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 />
megalurus -a -um long-tailed, megalh-oura<br />
megalus -a -um rapid, quick, fast, megalwj<br />
Megaphrynium Large-Phrynium (Phrynium is a tropical Asiatic genus)<br />
megaphyllus -a -um large-leaved, mega-fullon<br />
megapotamicus -a -um of the big river, mega-potamoj, from the Rio Grande or<br />
Amazon<br />
megarhizus -a -um, megarrhizus -a -um large-rooted, mega-riza<br />
megaseiflorus -a -um Megasea-flowered ( Bergenia-flowered), Megasea-florum<br />
megaseifolius -a -um Megasea-leaved ( Bergenia-leaved), Megasea-folium<br />
Megastachya Large-eared, mega-staxuj (spikelets up to 20-flowered)<br />
megastigma with a large stigma, mega-stigma<br />
megathurus -a -um large entrance, mega-qura (the open throat of the corolla)<br />
megeratus -a -um very beautiful, megeratus<br />
megisto-, megistus -a -um the largest or biggest, megistoj, superlative of megaj<br />
megistocarpus -a -um the largest-fruited, megisto-karpoj<br />
megistophyllus -a -um the largest-leaved, megisto-fullon<br />
megistostictus -a -um most prominently spotted, megisto-stiktoj<br />
mei- less-, meiwn, comparative of mikroj<br />
meiacanthus -a -um having fewer thorns or spines, mei-akanqoj<br />
meiandrus -a -um with few stamens, mei-anhr<br />
meifolius -a -um with fewer leaves, botanical Latin from meiwn and folium; Meumleaved,<br />
Meum-folium<br />
meio- (meon-) fewer-, less than-, meiwn, meiow, meion, meio- (prefixed to an organ of<br />
reference), meiosis, meiwsij, is the reduction division during spore formation<br />
meiophyllus -a -um with smaller or fewer leaves, meio-fullon (in each successive<br />
whorl)<br />
meiostemonus -a -um with fewer stamens, meio-stemma<br />
mekongensis -is -e from the environs of the Mekong river, SE Asia<br />
mela-, melan-, melano- black-, melaj, melanoj, melano-<br />
Melaleuca Black-and-white, melaj-leukoj (the colours of the bark on trunk and<br />
branches)<br />
melaleucus -a -um black and white coloured, melaj-leukoj (outer surfaces)<br />
Melampyrum (Melampyron) Black-wheat, melaj-puroj (a name, melampuron, used<br />
by <strong>The</strong>ophrastus for a weed of wheat crops)<br />
melan-, melano- dark-, black-, melaj, melaina, melan, melanomelanacmis<br />
-is -e dark-tipped, melan-akmh<br />
melanandrus -a -um having dark or black stamens, melaina-anhr<br />
melananthus -a -um with black flowers, melaina-anqoj<br />
melancholicus -a -um sad-looking, drooping, melancholy, melanxolia (melaj-xolh,<br />
black-bile)<br />
melanciclus -a -um with dark circular markings, melano-kukloj<br />
melandriifolius -a -um with leaves resembling those of Melandrium, Melandriumfolium<br />
Melandrium the name, malandrum, used in Pliny of uncertain meaning (the dark<br />
anthers of some?) ( Silene)<br />
melanion black violet, melan-ion<br />
melano- black-, melaj, melanoj<br />
melanocalyx with a very dark or black calyx, melano-kaluc<br />
melanocarpus -a -um with very dark or black fruits, melano-karpoj<br />
melanocentron, melanocentrus -a -um having a black spur, melano-kentron<br />
melanocerasus -a -um black-cherry-like, melano-Cerasus (garden huckleberry)<br />
melanochaetes with black bristles, melano-xaith<br />
melanochlamys clothed in black, melano-xlamuj<br />
melanochrysus -a -um black gold, melano-xrusoj (dark leaves have a varnished<br />
surface that glows golden in sunlight)<br />
Melanodiscus -a -um Black-disc, melano-diskoj (floral feature)<br />
melanolasius -a -um with black shaggy hair, melano-lasioj<br />
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