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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Names</strong> of <strong>Plants</strong><br />

zionis -is -a from Zion National Park, SW Utah, USA<br />

Zizania an ancient Greek name, zizanion (darnel, for a wild plant)<br />

Zizaniopsis Resembling-Zizania<br />

zizanoides resembling Canadian wild rice, zizanion-oeidhj<br />

Zizia, zizii for John Baptist Ziz (1779–1829), botanist of Mainz<br />

Ziziphora Resembling-Zizyphus<br />

Zizyphus ancient Greek name, zizufon, for Zizyphus jujuba (from the Arabic, zizouf<br />

or zizafun, for Z. lotus)<br />

zizyphus resembling Zizyphus<br />

Zoisia, Zoysia, zoysii for Karl von Zoys (Zois) (1756–1800), Austrian botanist<br />

zombensis -is -e from the area of Zomba, Shire Highlands, Malawi<br />

Zombia a Haitian vernacular name for the palm Zombia antillarum<br />

zonalis -is -e girdled with distinct bands or concentric zones of colour, zona, zonae<br />

zonarius -a -um belt-like, restricted to a narrow zone, zona, zonae<br />

zonatus -a -um with zones of colour markings, zona, zonae<br />

zooctonus -a -um poisonous, zwo-ktonoj (creature-killing)<br />

Zornia for Johannes Zorn (1739–99), a German botanist, author of Icones plantarum<br />

medicinallium (1779–84)<br />

zoster- girdle-, zwsthr-<br />

Zostera Ribbon (<strong>The</strong>ophrastus’ name, zwsthr, for a marine plant) (Zosteraceae)<br />

zoutpansbergensis -is -e from the salt-pan-mountain area, Soutpansberg, northern<br />

Transvaal, S Africa<br />

Zoysia for Karl von Zoys (1756–1800), Austrian botanist and collector<br />

zuluensis -is -e from Zululand (KwaZulu-Natal), S Africa<br />

zumi a Japanese name<br />

Zygia Paired, zugoj<br />

zygis, zyge yoke-like, zugoj (paired flowers)<br />

Zygnema Paired-thread, zugoj-nhma (at conjugation)<br />

zygo- paired-, balanced-, yoked-, zeugoj; zugon, zugoj, zugo- (the goddess of marriage,<br />

Hera, was also known as Juno Zygia)<br />

Zygocactus Jointed-stem-cactus, zugo-kaktoj<br />

Zygochloa Yoke-grass, zugoj-xloh<br />

Zygogynum Joined-ovary, zugoj-gunh<br />

zygomeris -is -e with twinned parts, zugoj-merij<br />

zygomorphus -a -um bilateral, of balanced form, zugo-morfh<br />

Zygopetalum Yoked-petals, zugoj-petalon (two united basally to the column)<br />

Zygophlebia Joined-veins, zugoj-(fley, fleboj)<br />

Zygophyllum, zygophyllus -a -um Yoked-leaves, zugoj-fullon (some bean capers<br />

have conspicuously paired leaves) (Zygophyllaceae)<br />

Zygosepalum Yoked-sepals, zugoj-skeph ( Menadenium)<br />

Zygostates Placed-yoke, zugoj-statoj (the lateral extensions to the base of the<br />

column)<br />

Zygotritonia Bilateral-Tritonia, zugoj-triton (the upper perianth lobe is hooded<br />

and the lower four are recurved; Tritonia is actinomorphic)<br />

zymo- of fermentation, zumow, zumo-, to leaven, zumh<br />

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