The Names Of Plants.pdf
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Glossary<br />
absum different, distant, distinct, absum, abesse, abui<br />
absurdus -a -um unmusical, absurd, incongruous, absurdus<br />
abundiflorus -a -um flowering copiously, abunde-flora<br />
abundus -a -um prolific, abounding, abundo, abundare, abundavi, abundatum<br />
Abuta from a West Indian vernacular name<br />
Abutilon the Arabic name for a mallow<br />
abyssicolus -a -um inhabiting ravines or chasms, late Latin, abyssus-colus, from<br />
Greek, a-bussoj, without bottom<br />
abyssinicus -a -um of Abyssinia, Abyssinian (now Ethiopia)<br />
ac-, ad-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at- near-, towards-<br />
Acacallis etymology uncertain<br />
Acacia Thorn, akh, akij (Dioscorides’ name, akakia)<br />
acaciformis -is -a resembling Acacia, Acacia-forma<br />
acadiensis -is -e from Nova Scotia (formerly the French colony, Acadia)<br />
Acaena (Acena) Thorny-one, akaina (the burr-like seeding heads)<br />
acaenoides resembling-Acaena, akaina-oeidhj<br />
acalycinus -a -um lacking a calyx, privative a-kalukoj<br />
Acalypha Unpleasant-to-touch, a-kaloj-afh, from the Greek name, akelpe, for a<br />
nettle (the hispid leaves)<br />
acanthifolius -a -um thorny-leaved, Acanthus-folium<br />
acanthium Dioscorides’ name, akanqion, for a thistle-like plant<br />
acantho-, acanthus thorny-, spiny-, akanqa, akanqoj, akanqo-<br />
Acanthocalyx Thorny-calyx, akanqa-kaluc<br />
Acanthocarpus, acanthocarpus -a -um Spiny-fruited-one, akanqo-karpoj<br />
acanthocomus -a -um thorn-haired, akanqa-komh<br />
Acanthogilia Spiny-Gilia ( Baja californica)<br />
acanthoides resembling Acanthus, akanqo-oeidhj<br />
Acantholimon Thorny-Limonium, akanqo-Limon<br />
Acanthometron Thorn-measure, akanqo-metrew (spiny plankton)<br />
Acanthonema Thorn-threaded, akanqa-nhma (the processes on the filaments of the<br />
two lower stamens)<br />
Acanthopanax Spiny-Panax, akanqo-Panax (the prickly nature of the plants)<br />
acanthophysus -a -um having inflated spines, akanqo-fusa<br />
Acanthopsis Acanthus-like, akanqion-oyij<br />
Acanthospermum Spiny-seed, akanqo-sperma<br />
acanthothamnos Acanthus-bush, akanqo-qamnoj (the thorny nature of Euphorbia<br />
acanthothamnos)<br />
Acanthus Prickly-one, akanqion, in Dioscorides (the Nymph, Acantha, loved by<br />
Apollo, was changed into an Acanthus)(Acanthaceae)<br />
acaulis -is -e, acaulos -os -on lacking an obvious stem, privative a-kauloj, a-caulis<br />
accedens approaching, agreeing with, present participle of accedo, accedere, accessi,<br />
accessum<br />
Accipitrina Hawks’, accipiter (analogy with Hieracium)<br />
accisus -a -um with a small acute apical cleft, emarginate, cut into, accido, accidere,<br />
accidi, accisus<br />
acclivus -a -um uphill, sloping upwards, inclined, acclinis; acclino, acclinare, acclinavi,<br />
acclinatum<br />
accolus -a -um neighbour, accola; accolo, accolere, accolui, accuitum<br />
accommodatus -a -um adaptable, adjusting, accommodating, accommodo, accommodare,<br />
accommodavi, accommodatum<br />
accrensis -is -e from Accra, Ghana, W Africa<br />
accrescens growing together, coalescing, accreting, ac-(cresco, crescere, crevi, cretum)<br />
accumbens becoming adjacent, coming face to face, present participle of accumbo,<br />
accumbere, accubui, accubitum<br />
-aceae -associates, -aceous, the standardized suffix for family names<br />
Acer Sharp, acer, acris (Ovid’s name for a maple, either from its use for lances or its<br />
leaf-shape) etymologically linked to oak, acorn and acre (Aceraceae)<br />
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