The Names Of Plants.pdf
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The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
-opis -looking, -opij<br />
opistho- back-, behind-, opisqe, opisqioj, opisqo-<br />
Opithandra Backward-stamens, opisqe-anhr<br />
Oplismenus Armoured, oplismenoj (armoured with awns)<br />
oplitis -is -e heavily armed, oplithj<br />
oplocarpus -a -um with armoured fruit, oplo-karpoj<br />
Oplopanax Armed-Panax, oplo-pan-axoj ( Echinopanax)<br />
opo- juice-, sap-, opoj (feeding, of parasites) (cognate with opion, diminutive of<br />
opoj opium)<br />
opobalsamum balsamic-juiced, resin-balsam, opoj-balsamon (Balm of Gilead)<br />
Opopanax Panacea, sap-that-is-all-healing-, opoj-panac; Chiron told Hercules of<br />
the virtues of Opopanax chironium (Dioscorides listed a wide range of conditions<br />
to be treated with it)<br />
Oporanthus Autumn-flower, opora-anqoj<br />
oporinus -a -um autumnal, of late summer, opwrinoj<br />
oppositi-, oppositus -a -um opposite-, opposed-, oppono, opponere, opposui, oppositum<br />
oppositiflorus -a -um having paired or opposite flowers, oppositi-florum<br />
oppositifolius -a -um opposite-leaved, oppositi-folium<br />
oppositipinnus -a -um having opposed pinnae, oppositi-(pinna, pinnae)<br />
-ops, opseo- -eyed, wy, wpoj<br />
-opsis -like, -looking like, -appearance of, oyij, countenance, wy, wpoj<br />
optatus -a -um desired, longed for, opto, optare, optavi, optatum<br />
opticus -a -um vide ocularia<br />
optimus -a -um the best, superlative of bonus<br />
optivus -a -um chosen, optivus<br />
opulentus -a -um sumptuous, splendid, enriched, opulentus<br />
opuli- guelder-rose-like, Opulus<br />
opulifolius -a -um Opulus-leaved, with leaves resembling the guelder rose, Opulusfolium<br />
opuloides resembling the guelder rose, Opulus-oides<br />
Opulus, opulus -a -um an old generic name for the guelder rose, Viburnum, initially<br />
thought to have been for some kind of Acer<br />
Opuntia Tournefort’s name for succulent plants from Opous, Boeotia<br />
opuntiiflorus -a -um (opuntiaeflorus -a -um) Opuntia-flowered<br />
opuntioides resembling Opuntia, Opuntia-oides<br />
-opus -foot, pouj, podoj, eyed, looking, wpoj<br />
orarius -a -um of the shoreline, ora<br />
orbi- circular-, disc-like, orbis, orbis, orbiorbicularis<br />
-is -e, orbiculatus -a -um disc-shaped, circular in outline, orbicular, orbis,<br />
orbis<br />
orbifolius -a -um with orbicular leaves, orbi-folium<br />
orbus -a -um orphaned, childless, destitute, orbus; circular orbis<br />
orcadensis -is -e from the Orkney Isles, Scotland, Orcadian (Orcades)<br />
orchioides resembling Orchis, Orchis-oides<br />
orchidastrus -a -um somewhat like an orchid, Orchis-astrum<br />
orchidiflorus -a -um orchid-flowered, Orchis-florum<br />
orchidiformis -is -e looking like an orchid, Orchis-forma<br />
orchidis -is -e Orchis-like<br />
orchioides resembling Orchis, orxij-oeidhj<br />
Orchis Testicle, orxij (the shape of the root-tubers) (Orchidaceae)<br />
orculae- small barrel-, small cask-, diminutive of orca, orcae<br />
orculiflorus -a -um having flowers shaped like small barrels, orcula-florum<br />
ordensis -is -e from Ordenes, France<br />
ordinatus -a -um neat, orderly, ordino, ordinare, ordinavi, ordinatum<br />
Oreacanthus Mountain-Acanthus, oreioj-akanqoj<br />
oreades, oreadis -is -e, oreadus -a -um montane, of the sun, heliophytic, oreiaj (the<br />
Oreads were mythical mountain nymphs, oreiaj-adoj)<br />
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