The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
Valerianella diminutive of the name Valeriana<br />
Valerioanthus Valerian-flowered ( Peltanthera-flowered)<br />
valesiacus -a -um see vallesiacus<br />
validus -a -um, validi- well-developed, strong, validus<br />
Vallariopsis Resembling-Vallaris, Vallaris-opsis<br />
Vallaris Pallisade, vallus (its use for fence-making in Java)<br />
Vallea for Felice Valle (d. 1747), Italian botanist, author of Flora Corsicae (1761)<br />
vallerandii for Eugene Vallerand<br />
Vallesia, vallesia for Francisco Vallesio (Vallesius) (d. 1592), Spanish physician to<br />
Philip II of Spain<br />
vallesiacus -a -um, vallesianus -a -um of valleys, valles, vallis; from Vallais (Vallesia,<br />
Wallis), Switzerland<br />
vallicolus -a -um of ramparts, living in valleys, vallis-colo<br />
vallis-gratiae from the valley of grace, vallis-(gratia, gratiae)<br />
vallis-mariae from the Mariental valley, Namibia, botanical Latin from vallis and<br />
Mariental<br />
vallis-mortae from Death Valley, California, USA, vallis-(mors, mortis)<br />
Vallisneria for Antonio Vallisnieri de Vallisnera (1661–1730), Italian physician and<br />
naturalist, professor at Padua<br />
Vallota for Pierre Vallot (1594–1671), French botanist and garden writer<br />
valperedisiacus -a -um from the environs of Valparaiso, Chile<br />
valvatus -a -um having valvate dehiscence, valvae, valvarum (literally, with folding<br />
doors)<br />
valverdensis -is -e from Valverde, Hierro, Canary Islands<br />
valvulatus -a -um articulated, jointed, diminutive of valvae<br />
vampirus -a -um of the vampire, emphasises the significance of the generic name of<br />
the bizarre orchid, Dracula vampira<br />
Vancouveria, vancouverianus -a -um for Captain George Vancouver (1758–98),<br />
English navigator on the Discovery’s exploration of NW coastal America<br />
Vanda from the Sanskrit name<br />
vandasii for Dr Karel Vandas (1861–1923), Professor of Botany at Brno (Brünn)<br />
Vandopsis Resembling-Vanda, Vanda-opsis<br />
Vangueria from the Madagascan vernacular name, voa-vanguer or vavangue<br />
Vangueriella feminine diminutive from Vangueria<br />
Vangueriopsis Looking-like-Vangueria, Vangueria-opsis<br />
Vanhouttea, vanhouttei for Louis Benoit van Houtte (1810–76), Belgian nurseryman,<br />
author of Hortus Vanhoutteanus (1846)<br />
Vanieria for Jaques de Vanier (1664–1739), French Jesuit and author of Praedum<br />
rusticum<br />
vanikorensis -is -e from Vanikoro, Santa-Cruz Islands<br />
Vanilla Little-sheath, diminutive of Spanish vaina, Latin, vagina (from the Spanish<br />
name, vainilla, for a small sheath, describing the fruit)<br />
Vanzilia for Dorothy van Zijl<br />
Vargasiella for Julio Cesar Vargas Calderón (1907–60), Peruvian botanist and orchidologist<br />
vari-, varii- differing, changing, diverse, varying, vario, variare, variavi, variatum,<br />
varii-, variovariabilis<br />
-is -e variable, not constant, variabilis<br />
variabillimus -a -um very variable, comparative of variabilis<br />
varians changing, varying, present participle of vario<br />
variatus -a -um several, various, variatio, variationis<br />
varicosus -a -um with dilated veins or filaments, varicose, varicosus<br />
variegatus -a -um irregularly coloured, blotched, variegated, variegatus<br />
variicolor of several colours, changing colour, varii-color<br />
variifolius -a -um variable-leaved, botanical Latin varii-folium<br />
variolaris -is -e, variolatus -a -um pock-marked, pitted, from modern Latin, variola,<br />
for a smallpox pustule<br />
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