The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
myrrhus -a -um myrrh, Myrrhis (Commiphora myrrha)<br />
Myrsine Dioscorides’ ancient name, mursinh, for the myrtle (Myrsinaceae)<br />
myrsinites myrtle-like, mursinh-ithj<br />
myrsinoides Myrsine-like, Myrsine-oides<br />
myrti- myrtle-, Myrtusmyrticolus<br />
-a -um growing on or amongst myrtles, Myrtus-colo<br />
myrtifolius -a -um, myrsinaefolius -a -um myrtle-leaved, Myrtus-folium<br />
myrtilloides resembling a small Myrtus, myrtillus-oides<br />
myrtillus little myrtle, diminutive of Myrtus<br />
myrtinervius -a -um myrtle-veined, Myrtus-nerva<br />
Myrtus the Greek name, murton, for myrtle (the apothecaries’ name for the berries<br />
was myrtilli) (Myrtaceae)<br />
mysorensis -is -e from Mysore, India<br />
Mystacidium Moustache-like, mustac, mustakidoj (coronal fringe)<br />
mystacinus -a -um moustached, whiskered, mustac, mustakinoj<br />
mystropetalus -a -um having spoon-shaped petals, mustro-petalon<br />
mystrophyllus -a -um having spoon-shaped leaves, mustro-fullon<br />
Mystroxylon Spoon-wood, mustro-culon (use of timber)<br />
mysurensis -is -e from Mysore, India<br />
myuros, myurus -a -um mouse-tailed, mu-oura<br />
Myurus Mouse-tail, mu-oura (the panicle)<br />
myx-, myxo- amoeboid-, mucus-, mucilage-, slime-, muca<br />
Myxomphalia Slimy-navel, muca-omfaloj (depression of the cap)<br />
Myxomycetes Slime-fungus, muca-mukhtoj<br />
Mzimbanus -a -um from the Mzimba plain, NW Malawi<br />
nacreus -a -um mother-of-pearl-like, nacre, of uncertain French etymology<br />
Naegelia (Nagelia) for Karl von Nägeli (1817–91), professor of botany at Zurich and<br />
Munich<br />
naevatus -a -um, naevius -a -um, naevosus -a -um freckled, with mole-like blotches,<br />
naevus, naevi<br />
Naias, Najas Naias, one of the three mythological freshwater nymphs, or Naiads<br />
(see also Nymphaea and Nyssa) (Najadaceae)<br />
naio- dwelling-, inhabiting-, naiw, naw<br />
Naiocrene Fountain-dweller, naiw-krhnh<br />
nairobensis -is -e from Nairobi, Kenya<br />
Nama, nama-, namato- brook-, stream-, fountain-, nama<br />
namaensis -is -e from the area of the Nama people of Namibia<br />
namaquanus -a -um, namaquensis -is -e from Namaqualand, western S Africa<br />
namatophilus -a -um brook-loving, namato-filoj<br />
namibensis -is -e from the Namib coastal desert area of SW Africa<br />
namulensis -is -e from the environs of Mount Namúli, N Mozambique, E Africa<br />
nan, nana-, nanae-, nani-, nano-, nanoe-, nanno- very small, dwarf, nanoj, nannoj<br />
Nandina from the Japanese name, nandin, for the sacred bamboo (Nandinaceae)<br />
nanellus -a -um very dwarf, diminutive of nanus<br />
nangkinensis -is -e, nankinensis -is -e from Nanking (Nanjing), China<br />
nanifolius -a -um having very small leaves, nanus-folium<br />
nannopetalus -a -um having very small petals, nanno-petalon<br />
nannophyllus -a -um very small-leaved, nanno-fullon<br />
Nannorhops Dwarf-bush, nanno-rwy ( Chamaerhops)<br />
nanodes of dwarf appearance, nan-wdhj<br />
nanothamnus -a -um dwarf-thorn-bush, nano-qamnoj<br />
nanshanicus -a -um from the Nan Shan (Qilian Shan) mountains, Tsinghai, central<br />
China<br />
nanus -a -um dwarf, nanus (modern Latin from nanoj)<br />
napaeifolius -a -um, napeaefolius -a -um mallow-leaved, Napaea-folium<br />
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