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 />
saxa-, saxi- rock-, rocks-, saxum, saxi<br />
saxatilis -is -e living in rocky places, of the rocks, saxatilis<br />
Saxegothaea for Prince Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emanuel of Saxe-Coburg-<br />
Gotha (1817–61), Queen Victoria’s consort<br />
saxicolus -a -um rock-dwelling, saxum-colo<br />
Saxifraga Stone-breaker, saxum-frango (living in rock cracks, had the signature for<br />
medicinal use in treating gall-, bladder- and kidney-stones) (Saxifragaceae)<br />
saximontanus -a -um of screes, of the Rocky Mountains, saxi-montanus<br />
saxorus -a -um, saxosus -a -um of rocky or stony places, saxum; rocky, stony,<br />
saxosus<br />
sazensoo the Japanese vernacular name for Arisaema sazensoo<br />
scaber -ra -rum coarse, rough, scabrid (like sandpaper), scaber, scabri<br />
scaberrimus -a -um the roughest, coarsest, superlative of scaber<br />
scaberulus -a -um roughish, somewhat rough, diminutive of scaber, scabri<br />
Scabiosa Itch, scabies, scabiem, scabie (signature of scurvy involucre, as of medicinal<br />
use as a treatment for the disease)<br />
scabiosae of knapweed, living on Centaurea scabiosa (Isocolus, hymenopteran gall<br />
wasp)<br />
scabiosifolius -a -um with leaves resembling those of Scabiosa, Scabiosa-folium<br />
scabrellus -a -um somewhat scabrid, diminutive of scaber, scabri<br />
scabri- rough-, scabrid-, scaber, scabri<br />
scabridoglandulosus -a -um with a scabrid glandular surface, scaber-glandis<br />
scabridus -a -um having a rough surface to the touch, scaber, scabri<br />
scabrifolius -a -um with rough or scabrid leaf surfaces, scabri-folium<br />
scabrilinguis -is -e having a rough tongue, scabri-lingua<br />
scabriscapus -a -um with a rough scape, scabri-scapus<br />
scabriusculus -a -um somewhat scabrid, diminutive of scaber, scabri<br />
scabrosus -a -um rather rough, scaber, scabri<br />
scabrus -a -um with a rough surface to the touch, scaber, scabri<br />
Scadoxus Shade-glory, skia-doca (the parasol-like flower-heads, Haemanthus)<br />
Scaevola Left-handed, scaevus (the one-sided corolla lobes imitate a hand (Scaevola<br />
aemula, imitating the famed jurist Scaevola Gaius Mucius (507 bc), who convinced<br />
the Etruscan ruler, Porsena, of his nobility by burning off his right hand in<br />
the altar fire, and thus caused Porsena to make peace with Rome)<br />
scalariformis -is -e with ladder-like form or markings, ladder-like, scalae, scalarum<br />
scalaris -is -e with ladder-like markings, scalae, scalarum<br />
Scalesia for Scales, the Galapagos naturalist (Santiaga daisy tree)<br />
scalpellatus -a -um knife-like, cutting, scalpellum<br />
scalptratus -a -um, scalpturatus -a -um engraved, scalpo, scalpere, scalpsi, scalptum<br />
scammonius -a -um purging, skammonia, scammonea, scammoneae (purging<br />
bindweed, radix scammoniae or Convolvulus scammonia, cognate with scammony)<br />
scandens climbing, present participle of scando, scandere<br />
scandicus -a -um from Scandia, Scandinavian, or Schonen (Scania), Sweden<br />
scandinavicus -a -um from Scandinavia<br />
Scandix ancient name, skandic, for shepherd’s needle<br />
scapeosus -a -um, scapiosus -a -um becoming well-scaped, scapus (Primula scapiosa<br />
scape elongates in fruit)<br />
scaphi-, scapho-, scaphy- boat-shaped-, bowl-shaped-, skafh, skafoj, skafij, skafiscaphiglossus<br />
-a -um with a dish- or boat-shaped tongue or labellum, skafh-glwssa<br />
scaphoides, scaphoideus -a -um boat-like, boat-shaped, skafoeidhj<br />
Scaphopetalum Boat-shaped-petal, skafh-petalon<br />
scapi-, scapio-, -scapus -a -um clear-stemmed-, scapose-, scapus, scapi<br />
scapiferus -a -um, scapiger -era -erum scape-bearing, scapus-fero<br />
scapiflorus -a -um with stalked flowers, scapus-florum<br />
scapoideus -a -um scape-like, scapus-oides<br />
scaposus -a -um with scapes or leafless flowering stems, scapus, scapi<br />
-scapus -a -um -peduncled, -stalked, -scaped, -scapose, scapus, scapi<br />
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