1842), German apothecary,<br />
botanist and collector<br />
gracilentus -a -um slender and recurved, gracilis-(lento, lentare)<br />
gracilescens slenderish, somewhat slender, gracilis-essentia<br />
gracili-, gracilis -is -e slender, graceful, gracilis, graciligracilifolius<br />
-a -um having slender leaves, gracili-folium<br />
gracilior more slender, more graceful, comparative of gracilis<br />
gracilistylus -a -um having a slender style, gracili-stilus<br />
gracillimus -a -um very slender, most graceful, superlative of gracilis<br />
Graderia an anagram of Gerardia, for John Gerard (1545–1612), see Gerardia<br />
graebnerianus -a -um for Dr K. O. R. P. P. Graebner (1871–1933), of Berlin Botanic<br />
Garden<br />
graecizans becoming widespread, graecisso, graecissare (aping the Greeks)<br />
graecus -a -um Grecian, Greek, Graecus<br />
grahamii for Robert Graham (1786–1845), Regius keeper at Edinburgh Botanic<br />
Garden<br />
grallatorius -a -um stilt-rooted, having stilts, grallator, grallatoris<br />
gramineus -a -um greensward, grassy, grass-like, gramen, graminis, graminigramini-,<br />
graminis -is -e grass-like, gramen, graminis, of grasses (e.g. symbionts, parasites<br />
and saprophytes)<br />
graminifolius -a -um having grass-like leaves, gramini-folium<br />
graminoides grass like, gramen-oides<br />
gramma-, -grammus -a -um outline-, lined-, grammh, -figured, -lettered, gramma,<br />
grammatoj<br />
Grammangis Lined-receptacle, gramma-aggion (the perianth markings)<br />
Grammatophyllum, grammatophyllus -a -um Figured-leaf, grammato-fullon<br />
(coloured markings or stripes of the perianth lobes, or leaves)<br />
grammatus -a -um marked as with letters or raised lines or stripes, grammata, grammatogrammicus<br />
-a -um from the Grámmos mountains of the Pindus range, on the<br />
Greek–Albanian border<br />
Grammitis (Grammites) Short-line, diminutive of gramma (sori appear to join up like<br />
lines of writing at maturity) (Grammitidaceae)<br />
grammopodius -a -um having linear marks on the stipe, gramma-podion<br />
Grammosciadium Lined-shade, grammh-skiadeion (the disposition of the umbels)<br />
Grammosolen Figured-pipe, gramma-swlhn (the corolla tube)<br />
Grammosperma Figured-seed, gramma-sperma<br />
granadensis -is -e, granatensis -is -e either from Granada in Spain, or from Colombia,<br />
S America, formerly New Granada<br />
Granadilla, granadilla Spanish diminutive of Granada, many seeds (pomegranate),<br />
for the fruit of Passiflora edulis<br />
granatinus -a -um pale-scarlet, the colour of pomegranate, Punica granatum,<br />
flowers<br />
granatus -a -um many-seeded (Punica granatum, apple with many seeds)<br />
grandi- large-, great-, strong-, showy-, grandis, grandigrandiceps<br />
having a showy head (of flowers), large-headed, grandis-caput<br />
grandidens with large teeth, grandis-(dens, dentis)<br />
grandidentatus -a -um with large teeth, grandis-(dens, dentis)<br />
grandiflora-alba with large white flowers, grandis-florum-albus<br />
grandiflorus -a -um with large flowers, grandis-florum<br />
grandifolius -a -um with large leaves, grandis-folium<br />
grandilimosus -a -um of large muddy areas, swamps or marshes, grandi-limosus<br />
grandis -is -e large, powerful, full-grown, showy, big, grandis<br />
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