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Many words listed as Greek roots ar
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a-, ab-, abs- Latin prefix meaning
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Abrotanella Abrotanum-like, feminin
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Acanthogilia spiny-Gilia, (= Baja c
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acerosus needle-shaped, stiffish ne
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acifolius with leaves like needles,
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acrobaticus -a -um walking on point
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acutiusculus sharply pointed acutus
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Adiantum-nigrum black-spleenwort, f
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aed- Greek αιδοια, aidoia, th
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aer Greek αηρ, aer, the air, atm
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aeto-, aetus, -aetus an eagle, from
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ager, -ager Latin ager, a field, la
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X Agrohordeum agrophilus -a -um gra
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al Arabic, the article the. al-, al
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albotomentosus white woolly albo-va
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aliquantum aliquan'tum (al-i-KAN-tu
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aloïfolius, aloifolius -a -um with
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altri-, altric, altrix, -altrix a n
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amaurorhachis with black ribs amaur
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amict- Latin amicire, to clothe, wr
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amphidason, amphidasyus, amphidasys
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anact-, anacto Greek ανακτωρ
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Ancisrtorhynchus fish-hook-beak, fr
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Semitic name for Adonis, Na’man (
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anicano- Greek ανικανος, an
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anophel-, anapholes, -anopheles Gre
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Anthriscus Anthris'cus (an-THRIS-ku
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Apargia of neglect, from Greek απ
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apl-, aplo- Greek απλοος (α
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aquaticus -a -um aqua'ticus (a-KWA-
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arborescens arbores'cens (ar-bore-E
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arcus, -arcus Latin a bow; an arch;
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argillaceus -a -um growing in clay;
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aristideus -a -um bristled, like an
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Aronia (a-RO-nee-a) from the Greek
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artosquamatus a -um covered with cr
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asella, asellae f. Latin a she-ass.
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assa-foetida fetid-mastic, botanica
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astroites star-shaped astrotrichus
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atramentarius -a -um with black eru
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auctor, auctoris Latin one who give
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auricularis -is -e lobed like an ea
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avisylvanus -a -um botanical Latin,
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acch-, bacchan, bacche Greek mythol
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Bakerisideroxylon Engler’s generi
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anatus -a -um, banaticus -a -um, ba
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Bartlettia For John Russell Bartlet
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atjanicus -a -um from Bacan Island,
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ellatulus neat and beautiful beller
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euth-, beuthos Greek βευδος,
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ion- Greek βιωναι, bionai, to
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Blennosperma Blennosper'ma (blen-oh
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ononiensis relating to Bononia, now
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achist-, brachisto Greek βραχυ
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evicaudatus -a -um short-tailed, fr
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uch-, bruchus, -bruchus Latin a win
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Bulbostylis having a bulblike style
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yss-, bysso-, byssus Greek βυσσ
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caespitululus -a -um Late Latin a l
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calig-, caliga, -caliga Latin calig
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calv-, calvus -a -um bare, naked, b
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campester, campestris, campestre or
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Canella Latin canella, cinnamon, re
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capitan- Latin capitaneus -a -um, l
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cardo, cardinis m. Latin noun, a hi
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carn-, carneo, carni Latin carnis,
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caryota, caryotae f., caryotis, car
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catarius, cataria of cats (?) catar
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caulis, caulis m. Latin stalk or st
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celet- hidden, from celo, celare, c
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cerambyc Greek a kind of beetle cer
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cetr-, cetra, -cetra Latin a shield
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chartostegius with a paper-like cov
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claire de lune French cv. moonlight
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Chrysanthemoides chrysanthemum-like
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cill-, cilla, -cilla, cillo Latin t
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citrëus-rinus lemon colored citrif
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clinophyllus with limp leaves clino
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cobanensis -is -e from Coban, Guate
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coet-, coeto Greek bed, sleep Cogit
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comans hairy, with hair, leafy, tuf
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coni-, conico, conio, conium, -coni
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cop-, copo Greek pain, suffering co
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corniformis horn-shaped cornigerous
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coryst-, corystes, -corystes Greek
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crawfordii for Ethan Allan Crawford
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croceo-lanatus with yellow wool or
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cucullarius, cucullaria kuk-ew-LAH-
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curussavicus ku-ra-SAH-vi-kus of or
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Cylindropuntia Cylindropun'tia (sil
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Cystacanthus bladder thorn, from Gr
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Daucus Dau'cus (DAW-kus, or DOW-kus
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deinde thereafter, next deipn-, dei
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depilosus hairless deplanatus Latin
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diaphoreticus, diaphoricus setting
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diffusus, diffusa -um, diffusior -o
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dipterocarpus with two-winged fruit
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docus, -docus Greek abeam; a spar.
