§ n. 

 ADJECTIVE NAMES; 



WITH THEIR MEANINGS. 



Those marlicd - are Greek, the rest are Latin. 



A. 



*acanthoi'des; like the Acanthus, or Bear's Breech, 

 acau'lis ; without stem, 

 acicula'ris; pointed, or needle-shaped. From aciculas, a 



little needle, 

 aculea'tus ; thorny, or prickly, 

 acumina'tus; acuminate, i.e., pointed, 

 a'cris; acrid. Sedum acre, biting Stonecrop. 

 acutiflo'rus ; pointed as to the flower, 

 acutifo'lius ; pointed as to the leaf, 

 acu'tus ; acute or pointed, 

 sestiva'lis ; belonging to summer. From cestivus, summer, 



adj. ; cestas, summer, sub. 

 sestivus; summer, adj. 

 affi'nis; allied. 



agra'rius ; pertaining to agri, or fields, 

 aggrega'tus ; gathered together. 

 *agrosti'dea; like Agrostis, see p. 100. 

 *aizoi'des ; like the House-leek. G. ai, ever, zoon, living, is 



equivalent to L. Sempervivum, which see p. IGG. 

 al'bus; white, 

 al'bidus; whitish. 



