The Names Of Plants.pdf
The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
Ipomopsis Resembling-Ipomoea, iy-omoioj-oyij; some interpret as Conspicuous,<br />
upom-oyij<br />
iquiquensis -is -e from Iquique, N Chile<br />
Iranecio Iranian-plant-resembling-Senecio<br />
iranicus -a -um from Iran, Iranian<br />
ircutianus -a -um from Irkutsk province, W and N of Lake Baikal, Russia<br />
irenaeus -a -um peaceful, eirhnaioj (Irene was the goddess of peace)<br />
Iresine Woolly, eiroj (the indumentum on the flowers)<br />
Iriartea for Don Bernardo de Yriarte, eighteenth-century Spanish botanist and<br />
patron of science<br />
iricolor of Iris colours, iris-color<br />
iricus -a -um from Ireland, Irish (Eire)<br />
iridescens iridescent, iris-essentia (having many colours when seen from different<br />
angles)<br />
iridi- rainbow-coloured, Iris-like, irij, iridoj, iris, iridis<br />
iridiflorus -a -um Iris-flowered, iridi-florum<br />
iridioides similar to Iris, iridoj-oeidhj, Iris-oides<br />
Iridodictyum Iris-net, iridoj-diktuon ( Iris of the section Reticulata)<br />
Iridosma Iris-scented. (irij, iridoj)-(odmh, osmh)<br />
irio the name in Pliny for a cruciferous plant (sisumbrion of the Greeks)<br />
Iris the name, Iris, of the mythological messenger of the gods of the rainbow,<br />
cognate with orris (Iridaceae)<br />
irisanus -a -um from Irisan, Luzon, Philippines<br />
irradians irradiating, shining out, present participle of ir-(radio, radiare)<br />
irrasus -a -um unshaven, rough, stubbly, irrasus<br />
irregularis not of the rules, with irregularly sized parts, ir-(regula, regulae) (floral<br />
organs)<br />
irrigatus -a -um of wet places, watered, flooded, irrigo, irrigare, irrigavi, irrigatum<br />
irriguus -a -um watered, watery, irriguus (has clammy hairs)<br />
irritabilis -is -e sensitive, excitable, irritabilis<br />
irritans causing irritation, present participle of irrito, irritare, irritavi, irritatum<br />
irroratus -a -um bedewed, dewy, irroro, irrorare (to bedew)<br />
Irvingia, irvingii for Dr Edward George Irving (1816–55), Scottish surgeon and collector<br />
in S Nigeria (Irvingiaceae)<br />
Isabella for Isabel Countess d’Eu, Brazilian patroness of science<br />
isabellae for Isabel Forrest, daughter of the plant collector, George Forrest<br />
isabellinus -a -um drab-yellowish, tawny-grey, uncomplimentarily for Isabella<br />
(1451–1504), Queen of Spain<br />
Isachne Equal-scales, iso-axnh (the lemmas in some are identical)<br />
isandrus -a -um equal-stamened, with equal stamens, iso-anhr<br />
isatidea like Isatis<br />
Isatis Hippocrates’ and Dioscorides’ name, isatij, for woad (the Latin name was<br />
Glastum)<br />
isauricus -a -um from Isauria, Anatolia, the birthplace of the Byzantine emperor<br />
Zeno (Isaurian Ascendancy 474–491)<br />
Ischaemum, ischaemum Blood-stopper, isxanw-aima (a name in Pliny for its styptic<br />
property)<br />
Ischnoderma Thin-skinned-one, isxnoj-derma (resin exudes)<br />
Ischnogyne Slender-ovary, isxnoj-gunh (the column)<br />
Ischnolepis Slender-scaled-one, isxnoj-lepij (coronnal scales)<br />
ischnophyllus -a -um having thin, weak or dry leaves, isxnoj-fullon<br />
ischnopodus -a -um slender-stalked, isxnoj-(pouj, podoj)<br />
ischnopus -a -um thin stalked, with slender stems, isxnoj-pouj<br />
Ischnosiphon Slender-tubed-one, isxnoj-sifon (the hollow stems)<br />
Ischnostemma Slender-crown, isxnoj-stemma<br />
Ischyrolepis Strongly-scaled, isxuroj-lepij<br />
-iscus -a -um -lesser (diminutive suffix)<br />
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