The Names Of Plants.pdf
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />
Yabea for Yoshitaba Yabe (1876–1931), Japanese botanist<br />
yakushimanus -a -um, yakusimanus -a -um, yakusimensis -is -e from the island of<br />
Yakushima, S of Japan<br />
yamatensis -is -e from Yamato, Honshu, Japan<br />
yanthinus -a -um bluish-purple, violet (see ianthinus -a -um)<br />
yargongensis -is -e from the Yar Gong gorge, Tibet<br />
yebrudii of the Yebrud, Syria<br />
yedoensis -is -e from Tokyo (known as Edo, Yedo or Jedo before 1868), Japan<br />
yemensis -is -e from Al Yaman (the Yemen), Arabia<br />
yesoensis -is -e, yezoensis -is -e from Hokkaido island (Yezo, Yesso, Jezo, Jesso),<br />
Japan<br />
yoco a S American vernacular name for Paulinia yoco<br />
yosemitensis -is -e from the Yosemite valley, California, USA<br />
youngianus -a -um for Messrs Young, nurserymen on the Milford estate, Epsom,<br />
until 1862<br />
ypsilo- lofty, steep, stately, proud, uyhloj, on high, uyi-<br />
Ypsilopus Erect-stalk, uyhlo-pouj (the caudicles; some derive as uppercase<br />
upsilon-shaped, U)<br />
ypsilostylus -a -um proud-styled, uyhloj-stuloj<br />
yucatanensis -is -e from Yucatán state, SW Mexico<br />
Yucca from a Carib name, yuca, for cassava (Manihot), for its enlarged roots, incorrectly<br />
applied by Gerard<br />
yuccifolius -a -um with Yucca-like leaves<br />
yuccoides resembling Yucca<br />
yukonensis -is -e from the Yukon, Alaska/Canada<br />
yulan from the Chinese name for Magnolia denudata<br />
yungasensis -is -e from the tropical ‘warm lands’ of Bolivia, which the Aymara call<br />
Yungas<br />
yungningensis -is -e from Nan-ning (Yung-ning), China<br />
yunnanensis -is -e from Yunnan, China<br />
yuraguanus -a -um from Yuraguana, Cuba<br />
Yutajea from Yutaje, Guayana Venezuelan Highland<br />
Yvesia for Alfred Marie Saint-Yves (1855–1933), French agrostologist<br />
za- most-, much-, many-, very-, za-<br />
Zabelia, zabelii for Hermann Zabel (1832–1912), German dendrologist<br />
zabucajo the vernacular name for sapucaua nuts, Lecythis zabucajo<br />
zacatecasensis -is -e from the state of Zacatecas, Mexico<br />
Zacateza an anagram of Tacazzea<br />
zagricus -a -um from the Zagros mountains of E Iran<br />
zalaccus -a -um very resinous, botanical Latin from za and lacca<br />
zaleucus -a -um very white, vivid-white, za-leukoj<br />
zalil from an Afghan vernacular name for Delphinium zalil<br />
Zaluzianskya for Adam Zalusiansky von Zalusian (1558–1613), Bohemian physician<br />
and botanist, author of Methodus herbariae<br />
zaman as saman, from a S American vernacular name<br />
zambac as sambac, from an Arabic vernacular name<br />
zambesiacus -a -um, zambesinus -a -um from the Zambezi river area, SE Africa<br />
Zamia Parched-one, zamia (a name in Pliny refers to the sterile appearance of the<br />
staminiferous cones; azw dried up)<br />
zamii- resembling Zamia<br />
Zamioculcas Zamia-like-Culcas (this Zanzibar aroid has Zamia-like leaves, with 6 to<br />
8 pairs of alternate pinnae)<br />
zanguebarius -a -um from Zanzibar, E Africa (Zanguebar)<br />
Zannichellia for Giovani Garolamo Zannichelli (1662–1729), Venetian physician,<br />
chemist and botanist (Zannichelliaceae)<br />
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