The Names Of Plants.pdf

The Names of Plants
scopulinus -a -um twiggy, broom-like, scopae, scoparum
scopulorum of cliffs and rock faces, scopulus, scopuli (in zoology, scopula a tuft of
hairs)
scopulosus -a -um like a bristly brush, scopae, scoparum
scorbiculatus -a -um with a scurfy texture (scorbutus scurvy)
scordiifolius -a -um with leaves resembling those of Scordium
scordioides resembling Scordium, skordion-oeidhj
Scordium, scordium Dioscorides’ name, skordion, for a plant with the smell of
garlic, skordon
Scorodonia an old generic name, skorodon, skordon, for garlic
scorodonifolius -a -um with leaves resembling those of Scorodonia
scorodoprasum (scordoprasum) a name, skordoprason, used by Dioscorides for a
plant with intermediate features between garlic, skordon, and leek, prason
scorpioidalis -is -e, scorpioideus -a -um coiled like the tail of a scorpion, skorpiojoeidhj
(e.g. the axis of an inflorescence)
scorpioides (scorpoides) curved like a scorpion’s tail (see Fig. 3), skorpioj-oeidhj
Scorpiurus Scorpion-tail, skorpioj-oura (Dioscorides’ name, for the coiled fruit of
Scorpiurus sulcata)
scorteus -a -um leathery, scorteus
Scorzonera derivation uncertain but generally thought to refer to use as an
antifebrile in snakebite (Italian, scorzone, for the snake Elaphe longissima)
scorzonerifolius -a -um with leaves resembling those of Scorzonera
scot-, scoto- of the dark-, darkness-, skotoj, skotoscoticus
-a -um from Scotland, Scottish, modern Latin scottia
scotinus -a -um dusky, dark, skotaioj, skoteinoj
scotophilus -a -um dark-loving, skoto-filoj (e.g. subterraneous chemotrophic
organisms)
scotostictus -a -um with dark spots, dark-punctate, skoto-stiktoj
Scottellia for George Francis Scott-Elliot (1862–1934), boundary commissioner and
plant collector in Sierra Leone, 1891–2
Scottia, scottianus -a -um for Munro Briggs Scott (1889–1917) of Kew, or Robert
Scott (1757–1808), Professor of Botany at Dublin
scotticus -a -um from Scotland, Scottish, scottia
scouleri for Dr John Scouler (1804–71), Professor of Zoology at Dublin, and collector
with David Douglas in NW America
scriblitifolius -a -um scroll-like leaved, with leaves appearing to have letters
written upon them, scribo-littera-folium
scrinaceus -a -um with lidded-box-like fruits, scrinium (as in Lecythis) (literally a
book-box or letter-case)
scriptus -a -um, -scriptus -a -um marked with lines which suggest writing, scribo,
scribere, scripsi, scriptum
scrobiculatus -a -um with small depressions or grooves, pitted, scrobis, scropis
Scrophularia Scrophula, scrofa, scrophae; breeding sows were said to be prone to this
glandular disease (signature of the glands on the corolla); many plants were used
to treat scrophulae, the ‘King’s disease’ (Scrophulariaceae)
scrophularifolius -a -um with leaves resembling those of Scrophularia
scrotiformis -is -e shaped like a small double bag, pouch-shaped, scrotum-forma
scruposus -a -um unstable, of jagged stone habitats, scrupus, scrupi
scrupulicolus -a -um living on sharp rocks, (scrupus, scrupi)-colo
sculptus -a -um carved, sculpto, sculpere, sculpsi, sculptum
Scurrula Little-dandy, diminutive feminine of scurra, scurrae
scutatus -a -um with a small round shield or buckler, scutum (leaves)
Scutellaria Dish, scutella (the depression of the fruiting calyx)
scutellarioides resembling Scutellaria, Scutellaria-oides
scutellaris -is -e, scutellatus -a -um platter-like, bowl-shaped, scutella, scutellae
scutellifolius -a -um with small dish-shaped (knob-like) leaves
scutelliformis -is -e with the shape of small dishes, scutella-forma
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