110 NAMES OF PLANTS. 



BoKKHAu'siA. Named in honour of Moritz Balthasar Bork- 



hausen, a German botanist, who died at Darmstadt 



in 1806. 

 Botrych'ium. From G., botri/s, a bunch of grapes; from 



the appearance of the branches of the fertile fronds. 

 Luna'ria, Fuchs. From L., luna, the moon; on account 



of the crescent- shaped pinnae of the barren fronds. 

 Brachypod'ium, or po'dium. From G., hrachy, short, and 



Ijodion, little foot ; from the nearly sessile spikelets. 

 Bras'sica, Pliny. L. for cabbage. 

 Na'pus, Columella. L. for turnip. 

 Ra'pa, Plin}^ L., Rapum, a turnip. 

 Bm'zA. From G., hrizo, I nod, or hang the head as in 



sleeping ; name given in ancient times to some kind 



of corn. 

 Bro'mus, Theophrastus. G.^ hromos ; the name given by 



the Greeks to the oat. 

 Bryo'nia, Dioscorides. From G., hryo, to shoot, or grow 



rapidly ; on account of its quick growth. 

 Bu'nium, Dioscorides. From G., hounos, a hill; referring 



to its favourite habitats. 

 Bupleu'rum, Hippocrates. From G., boii, an ox, smd pleuj^on^ 



a rib ; in allusion to the ribbed leaves of some 



species. 

 Bu'tomus, Theophrastus. From G., hou, ox, and temnOi 



I cut ; because the sharp leaves injure the mouths of 



cattle that browse upon them. 

 Bux'us, Pliny. L. for the Box Tree, from G., pyxos, name 



for the same plant ; L., pyxis, a (box-wood) box, from 



the same root. 



Caki'le, Serapion. An old Arabic name applied probably 



to this or some allied genus. 

 Calamagros'tis, Adanson (see Cicendia). G., calam, reed, 



