NAMES OF PLANTS. 189 



*claiicoi'des; like the Daucus, or carrot. 



decororans ; becoming deprived of colour. 

 *deltoi'dea; delta-like, or triangular. 



demer'sus ; immersed in water. 



denta'tus ; dentate, i e. toothed. 



denticula'tus ; denticulate, i. c. finel}' toothed. 



den'sus ; dense, set close. 



depaupera'tus ; impoverished, starved. 



digita'ta ; digitate, i. c. like the fingers in arrangement. 



dilata'tus ; spread out. 

 *dioi'ca; literally two habitations (di — oica). Dicvcious 

 plants, or such as have the male flowers on one 

 plant, and the female on a different one. 



dissec'tus ; cut asunder. 



dis'tans ; standing apart. 

 *dis'ticha; from dis, double, and sticJws, a row or line 



dim*'na ; (flowering in) the daytime. Thus Lychnis diurna 

 is contrasted with L. vespertina, which flowers in the 

 evening. 



divi'sus; divided. 



divul'sus ; torn asunder. 



domes'ticus ; pertaining to a house (domus), cultivated. 



du'bius ; doubtful, or obscure. 



diuneto'rum ; (growing) among bushes (dumeti). 



E. 



ebractea'tum ; ebracteate, i.e. without bracts or floral 



leaves. 

 *echinoi'des; like an ecliinus, or hedgehog, 

 ela'tior; higher, more elevated, 

 ela'tum ; similar to the last. Hypericum elatum is not a 



British plant, though it finds a place in some of our 



Floras. 



