The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Santalum from the Persian, shandul, for the sandal-wood tree (Santalaceae)<br />
santiago of Santiago, Spain, or Chile, or Panama<br />
Santolina Holy-flax, (sancio, sancire, sanxi, sanctum)-linum<br />
Sanvitalia for the San Vitali (Sanvitali) family of Parma<br />
sap-, sapon- sap-, sweet-tasting-, soapy- (sapa, plant-juice, sapo, soap)<br />
sapidus -a -um pleasant-tasted, flavoursome, savoury, sapidus<br />
sapientium of the wise, of man, sapiens, sapientis (implies superiority compared<br />
with troglodytarum)<br />
Sapindus, sapindus -a -um Indian-soap, contraction of sapo-indicus (from its use)<br />
(Sapindaceae)<br />
Sapium Soapy, sapo (refers to the sticky sap)<br />
saponaceus -a -um, saponarius -a -um lather-forming, soapy, sapo<br />
Saponaria, saponarius -a -um Soap-like, sapo, saponis (lather-forming soapwort)<br />
Sapota, sapota former generic name from the Mexican name, cochil-zapotl, for<br />
chicle-tree; see also zapota and Achras (Sapotaceae)<br />
sappan from a Malayan vernacular name, sepang, for Caesalpinia sappan<br />
sapphirinus -a -um sapphire-blue, via French, safir, from sapfeiroj<br />
saprio-, sapro- rotten-, saproj, sapro-<br />
Saprolegnia Putrid-edges, sapro-legnon<br />
saprophyticus -a -um saprophage, feeding on dead material, saproj-futon<br />
Saraca from an Asian Indian native vernacular name<br />
saracenicus -a -um, sarracenicus -a -um of the Saracens, Saraceni (all Muslim peoples<br />
were called sarakenoi by the Greeks)<br />
Saracha for Isidore Saracha (1733–1803), Spanish Benedictine monk who sent<br />
plants to the Madrid Royal Gardens<br />
sarachoides resembling Saracha, Saracha-oides<br />
sarc-, sarco- fleshy-, sarc, sarkoj, sarkosarcanthus<br />
-a -um with fleshy flowers, sarko-anqoj<br />
Sarcobatus Fleshy(-leaved)-thorn-bush, sarko-batoj<br />
Sarcodon Fleshy, sarkwdhj<br />
Sarcocapnos Fleshy-fumitory, sarko-kapnoj<br />
sarcocaulis -is -e soft-stemmed, fleshy-stemmed, sarko-kauloj<br />
Sarcocephalus Fleshy-head, sarko-kefalh (the head of fruits)<br />
Sarcococca Fleshy-berry, sarko-kokkoj<br />
sarcoides, sarcodes flesh-like, sarc-oeidhj, sarc-wdej<br />
Sarcophrynium Fleshy-Phrynium, sarko-frunoj (the fleshy fruits)<br />
sarcophyllus -a -um fleshy-leaved, sarko-fullon<br />
Sarcorhynchus Fleshy-beak, sarko-rugxoj (the swollen spur)<br />
Sarcoscypha Fleshy-goblet, sarkoj-skufoj (the saprophytic elf-cup fungus)<br />
Sarcosperma Fleshy-seed, sarkoj-sperma<br />
Sarcostemma Fleshy-crown, sarko-sthmwn (the coronna)<br />
sardensis -is -e from Lydian Izmir (Sart, Sardis) Smyrna, Turkey<br />
sardonius -a -um with the colouration of sardonyx, sardonuc (brownish-red with<br />
white)<br />
sardosus -a -um, sardous -a -um from Sardinia, Sardinian (herba sardoa was one of the<br />
poisons for which Sardinia was famous)<br />
Sargassum from a Portuguese word, sargaço, of unknown meaning<br />
sargentianus -a -um for Professor C. S. Sargent (vide infra)<br />
Sargentodoxa Sargent’s-glory, for Professor Charles Sprague Sargent (1841–1927),<br />
founder and director of Arnold Arboretum, Massachusetts, USA<br />
(Sargentodaxaceae)<br />
saribus -a -um from the Maluku vernacular name, sariboe<br />
sarisophorus -a -um, sarissophorus -a -um carrying long lanceolate leaves, (sarisa,<br />
sarisae)-fero (literally a Macedonian long lance)<br />
sarisus -a -um, sarissus -a -um long and lanceolate, lance-like, sarisa, sarisae<br />
sarmaticus -a -um of the Sarmatians, who inhabited an area now occupied by<br />
Ukraine, Belarus and SE Russia<br />
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