The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
tyermannii for John Simpson Tyermann from Cornwall (c. 1830–89), Superintendent<br />
at Liverpool Botanic Garden c. 1871<br />
Tylanthera Knob-like-anther, tulh-anqeroj<br />
tylicolor dark-grey, coloured like a woodlouse, modern Latin<br />
tylo- knob-, callus-, swelling-, tulh<br />
Tylocodon deceptive anagram of Cotyledon (not swollen-bell)<br />
tylodes knobbly, callosed, tulh-wdej<br />
Tylophora Callus-bearing, tulh-fora (for the pollen masses)<br />
Tylostigma Knob-like-stigma, tulh-stigma<br />
tympani- drum-, tympanum (typanum), tympani<br />
tymphresteus -a -um from Mount Tymphrestos (Timfrestos, Tymfristos), Greece<br />
Typha a Greek name, tufh, used by <strong>The</strong>ophrastus for various plants (Typhaceae)<br />
typhinus -a -um, typhoides bulrush-like, Typha-oides, relating to fever<br />
typhofolius -a -um with leaves resembling those of Typha<br />
Typhonium from an ancient Greek name; some derive as tufwnoj, a hurricane<br />
Typhonodorum Gift-of-the-storm, tufwnoj-dwron<br />
typicus -a -um, -typus the type, typical, tupoj<br />
-typus -original pattern, -figure, typus, typi<br />
tyrianthinus -a -um Purple-flowered, botanical Latin from Tyrus and anqinoj, scarletpurple-coloured<br />
(Tyrian purple, the scarlet dye from mollusc shells, porfuroj)<br />
tyrius -a -um royal purple, Tyrian purple, Tyrus<br />
Tytonia for A. Tyton, a patron of botany ( Hydrocera)<br />
tytthanthus -a -um small-flowered, titqoj-anqoj (Alchemilla tytthantha)<br />
tzumu a Chinese vernacular name for Sassafras tzumu, of which one plant was<br />
grown in Britain, in 1900, and lost when transplanted to Kew<br />
Uapaca from the Madagascar vernacular name<br />
ubatubanus -a -um from the environs of Ubatuba, SE Brazil<br />
uber -is -e breast, teat; rich, luxuriant, full, fruitful, uber, uberis<br />
uberiformis -is -e formed like a breast or udder, uberis-forma<br />
uberrimus -a -um very fruitful, superlative of uber<br />
Ubochea an anagram of Bouchea<br />
ucranicus -a -um from the Ukraine, Ukrainian<br />
udensis -is -e from the River Uda or the Uden district of Siberia<br />
udisilvestris -is -e of damp woodland undergrowth, udus-sylvestris<br />
Udora of water, udwr (the habitat) ( Elodea)<br />
uduensis -is -e from Udu, New Guinea<br />
udus -a -um wet, damp, udus<br />
ugandae, ugandensis -is -e from Uganda, E Africa<br />
Ugni, ugni from a Chilean vernacular name, uñi, for Ugni molinae (Myrtus ugni)<br />
-ugo -having (a feminine suffix in generic names)<br />
ugoensis -is -e from Mount Ugo, Luzon, Philippines<br />
ulcerosus -a -um full of sores, knotty, lumpy, ulcerosus<br />
Uleiorchis for Ernst Heinrich Georg Ule (1854–1915), German botanist and plant<br />
collector in S America<br />
-ulentus -a -um -abundant, -full, -being (comparative suffix)<br />
Uleophytum Ule’s-plant, botanical Latin from Ule and futon (vide supra)<br />
Ulex an ancient Latin name in Pliny for a thorny shrub<br />
ulicifolius -a -um with Ulex-like leaves, Ulex-folium<br />
ulicinus -a -um, ulicoides resembling Ulex, Ulex-oides<br />
uliginosus -a -um marshy, of swamps or marshes, uligo, uliginis<br />
Ullucus the Ecuadorian vernacular name, olloco, for the edible tubers of Ullucus<br />
tuberosus<br />
-ullus -a -um -smaller, -lesser<br />
Ulmaria, ulmaria Elm-like, Ulmus (Gesner’s name refers to the appearance of the<br />
leaves)<br />
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