The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Tetrardisia Four-partite-Ardisia (the floral structure)<br />
Tetraria Four-partite, tetra<br />
Tetrarrhena Four-stamened, tetra-arrhn (grasses typically have three)<br />
tetrasepalus -a -um having four sepals, tetra-skeph<br />
tetraspermus -a -um four-seeded, tetra-sperma<br />
Tetraspis Four-shields, tetra-aspij<br />
tetrastachyus -a -um with four spikes, tetra-staxuj<br />
tetrastichus -a -um with four rows, four-ranked, tetra-stixoj (spikelets)<br />
Tetrastigma Four-stigmas, tetra-stigma (the four-lobed stigma)<br />
Tetratheca Four-cells, tetra-qhkh (the anthers)<br />
Tetrazygia Four-yoked (partite), tetra-zugoj (the tetramerous flowers)<br />
Tetrorchidium Four-small-testicles, tetra-orxij, diminutive Latinized suffix (the<br />
anther-lobes)<br />
teucrioides resembling Teucrium, teukrion-oeidhj<br />
Teucrium, teucrium Dioscorides’ name, teukrion, perhaps for Teucer, hero and first<br />
King of Troy<br />
teuscheri for R. Teuscher (1827–84), planter in Java<br />
Teuscheria for Heinrich Teuscher (1891–1984), German botanist<br />
teutliopsis resembling a small beet, teutlion-oyij<br />
texanus -a -um, texensis -is -e from Texas, USA, Texan<br />
textilis -is -e used for weaving, woven, textilis (fibres or leaflets)<br />
teydeus -a -um from Pico de Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands<br />
Teysmannia for E. J. Teysmann (1808–82), Dutch gardener<br />
Thaia from Thailand (Thai, formerly Siam)<br />
thalami- bedchamber-, receptacle-, qalamoj,<br />
Thalassia <strong>Of</strong>-sea-water, qalassa (marine aquatic turtle grass)<br />
Thalassicola Sea-dweller, botanical Latin, thalassa-colo (planktonic)<br />
thalassicus -a -um sea-green, qalassa, thalassicus<br />
thalassinus -a -um of the sea, sea-green, qalassa, thalassicus<br />
Thalassodendron Sea-tree, qalassa-dendron (seagrass)<br />
Thalia, thalianus -a -um for Johannes Thal (1542–83), German botanist, author of<br />
Sylva Hercynia (1588) (Thalia, from Thale, was the eighth muse, presiding over<br />
comedy and idyllic poetry; she was also one of the three Graces and patroness of<br />
festive meetings)<br />
thalictrifolius -a -um with leaves similar to those of Thalictrum, Thalictrum-folium<br />
thalictroides resembling Thalictrum, Thalictrum-oides<br />
Thalictrum a name, qaliktron, used by Dioscorides for another plant, qallw to<br />
grow green<br />
thalidi-, thallo thallus-, qaloj, qalloj (a vegetative body without differentiation<br />
into stem and leaves)<br />
thamn-, thamno-, -thamnus -a -um -shrub-like, -shrubby, qamnoj, qamno-<br />
Thamnea Shrub, qamnoj (the habit)<br />
Thamnobryum Bushy-moss, qamno-bruon (Derbyshire feather-moss)<br />
Thamnocalamus Bushy-reed, qamno-kalamoj<br />
Thamnocharis Pleasing-shrub, qamno-xarieij<br />
Thamnochortus Pasture-shrub, qamno-xortoj<br />
Thamnosma Odorous-shrub, qamno-osmh (Turpentine smelling)<br />
thanatophorus -a -um bearing death, deadly poisonous, qanatoj-foroj<br />
thapsi similar to Thapsia<br />
Thapsia ancient Greek name, qayia, used by <strong>The</strong>ophrastus for a poisonous plant<br />
thapsiformis -is -e resembling Thapsus (Verbascum thapsus), Thapsus-forma<br />
Thapsus, thapsus from the island of Thapsos, an old generic name, qayoj, for<br />
Cotinus coggygria (Thapsus(os) was a N African town and site of a victory by<br />
Caesar)<br />
thasius -a -um from the wooded Aegean island of Thasos, Greece<br />
Thaumasianthus Extraordinary-flower, qaumasi-anqoj; qambew to astonish<br />
Thaumastochloa Strange-grass, qaumazw-xloh<br />
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