The Names Of Plants.pdf
The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
novae-hiberniae from New Ireland, novus-Hibernia, Papua New Guinea<br />
novae-hollandiae from Australia (named New Holland by Abel Tasman, 1644),<br />
novus-Hollandia<br />
novae-zelandiae from New Zealand, botanical of New Zealand<br />
noveboracensis -is -e from New York, novus-Eburacum, USA<br />
novem- nine-, novem<br />
novemfolius -a -um nine-leaved (or leafleted), novem-folium (not exact)<br />
novi-belgii from New York, (formerly called Novum Belgium), USA<br />
novi-caesareae from New Jersey, USA<br />
novo-granatensis -is -e from the state of New Granada, Colombia<br />
novo-mexicanus -a -um from New Mexico, USA<br />
novus -a -um, nov-, novae-, novi- new-, novus<br />
noxius -a -um hurtful, harmful, noxa, noxae<br />
nubi- cloud-, gloom-, nubes, nubis<br />
nubicolus -a -um of cloudy places, nubes-colo<br />
nubicus -a -um from the Sudan (Nubia), NE Africa (land of the Nubae)<br />
nubigenus -a -um (nubiginus -a -um) cloud-formed, cloud-born, nubes-genus<br />
nubilorum from high peaks, of clouds, nubes, nubis<br />
nubilus -a -um gloomy, sad, dusky, greyish-blue, nubilus<br />
nucifer -era -erum nut-bearing, (nux, nucis)-fero<br />
nuciformis -is -e shaped like nuts, nucis-forma<br />
nuculosus -a -um containing hard, nut-like seeds, diminutive of nucula<br />
nuculus -a -um with small nuts, nucula, diminutive of nux, nucis<br />
nudatus -a -um stripped, bared, exposed, nudo, nudare, nudavi, nudatum<br />
nudi-, nudus -a -um bare, naked, thornless, nudo, nudare, nudavi, nudatum<br />
nudicarpos, nudicarpus -a -um having naked fruits, botanical Latin from nudus and<br />
karpoj<br />
nudicaulis -is -e naked-stemmed, leafless, nudus-caulis<br />
nudiflorus -a -um with fully exposed or naked flowers, nudus-florum<br />
nudifolius -a -um with simple, exposed leaves, nudus-folium (contrasting with revolute<br />
clusters)<br />
nudipes clear-stemmed, nudus-pes<br />
nudiusculus -a -um somewhat bared or denuded, diminutive of nudus<br />
nuevo-mexicanus -a -um from New Mexico, USA<br />
numerosus -a -um populous, numerosus<br />
numidicus -a -um from Algeria, Algerian (Numidia the land of the Nomas, Nomadis)<br />
numinus -a -um divine, powerful; nodding, numen, numinis<br />
numismatus -a -um coin-like, nomisma, nomismtikoj<br />
nummatus -a -um moneyed; coin-like, nummus, nummulus<br />
nummularifolius -a -um with circular, coin-like leaves, nummus-folium<br />
nummularis -is -e circular, coin-like, nummus, nummulus (the leaves)<br />
nummularius -a -um money-wort-like, having leaves like small coins, nummus<br />
nummi<br />
nuperus -a -um of recent times, fresh, new, nuper<br />
Nuphar the Persian name, ninufar, for a water lily (ancient Latin nenufar, ninufer)<br />
or from Mosul (Nineveh)<br />
nuristanicus -a -um from Nurestan (Nuristan), E Afghanistan<br />
nurricus -a -um from Nurri (Nurria), Sardinia<br />
nutabilis -is -e sad-looking, drooping, nodding, nuto, nutare<br />
nutaniflorus -a -um having drooping flowers, nutans-florum<br />
nutans drooping, nodding, present participle of nuto, nutare (the flowers)<br />
nutkanus -a -um see nootkatensis<br />
Nuttallia, nuttallianus -a -um, nuttallii for Thomas Nuttall (1786– 1859), of Long<br />
Preston, Yorkshire, grower of American plants at Rainhill, Lancashire<br />
nux- nut-, nux, nucis<br />
nux-muscata musk-fragrant nut, medieval Latin name for the nutmeg (Myristica<br />
fragrans)<br />
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