The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
nux-vomica nut-of-abscesses, nux-(vomica, vomicae), with nuts causing vomiting,<br />
vomo, vomere, vomui, vomitum (Strychnos nux-vomica contains the alkaloid<br />
strychnine)<br />
nyassicus -a -um, nyassanus -a -um from Malawi (formerly Nyassaland)<br />
nyct-, nycto- night-, nox, noctis; nuc, nuktwj, nuktonyctagineus<br />
-a -um night-flowering, born of the night, nukto-gignomai<br />
Nyctaginia Nocturnal, nukto-gignomai (Nyctaginaceae)<br />
Nyctanthes, Nyctanthus Night-flower, nukto-anqoj<br />
nyctanthus -a -um nocturnal-flowering, nukto-anqoj<br />
nycticalus -a -um beautiful at night, nukto-kaloj<br />
nyctitropus -a -um having night movements, having nyctinastic sleep movements,<br />
nukto-(troph, tropaw)<br />
Nyctocalos Night-beauty, nukto-kaloj<br />
nymansensis -is -e from Nymans Gardens, near Haywards Heath, W Sussex (cultivarietal<br />
name ‘Nymansay’)<br />
nymphae- waterlily-like-, Nymphaea-like-<br />
Nymphaea Nymphe, a mythological freshwater Naiad (Nymphaeaceae)<br />
nymphalis -is -e Nymphe-like (one of the water nymphs)<br />
Nymphe the name, Nymphe, used by <strong>The</strong>ophrastus<br />
Nymphoides, nymphoides resembling Nymphaea, Nymphaea-oides<br />
Nypa a Japanese vernacular name<br />
Nyssa Nyssa, a mythological fresh-water Naiad (tupelo, cotton-gum and other<br />
swamp trees), nussa was the turning post or the winning post on a race track<br />
(Nyssaceae)<br />
nyssanus -a -um from Nis (Naissus), Serbia<br />
oaxacanus -a -um from Oaxacan, Mexico<br />
ob-, oc-, of-, op- completely-, against-, contrary-, opposite-, inverted-, inverselyobassia<br />
the Japanese vernacular name for Styrax obassia<br />
obconellus -a -um like a small inverted cone, diminutive of ob-(conus, coni)<br />
obconicus -a -um like an inverted cone, ob-(conus, coni)<br />
obcordatus -a -um inversely cordate, ob-cordatus (stalked at narrowed end of a<br />
heart-shaped leaf), obcordate<br />
obductus -a -um spreading, covering, obduco, obducere, obduxi, obdutum<br />
obesifolius -a -um having thick or fleshy leaves, obesus-folium<br />
obesus -a -um succulent, fat, coarse, obesus<br />
obfuscatus -a -um clouded over, confused, ob-fusco<br />
Obione Daughter-of-the-Obi (a Siberian river), botanical Latin from Obi and wnh<br />
obispoensis -is -e from San Luis Obispo, California<br />
oblanceolatus -a -um narrow and tapering towards the base, ob-lanceolatus<br />
oblancifolius -a -um having leaves tapering to the base, oblanceolate, ob-lanceafolium<br />
oblatus -a -um somewhat flattened at the ends, oval, oblate, modern Latin, ob-latus<br />
obliquatus -a -um turned aside, obliquo, obliquare (flower position)<br />
obliqui- slanting-, asymmetrical-, obliquus. obliquiobliquinervis<br />
-is -e with oblique veins, obliquus-(nervus, nervi)<br />
obliquistigmus -a -um having an obliquely held stigma, botanical Latin from<br />
obliquus and stigma<br />
obliquus -a -um slanting, unequal-sided, oblique, obliquus<br />
oblongatus -a -um, oblongi-, oblongus -a -um elliptic with blunt ends, oblong<br />
oblongifolius -a -um oblong-leaved, oblongus-folium<br />
obovati-, obovalis -is -e, obovatus -a -um egg-shaped in outline and with the narrow<br />
end lowermost, obovate, ob-ovatus<br />
obpyramidatus -a -um like an inverted pyramid, narrow at the base, ob-(pyramis,<br />
pyramidis)<br />
obrienianus -a -um, obrienii for James O’Brien (1842–1930), orchid grower of Harrow<br />
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