The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
speluncae, speluncarum (spelunchae) of caves, cave-dwelling, spelunca, speluncae<br />
speluncatus -a -um, speluncosus -a -um cavitied, full of holes, spelunca, speluncae<br />
sperabilis -is -e desirable, to be hoped for, spero, sperare, speravi, speratum (sperata a<br />
bride!)<br />
sperabiloides resembling Rhododendron sperabile, (Rhododendron) sperabile-oides<br />
Spergula Scatterer, dispergo, dispergere, dispersi, dispersum (l’Obel’s name refers to<br />
the discharge of the seeds)<br />
Spergularia Resembling-Spergula<br />
sperm-, spermato-, -spermus -a -um seed-, -seed, -seeded, sperma, spermato<br />
Spermatophtyta Seed-plants, spermato-futon<br />
sphacelatus -a -um necrotic, scorched, gangrened, sfakeloj<br />
sphacioticus -a -um damaged-looking, of gangrened appearance, sfakeloj<br />
sphaer-, sphaero- globular-, spherical-, ball-, sfaira, sfairo-<br />
Sphaeralcea Spherical-Alcea, sfaira-alkaia (the shape of the fruit)<br />
sphaerandrus -a -um with stamens held in an orb-like manner, sfaira-androj<br />
Sphaeranthus, sphaeranthus -a -um Globe-flowered, sfaira-anqoj<br />
sphaericus -a -um globe-like, sphaera, sphaerae (flower-shape)<br />
sphaeroblastus -a -um with spherical growth, spherical bud, sfairo-blastoj<br />
sphaerocarpus -a -um orbicular-fruited, with spherical fruits, sfairo-karpoj<br />
sphaerocephalon, sphaerocephalus -a -um round-headed, sfairo-kefalh<br />
Sphaerocodon Spherical-bell, sfairo-kwdwn (the corolla)<br />
Sphaerosmeria Globose-parted, sfairo-meroj<br />
sphaerospermus -a -um with spherical seeds, sfairo-sperma (achenes)<br />
sphaerostachyus -a -um with a rounded spike or flower-head<br />
Sphaerostemma Spherical-crown, sfairo-stemma ( Schizandra)<br />
sphaerulus -a -um somewhat rounded, diminutive of sphaera, sphaerae<br />
sphagnicolus -a -um living in Sphagnum communities, Sphagnum-colo<br />
Sphagnum Latinized by Pliny from the Greek, sfagnoj (for a moss on trees) and reused<br />
by Dillenius for bog-moss (Sphagnaceae)<br />
sphegiferus -a -um bearing wasps, sfhc-foroj<br />
sphegodes resembling wasps, (sfhc, sfhkoj)-wdej (flower shape)<br />
sphenantherus -a -um with club- or wedge-shaped anthers, sfhn-anqhroj<br />
spheno- wedge-shaped-, sfhn, sfhnoj, sfhno-<br />
Sphenoclea Wedge-shaped-cup, sfhnoj-xlaina (the calyx) (Sphenocleaceae)<br />
Sphenopteris Wedge-fern, sfhnoj-pteruc<br />
Sphenopus Wedge-shaped-stalk, sfhnoj-pouj<br />
Sphenotoma Cut-into-wedges, sfhnoj-tomh<br />
sphericus -a -um globular, spherical, sfaira<br />
Sphinctrinus, sphinctrinus -a -um Close-together, sfiggein, (the apothecia); resembling<br />
Sphinctrinus<br />
sphondylius -a -um rounded, sfondulion (sponduloj spinning whorl or disc)<br />
spica, spicati- with an elongate inflorescence of sessile flowers, spiked, spicate<br />
spicant spikenard, spike, ear, tufted, spica, spicae (Bauhin equates the origin with<br />
indica spica, or spikenard; some derive it from an ancient German name)<br />
spicatus -a -um, spicifer -era -erum with a spicate inflorescence, spicatus (see Fig. 2a)<br />
spica-venti ear of the wind, tuft of the wind, spica-ventus (application not clear)<br />
spiciferus -a -um, spicigerus -a -um bearing spicate inflorescences, spica-(fero or gero)<br />
spiciformis -is -e shaped into a spiked inflorescence, spica-forma<br />
spiculi- spicule-, dart-, sting-, small-thorn-, spiculum<br />
spiculifolius -a -um with thorn-like leaves, spicule-leaved, spiculum-folium<br />
spiculosus -a -um spiked, spica, spicae (shape or surface structures)<br />
Spigelia for Adrian van der Spiegel (1578–1625), Professor of Anatomy at Padua<br />
Spilanthes Stained-flower, spiloj-anqoj (receptacular marks of some species)<br />
spilo- stained-, spilow, spiloj<br />
spilofolius -a -um spotted-leaved, botanical Latin from spiloj and folium<br />
(Spilographa alternata, rose-hip fly)<br />
spilotus -a -um stained-looking, of stained appearance, spiloj<br />
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