The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
officinalis -is -e, officinarum of the apothecaries, officinal medicines, sold in shops,<br />
officina<br />
<strong>Of</strong>tia a name by Adanson with no clear meaning<br />
ogeche an American vernacular name for Ogeechee lime (Nyssa ogeche)<br />
ohiensis -is -e from Ohio, USA<br />
oianthus -a -um with egg-shaped flowers, won-anqoj (the ovoid-bell-shaped tube)<br />
-oides, -oideus -a -um -allied, -like, -resembling, -shaped, eidoj, eidw, oeidhj, oidej;<br />
botanical Latin -oides<br />
oido- a swelling, oidhma, (oidaw, oidew, to swell)<br />
oidocarpus -a -um having swollen fruits, oidaw-karpoj<br />
oistophyllus -a -um sagittate-leaved, with arrow-shaped leaves, oistoj-fullon<br />
okanoganensis -is -e from the area of Okanogan Lakes, British Columbia, Canada,<br />
or the river in Washington, USA<br />
oklahomensis -is -e from Oklahoma, USA<br />
olacogonus -a -um having furrowed joints (internodes), olac-gonu<br />
Olax Furrow, olac (the appearance given by of the two-ranked leaves)<br />
(Olacaceae)<br />
olbanus -a -um from the area of Olbia, N Sardinia, Italy<br />
olbia, olbios rich, olbioj, or from Hyères (Olbia), France, or several former Greek<br />
places named Olbia<br />
Oldenlandia for Henrik Bernard Oldenland (1663–97), Danish collector in S Africa<br />
Oldfieldia for Dr Oldfield, who was on the 1832–34 Niger Expedition<br />
oldhamianus -a -um, oldhamii for Richard Oldham (1837–64), who collected in<br />
China and Formosa for Kew<br />
Olea Oily-one, elaa, elaia (the ancient name for the olive) (Oleaceae)<br />
oleaceus -a -um olive-like, resembling Olea<br />
oleaefolius -a -um with olive-like leaves, olea-folium<br />
oleagineus -a -um, oleaginosus -a -um fleshy, rich in oil, oleagineus<br />
oleander a medieval Latin name, oleander, oliandrum, lauriendrum (Italian, oleandra,<br />
for the olive-like foliage)<br />
Oleandra Oleander-like, oleandrh (the fronds somewhat resemble oleander leaves)<br />
Olearia for Adam Oelenschlager (Olearius) (b. 1600), German botanist; some<br />
derive it as Olive-like, for the similarity of the leaves of some species<br />
olearius -a -um of the olive, Olea (this phosphorescent fungus grows also on oak<br />
and chestnut in Britain)<br />
Oleaster, oleaster Wild-olive, Olea-astrum ( Eleagnus, <strong>The</strong>ophrastus used the name<br />
for a willow)<br />
olei- olive-, Oleaoleifer<br />
-era -erum oil-bearing, (oleum, olei)-fero<br />
oleifolius -a -um with olive-like leaves, Olea-folium<br />
-olens, -olentis fragrant, musty, stinking, smelling, present participle of oleo, olere,<br />
olui<br />
-olentus -a -um -fullness of, -abundance, -ulent<br />
oleoides olive- or oil-like, elaia-oeidhj, Olea-oides<br />
oleospermus -a -um oil-seeded, elaia-sperma<br />
oleosus -a -um greasy, oily, oleum, olei<br />
oleraceus -a -um of cultivation, aromatic, esculent, vegetable, (h)olus, (h)oleris<br />
olgae for Olga Fedtschenko (1845–1921)<br />
olibanum from the Arabic, al luban, for the resinous secretion, libanoj or frankincense,<br />
of Boswellia<br />
olidus -a -um stinking, smelling, rank, olidus<br />
olig-, oligo- feeble-, small-, oligoj, few-, oligoi, oligo-, oligoligandrus<br />
-a -um having few stamens, olig-androj<br />
oliganthus -a -um with small or few flowers, olig-anqoj<br />
oligocarpus -a -um with few fruits, oligo-karpoj<br />
oligococcus -a -um with few berries, oligo-kokkoj<br />
Oligocodon Small-bell, oligo-kwdwn<br />
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