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GLOSSARY OF GENERIC AXD SPECIFIC NAMES. 



Mentzelia, Dr. C. Mentzel. 



Mertensia, Prof. F. C. Mertens, of Bre- 

 men. 



MESEMBRYANTHfiJiuM, midday-flower. 



MiCRANTHUS, small-flowered. 



MiCROCEPHALUM, small-headcd. 



MiCROCARPUS, small-fruited. 



MiCROMERiA, small-part. 



MiJiULUS, ape; mimic. 



MiNEATUS, vermilion-colored. 



Minimus, smallest. 



Minor, smaller. 



MoDESTUS, modest. 



MoLLUGO, the Latin name, 



MoNTANUS, mountain. 



MoNARDELLA, little Monarda, a genus 

 named for Nicholas Monardes, a writer 

 on medicinal plants. 



MoscHATUS, musky. 



MuHLENBERGii, Dr. H. Muhlenberg, an 

 American botanist. 



MuiLLA, Allium reversed. 



MuLTicAULis, many-stemmed. 



MuRiCATUS, rough, with hard points. 



Myrtifolius, myrtle-leaved. 



Nanus, dwarf. 



Nemerosa, wood; forest. 



Nemophila, grove-lover. 



NicoTiANA, John Nicot, who introduced 



tobacco into Europe. 

 NiTEUS, beautiful; bright. 

 NiTiDUM, shining. 

 NuDiCAULE, naked-stemmed. 

 NuDUS, naked. 

 NuTTALLiA, Thomas Nuttall, botanist and 



ornithologist. 



Obtusifolia, blunt-leaved. 

 OcELLATA, spotted with little eyes. 

 OcciDENTALis, Western, 



CEnothera, wine - sucker (roots cause 



thirst). 

 Officinalis, medicinal. 

 Orbicularis, round. 

 Oregana, Oregon. 

 Orthocarpus, erect-fruit. 

 OvATA, egg-shaped (leaves). 

 OxYCARPUM, sharp-fruited. 

 OxYCARYUM, sharp-nut. 



PiEONiA, the ancient name. 



Pacifica, Pacific. 



Palustris, swamp; marsh. 



Papillosus, warty. 



Parviflorus, small-flowered. 



Parvifolius, small-leaved. 



Patagonica, Patagonian. 



Paucisecta, few-lobed. 



Pectocarya, comb-toothed nut. 



Pedatus, foot-shaped. 



Pedicularis, from pediculus, a louse. 



Peltatum, shield; shield-shaped. 



Penduliflora, hanging flower; drooping- 



flower. 

 Penicillata, brush-like, (Stigma with a 



tuft of hairs). 

 Pentstemon, five stamens. 

 Perfoliata, perfolialJe (the stem growing 



through the leaf). 

 Pharnaceoides, Ginseng-like. 

 Philadelphus, Philadelphus, a King of 



Egypt. 

 PiCTA, painted; colored. 

 PiLOSissiMA, most-hairy. 

 PiNNATA, pinnate; feather-like. 

 PiRUS, old Latin name of the pear tree. 

 Platystemon, flat-stamen. 

 Platystigma, flat-stigma. 

 Pluriflora, many-flowered. 

 PoGOGYNE, bearded-pistil. 



