The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Phaseolus Dioscorides’ name for a kind of bean, Latin phaselus, phaseli<br />
pheb- myrtle-, fibalh<br />
Phebalium Myrtle-like, fibalh<br />
Phegopteris Oak-fern, fhgo-pteruc (a name created by Linnaeus from fhgoj, an<br />
oak)<br />
Phellandrium a name in Pliny, phellandrion, for an ivy-leaved plant<br />
phello-, phellos corky-, cork, felloj<br />
phellocarpus -a -um having seed with a corky testa, felloj-karpoj<br />
Phellodendron Cork-tree, fello-dendron (the thick bark of the type species)<br />
phellomanus -a -um with thin, loose or scanty bark, felloj-manoj<br />
Phelypaea (Phelipaea) for Louis Phelipeaux, Count of Ponchartrain, Tourneforte’s<br />
patron<br />
phen- see phaenphil-,<br />
philo-, -philus -a -um loving-, liking-, -fond of, filew, filh, filoj, filo-, filphiladelphicus<br />
-a -um from Philadelphia, USA<br />
Philadelphus Brotherly-love, fil-adelfoj (some suggest that Athenaeus’ name<br />
could be for Ptolemy II Philadelphus (308–246 bc), King of Egypt)<br />
(Philadelphaceae)<br />
philaeus -a -um loveable, liking to increase, fil-aucw<br />
Philesia Loved-one, filew (Philesiaceae)<br />
Philibertia for J. C. Philibert, French writer on botany<br />
philippensis -is -e, philippicus -a -um, philippinus -a -um from the Philippines<br />
Phillyrea Leafy, fullon (from an ancient Greek name)<br />
phillyreaefolius -a -um, phillyreifolius Phillyrea-leaved, Phillyrea-folium<br />
phillyreoides Phillyrea-like, Phillyrea-oides<br />
philocremmus -a -um loving cliffs or craggs, filoj-kremnoj<br />
Philodendron Tree-loving, fileo-dendron (habit of epiphytic aroid)<br />
philonotis -is -e moisture-loving, filo-notij<br />
-philus -a -um -loving, -friend, filh, filoj<br />
Philydrum Water-loving, fileo-udor (Philydraceae)<br />
phleb- vein-, fley, fleboj, flebo-, flebphlebanthus<br />
-a -um with veined flowers, fleb-anqoj<br />
Phlebodium Veined, fley (pronounced frond venation)<br />
phlebophyllus -a -um having (nicely) veined leaves, flebo-fullon<br />
phlebotrichus -a -um with hairy veins, flebo-trixoj<br />
phleioides rush-like, resembling the grass Phleum, Phleum-oeidhj<br />
Phleum Copious, flewn (Greek name for a kind of dense-headed rush)<br />
-phloebius -a -um -veined, fley, fleboj<br />
-phloem with veined flowers, floioj-ema<br />
-phloeus -a -um -barked, -bark, floioj<br />
phlog-, phlogi- Phlox-like, flame-, floc, flogoj, flogo-, flogi-<br />
Phlogacanthus Flame-Acanthus, flog-akanqoj (some have red flowers)<br />
phlogifolius -a -um red-leaved, from flogoj and folium<br />
phlogoflorus -a -um flame-red-flowered, botanical Latin from flogoj and florum<br />
phlogopappus -a -um bearing red down, flogo-pappoj<br />
Phlomis Flame, floc, flogoj (the hairy leaves were used as lamp wicks)<br />
phlomoides resembling Phlomis, flomij-oeidhj<br />
Phlox Flame, floc (<strong>The</strong>ophrastus’ name for a plant with flame coloured flowers)<br />
phocaena seal or porpoise, foke, fwkh<br />
phocaicus -a -um from the Fokís (Phocis) district, central Greece<br />
Phoenicaulis Scarlet-stem, foinic-kauloj<br />
phoeniceus -a -um scarlet, red with a little yellow, foinic, foinikoj<br />
phoenicius -a -um from Tyre and Sidon (Phoenicia, foinikh, now Lebanon), purplecrimson,<br />
foinikeoj<br />
phoenicodus -a -um with a purple entry, foinikoj-odoj (to the corolla-tube)<br />
phoenicoides resembling Phoenix<br />
phoenicolasius -a -um red-purple-haired, foiniko-lasioj<br />
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