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dracocephalus with a head like a dr
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duplicato-serratus with double saw
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Echinocystis from Greek εχῖνο
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elaeodes olive color elaio- olive g
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Sicily (they used the Greek (or Pho
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endysi, endysis Greek entering; a p
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Epilobium Epilo'bium (e-pi-LO-bee-u
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erectus -a -um Latin upright, erect
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eros Greek: love; Latin: gnawed awa
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essed Latin esseda, a two-wheeled w
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euphrasioides resembling Euphrasia,
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exiguus -a -um exig'uus (ex-IG-yoo-
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falcatus falcate, sickle-shaped, cu
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Feijoa Feijo'a (fy-JO-a) Feles mala
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ficus-indica fi'cus-in'dica (FY-kus
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flaccospermus -a -um with a soft se
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Floruit “he flourished” from fl
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-formis -is -e New Latin, -shaped,
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fringill, fringilla Latin a finch f
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fund, funda, fundi Latin a sling; t
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galer- Latin: a cap; Greek: cheerfu
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gemmulosus with minute buds, as wit
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gibberosus humped, hunchbacked, wit
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glaucodeus -a -um from Latin glaucu
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glyká amýgdala from Greek γλυ
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gossypinus -a -um gossypi'nus (gah-
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greenei green'ei (GREEN-ee-eye) aft
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gymnanthus -a -um with naked flower
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halec-, haleco Latin a herring, ale
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harveyana Hassei Hass'ei (HASS-ee-e
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heleo- marsh, from Greek ἓλος,
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hepaticus -a -um, Hepatica (he-PA-t
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heteracanthus various-spined, with
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hiemalis -is -e, hiëmalis of winte
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hirtus -a -um hir'tus (HER-tus) New
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Hooker collected plants in Asia, Af
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Hyacinthus from Hyacinth of Greek m
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Hymenophyllaceae plants of the film
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Hyssopifolius, hyssopifolius -a -um
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igneous incandescent red, bright sc
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inaequalis unequal, irregular, unsy
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infidelior insecure, treacherous. i
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interior -or -ius from Latin interi
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ipsi New Latin same ipso facto by t
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-iter Latin a passage, journey, a w
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Johanneshowellia for John Thomas Ho
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karstiensis from the Karst Mountain
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kotschyanus, kotschyi for Theodore
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lact-, lacte, lacti, lacto Latin mi
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lanatus, laniger- woolly lanatus -a
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lasaratus prepared with silphium. l
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laurocerasus, lauro-cerasus cherry
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len, lenus, lent Latin a lentil, be
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leptoneurus having fine nerves or v
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Leucorchis white orchid, from Greek
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ligneous woody lignosus woody ligno
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lineatus lined, with lines, in a st
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lobophorus bearing lobes. lobophyll
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longistylis -is -e long-styled, hav
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lugubr-, lugubris mourning, sad, gl
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lycotonum wolf-poison, from lykos,
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macrophlebius coarsley veined or co
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major ma'jor (MAY-jor, classically
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mandragoricus Mayapple (?)Podophyll
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martagon the Martagon Lily, Lilium
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meconitis a kind of spurge. Meconop
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melanocentrus black-flowered, being
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melos Greek probing melosmon see al
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merus denotes parts or numbers in c
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microchilium small-lipped microchit
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minor mi'nor (MI-nor) Latin less, s
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moesiacus of the Balkan region, fro
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monomerus with single member, as a
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moschatus -a -um moscha'tus (mos-KA
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mundus, -a, um Latin clean, neat, e
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mylabr, mylabris Greek an insect in
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nacosthon rosemary, from Egyptian.
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ne Greek not ne-, neo Greek new; sw
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Latin adjectival suffix indicating
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salicornioides salicornia-like, res
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sandonicum, santonicum wormwood, wo
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sarmaticus -a -um, sarmatis -is -e
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scabrellus, scabridus rough or some
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Schiedeella for Christian Julius Wi
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sclareus dry, stiff. scler, scler-,
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treatment of scrofula. Scrofula is
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Securigera axe-bearing from securig
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semipectinatus comb-like on one sid
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septuagesi Latin the seventieth sep
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sesqui, sesqui- Latin a prefix used
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sicari, sicarius, -sicarius Greek a
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simbl-, simblo-, simblus Greek a be
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situs, situs n. Latin noun, situati
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solidaginoides resembling Golden Ro
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spadi-, spadic, spadix, -spadix Gre
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Specularia Venus's Looking Glass Ne
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Spinacia Latin spina, spine, in ref
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squamarius being furnished with sca
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stellinervius star ribbed, as the l
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stigm, stigma, -stigma, stigmat, st
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strenu Latin active strepens, strep
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strychn, strychno, strychnus, -stry
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subcordatus somewhat cordate, somew
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succedaneus a substitute. succedanu
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sursum Latin above, upward, upwards
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syrin, syring, syringo, syrinx, -sy
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tam so Tam exanimis quam tunica neh
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Te precor dulcissime supplex! Prett
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tenuifolius -a -um tenuifo'lius (te
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terricolous growing on dry land. te
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thaler--, thalero Greek fresh, bloo
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tho, thoo Greek quick; a jackal tho
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tibic, tibicen, -tibicen, tibicin L
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tomentosus -a -um tomento'sus (toe-
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Townsonia for David Townsend (1850-
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travi Latin penetrate trech, trecho
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trichorrhachis hairy ‘stem’ of
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triornithophorus bearing three bird
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trochocarpus bearing pulley wheel-l
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tumid-, tumidus Latin swollen tumid
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ucranicus -a -um of or from the Ukr
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unctuosus having a greasy surface.
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uria, -uria Latin a diving bird; Gr
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vaccinifolius, vacciniifolius -a -u
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variimammus with varying warts or v
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verbascifolius verbascum-leaved, wi
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veruculatus cylindrical, but somewh
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vigesim Latin the twentieth, from v
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viridescens virides'cens (vir-i-DES
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volan-, volans Latin flying, winged
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wheeleri wheel'eri (WHEEL-er-eye) a
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xer-, xero Greek dry xerampelinus r
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zacaensis zacaen'sis (zak-ee-EN-sis
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zopyre name of an antidote after Zo
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Ancient Greek was written in ALL CA
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standard from Hellenic times until
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with dasia and ypogegrammeni ᾁ
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circumflex after http://en.wikipedi
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Third declension has -is in the gen
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Selected sources Randal H. Alcock,
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http://users.erols.com/whitaker/dic
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U, u un-named Carpesium (from Greek