The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
re- back-, again-, against-, repeated-<br />
Reaumuria for René A. Ferchault de Reaumur (1683–1757), French entomologist<br />
recedens retiring, receding, present participle of recedo, recidere, reccidi, recasum<br />
recens fresh, young, recent, new, recens, recentis<br />
recisus -a -um cut off or cut back, recido, recidere, recidi, recisum<br />
reclinatus -a -um drooping to the ground, deflexed, bent back, reclined,reclino,<br />
reclinare, reclinavi, reclinatum<br />
reclusus -a -um see inclusus<br />
recognitus -a -um authentic, the true one, examined, recognosco, recognoscere, recognovi,<br />
recognitum<br />
reconditus -a -um hidden, not conspicuous, concealed, secluded, recondo, recondere,<br />
reconditi, reconditum<br />
rectangularis -is -e rectangular, rectus-angulus<br />
recti- straight-, upright-, erect-, rectus<br />
recticaulis -is -e straight-stemmed, rectus-caulis<br />
rectiflorus -a -um virtuous, straight or upright-flowered, rectus-florum<br />
rectifolius -a -um erect-leaved, rectus-folium<br />
rectinervis -is -e, rectinervius -a -um straight-veined, rectus-nervis<br />
rectiramus -a -um having ascending or straight branches, rectus-ramus<br />
rectus -a -um straight, upright, erect, rego, regere, rexi, rectum<br />
recurvans arching, bending back, present participle of recurvo, recurvare<br />
recurvatus -a -um, recurvi- curved backwards, recurved, recurvo, recurvare<br />
recurvifolius -a -um having recurved leaves, recurvus-folium<br />
recurvus -a -um bent or curved backwards, recurvo, recurvare<br />
recutitus -a -um skinned, circumcised, re-cutis (the appearance caused by the<br />
reflexed ray florets of the flower head)<br />
redactus -a -um reduced, rendered fruitless, redigo, redigere, redegi, redactum<br />
redimitus -a -um bound, wreathed, crowned, redimio, redimire, redimii, redimitum<br />
redivivus -a -um coming back to life, renewed, redivivus (perennial habit or reviving<br />
after drought)<br />
redolens promising, smelling of, perfuming, scenting, present participle of redoleo,<br />
redolere, redolui<br />
reductus -a -um drawn back, reduced, reduco, reducere, reduxi, reductum<br />
reduncus -a -um curved back, reduncus<br />
redundans abounding, overflowing, present participle of redundo, redundare, redundavi,<br />
redundatum<br />
Reevesia for John Reeves (1774–1856), botanist in Canton, China<br />
reficiens restoring, reviving, refreshing, present participle of reficio, reficere, refeci,<br />
refectum<br />
reflexipetalus -a -um having petals sharply bent backwards upon themselves,<br />
botanical Latin from reflexus and petalon<br />
reflexus -a -um bent back upon itself, reflexed, reflecto, reflctere, reflexi, reflexum<br />
refractus -a -um abruptly bent backwards, broken(-looking), refringo, refringere,<br />
refregi, refractum<br />
refulgens reflecting, flashing, present participle of refulgeo, refulgere, refulsi<br />
regalis -is -e outstanding, kingly, royal, regal, rex, regis<br />
Regelia, regelii for Dr Eduard Albert von Regel (1815–92), superintendent of<br />
St Petersburg Imperial Botanic Gardens<br />
regeneratus -a -um regenerating (regrowing after cutting), re-(genero, generare, generavi,<br />
gerenatum)<br />
regerminans re-budding, re-shooting, present participle of re-(germino, germinare)<br />
regerminatus -a -um freely re-sprouting, re-germinans<br />
regina, reginae queen, of the queen (has been used for several queens)<br />
reginae-amelaiae for Caroline Amelia Elizabeth von Braunschweig-Lüneberg<br />
(1768–1821) briefly wife of King George IV<br />
reginae-olgae for Queen Olga (890–969), first Russian ruler of Kiev<br />
regis-jubae King-Juba, who was a king of Numidia (Algeria)<br />
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