The Names Of Plants.pdf
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The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Hymenoxys Pointed-membrane, umenoj-ocuj<br />
hyo- pig-, hog-, swine-, uj, uoj, uo-<br />
Hyobanche Pig-strangler, uo-agxw (total parasite)<br />
Hyophorbe Pig-fodder, uo-forbh (pigs are fed on the fruit)<br />
Hyoscyamus Hog-bean, uj-kuamoj (a derogatory name, uojkuamoj, used by<br />
Dioscorides; Pliny refers to henbane’s poisonous nature)<br />
Hyoseris Pig-salad, uo-serij (swine’s succory)<br />
hypanicus -a -um from the region of the Hypanis river, Ukraine<br />
hyparcticus -a -um beneath the arctic, sub-arctic, botanical Latin from up-arktoj<br />
(hypo-arctic distribution)<br />
hypargeius -a -um shining white below, upo-arghj (lower leaf surfaces)<br />
hypargenteus -a -um having silvery undersides, botanical Latin from upo and<br />
argentum<br />
hypargyreus -a -um silvery beneath, upo-arguroj<br />
Hyparrhenia Male-beneath, up-arrhn (the arrangement of the spikelets)<br />
Hypecoum Rattle, upexeo (Dioscorides’ name, upekown, for the loose seeds in the<br />
flat curved pods) (Hypecoaceae)<br />
Hypelate a name in Pliny for a holly, re-used by P. Brown for inkwood<br />
hyper- above-, over-, uper-<br />
Hyperacanthus Thorned-above, uper-akanqoj<br />
hyperacrion beyond the heights, uper-akra<br />
hyperaizoon above, or better than, (Sedum) aizoon<br />
hyperanthus -a -um with bearded flowers, uper-anqoj<br />
hyperboreus -a -um beyond the north wind, of the far north, northern, uper-boreaj<br />
hyperici- Hypericum-likehypericifolius<br />
-a -um having leaves similar to those of Hypericum<br />
hypericoides resembling Hypericum<br />
Hypericophyllum Hypericum-leaved, uper-eikwn-fullon<br />
Hypericopsis Resembling-Hypericum, uper-eikwn-oyij<br />
Hypericum Above-pictures, uper-eikwn (Dioscorides’ name, upereikon, for its use<br />
over shrines to repel evil spirits); some derive it from up-ereike, from heath-like<br />
habitats (Hypericaceae)<br />
Hyperthelia Female-below, uper-qhluj (spikelet arrangement)<br />
hypertrophicus -a -um hypertrophied, misshapen, abnormally enlarged, upertrofij<br />
hyperythrus -a -um having reddish undersurfaces, up-eruqroj<br />
hyphaematicus -a -um composed of interwoven threads, uper-matikh<br />
Hyphaene Entwined-one, ufaino (the entwining fibres in the fruit wall)<br />
Hypholoma thread-fringe, ufh-lwma<br />
hypnicolus -a -um living on and with mosses, botanical Latin from upnoj and colo<br />
hypnoides moss-like, Hypnum-oides<br />
hypnophilus -a -um liking mossy habitats, upnoj-filew<br />
Hypnum Sleep, upnoj<br />
hypo- under-, by-, through-, beneath-, upo-<br />
Hypobathrum Below-a-step, upo-baqron (one seed is superposed on the other)<br />
Hypocalymma Beneath-a-veil, upo-kalumma (the deciduous calyx)<br />
Hypocalyptus Enveloped-in-a-veil, upo-kaluptoj<br />
hypochaeonius -a -um growing under snow, upo-(xiwn, xionoj)<br />
hypochaeridis -is -e of cat’s ear, living on Hypochaeris (Phanacis, gall wasp)<br />
Hypochaeris (Hypochoeris) a name, upoxoirij, used by <strong>The</strong>ophrastus; some suggest<br />
derivation as upw-xouroj, comparing the pig’s belly bristles to those on the<br />
abaxial surface of some species<br />
hypochaeroides (hypochoeroides) resembling Hypochaeris, Hypochaeris-oides<br />
hypochlorus -a -um green beneath, upo-xlwroj<br />
hypochondriacus -a -um sombre, melancholy, upokondriakoj (colour) (upo-xondroj<br />
is the soft area below the sternal cartilage; melancholy was supposed to be<br />
located in the liver)<br />
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