The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
vernix varnish, Old French, vernis, from medieval Latin vernix, for fragrant resin<br />
Vernonanthera Vernonia-flowering, botanical Latin from Vernonia and anqeroj<br />
Vernonia for William Vernon (1680–1711), English botanist and collector in N<br />
America<br />
vernonoides Vernonia-like, Vernonia-oides<br />
vernus -a -um of the spring, ver, veris<br />
veronic-, veronici- Veronica-like<br />
Veronica Fuchs’ name, for Saint Veronica who wiped the sweat from Christ’s face,<br />
may be cognate with Betonica and Vettonica; various derivations have been suggested<br />
(Arabic viru-niku; and, as patron saint of photography, Latin vere-icon,<br />
true image)<br />
Veronicastrum Somewhat resembling Veronica, Veronica-ad-instar<br />
veronici of speedwell, living on Veronica (Eriophyes veronici, acarine gall mite)<br />
Verpa Circumcised, verpus (meaning of feminine case not clear)<br />
verrucarius -a -um of warts, verruca, verrucae (nasturtium verrucarium was the<br />
Englished version of the German name, Warzen Kress, for Coronopus squamatus,<br />
wart-cress)<br />
verrucosus -a -um with a warty surface, verrucose, warted, verruca, verrucae<br />
Verrucularia Warty, diminutive of verruca<br />
verruculosus -a -um somewhat warty, verruca-ulosus<br />
versatilis -is -e revolving, versatile, versatilis<br />
Verschaffeltia, verschaffeltii for Ambrose Colletto Alexandre Verschaffelt (1825–86),<br />
Belgian horticulturalist writer on Camellia<br />
versi- several-, turning-, changing-, verso (verto, vertere, verti, versum)<br />
versicolor varying or changeable in colour, verto-color<br />
versipellis -is -e werewolf-like, changing skin, changing appearance, versipellis<br />
verticill-, verticilli- with whorls of-, whorled-, arranged into a disc-, verticillus<br />
verticillaris -is -e, verticillatus -a -um having whorls (several leaves or flowers all<br />
arising at the same level on the stem), verticillate, verticillus<br />
verticillaster with whorls of flowers, verticillus-aster<br />
verticilliflorus -a -um having whorls of flowers, verticillus-florum<br />
Verticordia for the personification of the goddess Venus as goddess of chastity,<br />
Venus Verticordae, (verto, vertere, verti, versum)-corda<br />
veruculatus -a -um cylindric and somewhat pointed, like a small pike, veruculatus<br />
verucundus -a -um true, shy, modest, verecundus<br />
verus -a -um true, genuine, verus<br />
verutus -a -um shaped like a javelin, armed with javelin-like structures, verutum<br />
vescus -a -um small, feeble, undernourished, vescus; edible, vescor, vesci<br />
Vesicaria Bladder-like, vesica (the inflated fruit)<br />
vesicarius -a -um inflated, bladder-like, vesica<br />
vesicatorius -a -um blistering, vesicula (sap causing a local allergic reaction)<br />
vesiculiferus -a -um covered with blister-like irregularities, vesicula-fero<br />
vesiculosus -a -um inflated, composed of little blisters, vesiculous, vesicula,<br />
vesiculae<br />
vespertilionis -is -e, vespertilis -is -e bat-like, vespertilio (with two large lobes)<br />
vespa resembling a wasp, vespa, vespae<br />
vespertinus -a -um of the evening, vesper, vesperis (evening-flowering)<br />
vestae for Vesta, a Roman goddess of the household (Vestal Virgins)<br />
vestalis -is -e white, chaste, vestalis<br />
Vestia for Lorenz Chrysanth von der Vest (1776–1840), Austro-German physician<br />
and botanist, Professor of Chemistry at Graz<br />
vestiarius -a -um well clothed, vestio, vestire, vestii, vestitum (with foliage)<br />
vestitus -a -um covered, clothed, vestio, vestire, vestii, vestitum (with hairs)<br />
Vetiveria Latinized English version of S Indian name, vettiveru, for khus-khus<br />
grass<br />
Vetrix Osier, from Italian, vetrice, for an osier<br />
vetulus -a -um somewhat old or wizened, vetulus<br />
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