The Names Of Plants.pdf
The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
melanophloeus -a -um black-barked, melano-floioj<br />
melanops black-eyed, melan-wy<br />
melanopsis -is -e very dark looking, melan-oyij<br />
melanorhodus -a -um very dark red, black and red, melano-rodon<br />
Melanoselinum Black-parsley, melano-selinon<br />
melanosporus -a -um with black spores, melano-sporoj<br />
melanostachys having black spikes (catkins), melano-staxuv<br />
melanostictus -a -um with black spotting, melano-stiktoj<br />
melanotrichus -a -um having very dark or black hair, melano-trixoj<br />
melanoxylon black-wooded, melano-culon<br />
Melanthera Black-stamened-one, melaj-anqhra<br />
Melanthium Black-flower, melaj-anqemion (the dark senescent tepals)<br />
melanus -a -um blackened, melanw, melainw<br />
Melasphaerula Little-black-globe, melaj-sfaira, Latin diminutive from sfaira<br />
Melastoma Black-mouth, melaj-stoma (the fruits stain the lips black)<br />
(Melastomataceae)<br />
Melchrus Honey-coloured, meli-xrwma (the floral glands)<br />
Meleagris, meleagris -is -e Greek name for Meleager of Calydon, chequered as is a<br />
guinea fowl (Numidia meleagris) and snake’s head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)<br />
melegueta probably from a Portuguese vernacular name for peppers, including<br />
Afromomum melegueta, grains of paradise<br />
meles badger, meles<br />
meli- honey-, meli, melitoj, mel, mellis<br />
Melia from the Greek name, melih, for ash tree (the resemblance of the leaves)<br />
(Meliaceae)<br />
Melianthus Honey-flower, meli-anqoj (Melianthaceae)<br />
Melica Honey-grass, meli, melitoj (Cesalpino’s name for a sorghum)<br />
meliciferus -era -erum music-bearing, (meloj, melikoj)-ferw<br />
Melicocca Honey-berry, meli-kokkoj (the genip tree’s very sweet fruit)<br />
Melicope Honey-parts, meli-koph (the four nectaries)<br />
Melicytus etymology uncertain (Honey-shield, meli-kutoj, for the scale on the<br />
extended connective?)<br />
melifluus -a -um with copious nectar, flowing with honey, (mel, mellis)-fluo, fluere,<br />
fluxi, fluxum<br />
Melilotus Honey-clover, meli-lwtoj (<strong>The</strong>ophrastus’ name, melilwtoj, refers to<br />
melilot’s attractiveness to honeybees)<br />
melinanthus -a -um with quince-like flowers, melinoj-anqoj, honeyed flowers<br />
Melinis Ashen-looking, melinoj (leaves are sticky haired)<br />
melinocarpus -a -um ashen-fruited, melinoj-karpoj<br />
melinus -a -um quince-like, quince-coloured; ash-like, melinoj<br />
Meliosma, meliosmus -a -um Honey-perfumed, meli-osmh (the fragrance of the<br />
flowers)<br />
meliosmifolius -a -um with leaves resembling those of Meliosma, Meliosma-folium<br />
Melissa Honeybee, melissa, melitta (named for the nymph, Melissa, who, in<br />
mythology kept bees, and for the plant’s use in apiculture)<br />
melissaefolius -a -um, melissifolius -a -um with Melissa-like leaves, Melissa-folium<br />
melissophyllus -a -um, (mellisifolius) a name in Pliny, balm-leaved, with Melissa-like<br />
leaves<br />
melitensis -is -e from Malta, Maltese (Melita)<br />
Melittis Honey-rich, melitoeij (bastard balm attracts bees, melissa, melitta)<br />
melius, melior better, improved, comparative of bonus<br />
melleus -a -um of honey, honeyed, mel, mellis (smelling or coloured)<br />
mellifer -era -erum honey-bearing, honey-making, mellifer, melliferi<br />
mellifluus -a -um with copious nectar, flowing with honey, (mel, mellis)-fluo, fluere,<br />
fluxi, fluxum<br />
mellinus -a -um the colour of honey, sweet, mellitus<br />
melliodorus -a -um, honey-smelling, mellis-(odor, odoris)<br />
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