The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
spina-christi Christ’s thorn, Old English Latin (spina, spinae)-christus (xristoj)<br />
Spinacia Prickly-one, from the Arabic, isbanakh (the fruit walls of spinach,<br />
Spinacia oleracea)<br />
spinalbus -a -um with white spines, spina-albus (on leaf margins)<br />
spinatus -a -um having spines, becoming spiny, spina, spinae<br />
spinescens becoming spiny, spina-essentia<br />
spineus -a -um spiny, with spines, spina, spinae<br />
spinidens with prickly teeth, spina-dens<br />
spinifer -era -erum, spinifex prickly, bearing spines, spina-fero<br />
spinosissimus -a -um most spiny, superlative of spinosus<br />
spinosus -a -um spiny, with spines, spina, spinae<br />
Spinovitis Spiny-vine, spina-vitis<br />
spinulifer -era -erum, spinulosus -a -um bearing small spines, diminutive of spina<br />
spir- twisted-, coiled-, speira<br />
Spiraea Garland, speira (<strong>The</strong>ophrastus’ name for a plant used for making garlands)<br />
spiralis -is -e, spiratus -a -um twisted, spiral, spira, spirae<br />
spiralisepalus -a -um having twisted sepals, spira-sepalus<br />
Spiranthes Twisted, speira-anqoj (the inflorescence)<br />
spirellus -a -um small-coiled, speira<br />
spiro- twisted-, coiled-, speira<br />
Spirodela Obvious-spiral, speira-dhloj (the mode of budding daughter thalli of<br />
the colony, Lemna)<br />
Spironema Twisted-thread, speira-nhma (the spiral stamens)<br />
spissifolius -a -um with compact foliage, densely leaved, spissus-folium<br />
spissus -a -um compact, dense, spissus (growth habit)<br />
spithamaeus -a -um a span (almost eight inches, 20 cm), spiqamh, modern Latin spithamaeus<br />
(a short span in height or length)<br />
splendens gleaming, striking, present participle of splendeo, splendere<br />
splendentior more splendid or striking, comparative of splendens<br />
splendidissimus -a -um most splendid, superlative of splendens<br />
splendidus -a -um strikingly fine, splendidus<br />
Spodiopogon Grey-beard, spodia-pwgwn (the hairy inflorescence)<br />
spodo- dust, ashes, ash-grey, spodia, spodoj, spodospodochrus<br />
-a -um ashen, greyish-skinned, spodo-xowj<br />
Spondianthus Spondias-flowered, Spondias-anthus<br />
Spondias <strong>The</strong>ophrastus’ name refers to the plum-like fruit<br />
spondioides resembling Spondias, Spondias-oides<br />
spongiopsis spongy-looking, spoggoj-oyij, spongia-opsis<br />
spongiosipes spongy-stalked, spoggoj-pes (the felt-like tomentum on the stipe)<br />
spongiosus -a -um spongy, spoggoj, spongia<br />
sponhemicus -a -um from Sponheim (Sponhemium), Rhine, Germany<br />
spontaneus -a -um natural, independent, by chance, modern Latin spontaneus (sua<br />
sponte, of one’s own accord)<br />
sporadicus -a -um, sporadus -a -um scattered, widely dispersed, sporaj<br />
sporo-, sporo- spore-, seed-, spora, sporoj<br />
Sporobolus Seed-ejector, spora-(bolw , ballein) (the seed emerges from a mucilaginous<br />
coat)<br />
-sporus -a -um -seed, -seeded, -spored, -sporoj<br />
Spraguea, spraguei for Isaac Sprague (1811–95), American botanical illustrator<br />
Sprekelia for Dr Johann Heinrich von Sprekelsen (1691–1764), who wrote on Yucca<br />
Draconis foliis<br />
Sprengelia for Christian Konrad Sprengel (1750–1816), Brandenburg writer on the<br />
fertilization of flowers<br />
sprengelii for Kurt Polykarp Joachim Sprengel (1766–1833), Professor of Halle<br />
sprengeri for Karl (Carlo) Sprenger (1846–1917), German nurseryman in Vomero,<br />
Italy<br />
spretus -a -um (sprettus) despised, spurned, sperno, spernere, sprevi, spretum<br />
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