The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
mimus -a -um theatrical, farcical, mimetic, mimoj, mimus, mimi<br />
Mimusops Monkey-face, mimoj-oyij (imaginary resemblance of the corolla)<br />
minax extending, projecting, threatening, minax, minacis<br />
miniatus -a -um cinnabar-red, the colour of red lead, minium<br />
minim, minimus -a -um least, smallest, superlative of parvus<br />
minimiflorus -a -um having the smallest flowers, minimus-florum<br />
minisculus -a -um somewhat smaller, comparative of parvus<br />
minor -or -us smaller, comparative of parvus<br />
minorcensis -is -e from Menorca, Balearic Islands<br />
minous -a -um for King Minos of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa<br />
Minuartia for Juan Minuart (1693–1768), botanical writer of Barcelona<br />
minus -a -um small, less, minus, comparative of parvus<br />
minusculus -a -um smallish, minusculus<br />
minutalis -is -e very small, minutal, minutalis (literally, like mince)<br />
minutiflorus -a -um with very small flowers, minuti-florum<br />
minutifolius -a -um with very small leaves, minuti-folium<br />
minutissimus -a -um extremely small, smallest, superlative of parvus<br />
minutulus -a -um somewhat small, diminutive of minutus<br />
minutus -a -um very small, minute, inconspicuous, minuta, minutus<br />
mio- see meiomiquelianus<br />
-a -um for Dr Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811–71), Director of<br />
Botanic Garden at Utrecht, Holland<br />
Mirabilis, mirabilis -is -e Wonderful, extraordinary, astonishing (Mirabilis jalapa,<br />
marvel of Peru)<br />
mirabundus -a -um astonishing, mirabundus<br />
miraguanus -a -um from the Miraguâne peninsula, Haiti<br />
mirandanus -a -um from Miranda state, Venezuela<br />
mirandus -a -um extraordinary, wonderful, mirandus<br />
mirificus -a -um most wonderful, mirifice<br />
miris -is -e, mirus -a -um wonderful, strange, mire, mirus<br />
mirissimus -a -um most wonderful or extraordinary, superlative of mire<br />
Miscanthus Pedicelled-flowered, misxoj-anqoj (the conspicuous inflorescence)<br />
miscellus -a -um variable, mixed, misceo, miscere, miscui, mixtum<br />
misellus -a -um little, poor, misellus<br />
miser -era -erum, miserus -a -um wretched, inferior, poor, pitiful, miser, miseri<br />
miserrimus -a -um more insignificant, comparative of miser<br />
mishmiensis -is -e, mishimiensis -is -e from the Mishmi hills, outliers of the<br />
Himalayas, NE India<br />
Misopates Reluctant-to-open, botanical Latin from misoj and pateo, patere, patui<br />
mississippiensis -is -e from the Mississippi, USA<br />
missuricus -a -um, missouriensis -is -e from Missouri, USA<br />
mistassininus -a -um from the area around Lake Mistassini, Quebec<br />
mistiensis -is -e from the Andean Misti or Arequipa volcano, S Peru<br />
Mitchellia (Mitchella), mitchellianus -a -um, mitchellii for Dr John Mitchell (1711–68),<br />
botanist in Virginia, USA<br />
Mitella Little-mitre, diminutive of mitra (the shape of the fruit)<br />
mithridatus -a -um for Mithridates Eupator, king of Pontus (mithridates give protection<br />
against poisons, cf. antidotes)<br />
mitifolius -a -um having soft leaves, mitis-folium<br />
mitior, mitius -a -um softer, comparative of mitis<br />
mitis -is -e gentle, mild, bland, not acid, without spines, mitis<br />
mitissimus -a -um most gentle or mild, superlative of mitis<br />
Mitracarpus Capped-ovary, mitra-gunh (the circumscissile fruit)<br />
Mitragyna Mitred-ovary, mitra-gunh (the cap-like stigma)<br />
Mitraria Capped, mitra (the bracteate inflorescence)<br />
mitratus -a -um turbaned, mitred, mitra (head-dress)<br />
mitreolus -a -um with a small cap, diminutive of mitra, mitrae<br />
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