The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Vincetoxicum Poison-beater, vinco-toxicum (the supposed antidotal property of<br />
Vincetoxicum officinale to snakebite)<br />
vinci-, vincoides periwinkle-like, resembling Vinca, Vinca-oides<br />
vinciflorus -a -um Vinca-flowered, periwinkle-flowered, Vinca-florum<br />
vinculans binding, fettering, present participle of vincio, vincire, vixi, vinctum; vinculum,<br />
a fetter or prison<br />
vindobonensis -is -e from Vienna (Vindobona), Viennese<br />
vinealis -is -e of vines and the vineyard, growing in vineyards, vinea, vineae<br />
vinicolor wine-red, (vinum, vini)-color<br />
vinifer -era -erum wine-producing, wine-bearing, vini-fero<br />
vinosus -a -um wine-red, wine-like, vinum, vini<br />
Viola the Latin name, viola, violae, applied to several fragrant plants (the equivalent<br />
of the Greek name, ion) (Violaceae)<br />
violaceolineatus -a -um marked with violet lines, violaceus-lineatus<br />
violaceus -a -um violet-coloured, violaceus<br />
violae of or upon Viola species (Urocystis, smut fungus)<br />
violarius -a -um dyer of violet; of the violet-bed, violet-coloured, violarius<br />
violascens turning violet, viola, violae<br />
violeipes with a violet-coloured stalk, viola-pes<br />
violiflorus -a -um with violet-like flowers, violet flowered, viola-florum<br />
violoides Viola-like, Viola-oides<br />
Viorna, viornus -a -um Road decoration, via-(orno, ornare, ornavi, ornatum), from the<br />
French name for traveller’s joy, Clematis vitalba<br />
viperatus -a -um viper-like, vipera, viperae (markings)<br />
viperinus -a -um snake’s, serpent’s, viperinus<br />
Virecta Grassy-sward, virecta, virectorum<br />
Virectaria Resembling-Virecta<br />
virens, -virens green, -flourishing, -vigorous, vireo, virere, virui<br />
virescens light-green, turning green, viresco, virescere<br />
virgatus -a -um twiggy, with straight slender twigs, virga, virgae<br />
virgaurea, virga-aurea rod-of-gold, golden-rod, virga-aureus (golden rod of Turner)<br />
Virgilia for Publius Vergilius Mato (70–19 bc), Roman epic poet known as Virgil,<br />
author of the unfinished Aeneid<br />
virginalis -is -e, virgineus -a -um maidenly, virginal, purest white, virginalis<br />
virginianus -a -um, virginiensis -is -e from Virginia, USA, Virginian<br />
virginicus -a -um from the Virgin Islands, Virginian<br />
virgulatus -a -um twiggy, wand-like, virgula<br />
virgultorum of thickets, virgulta, virgultorum<br />
virgunculus -a -um of little girls, virguncula, virgunculae<br />
viridescens greenness, becoming green, turning green, viridis-essentia<br />
viridi-, viridis -is -e, viridus -a -um youthful, fresh-green, viridis<br />
viridicatus -a -um entirely green, viridis<br />
viridiflavus -a -um greenish yellow, green with yellow, viridis-flavus<br />
viridiflorus -a -um green-flowered, viridis-florum<br />
viridifolius -a -um green-leaved, viridis-folium<br />
viridifrons having green fronds, viridis-(frons, frondis)<br />
viridifuscus -a -um greenish brown, green with brown, viridis-fuscus<br />
viridiglaucescens with a greenish white bloom, viridis-glaucus-essentia<br />
viridior becoming green, greening, viridior, viridiare<br />
viridissimus -a -um greenest, very green, superlative of viridis<br />
viridistriatus -a -um with green stripes, viridis-stria<br />
Viridivia commemorative play on words for P. J. Greenway (viridis-via)<br />
(1897–1980), systematist of the East African Agricultural Research Station, Dar es<br />
Salaam<br />
viridulus -a -um greenish, diminutive of viridis<br />
virosus -a -um slimy, rank, poisonous, with an unpleasant smell, virosus<br />
Viscaria Bird-lime, viscum (the sticky stems of German catchfly)<br />
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