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HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS 



dendroidea tree-like 



dentata toothed 



denticulata finely toothed 



dependens hanging 



depressa . . . pressed downward 

 di, in Greek compounds, two ; 



as, didyma, twin, etc. ; diga- 



mous, having flowers of two 



sexes, etc. 



diaphana transparent 



dicarpa two-fruited 



dichora two-colored 



dichotoma forked 



diformis two-formed 



diffusa spreading 



digitata finger leaved 



dilitata swollen 



dimidiata halved 



dimorpha two-formed 



dioica, bearing female flowers 



on one plant and male on 



another. 



diphylla twin leaved 



diptacantha . . . .double spined 



diptera two- winged 



discoidea disk-like 



discolor two-colored 



dissecta flnely divided 



dissitiflora. . . distant flowered 



disticha. . two-ranked 



diurna day flowering 



divaricata, obtusely spread 



asunder 



divergens leaning 



diversiflora. .variable flowered 



dolabriformis axe-shaped 



dolichocentra . . . long-spurred 



dolosa deceiving 



drupacea. . . .like a stone fruit 



dubia doubtful 



duleis sweet 



dumosa low 



dura hard 



duriuscula slightly hard 



E 



E, or ex, as a prefix, means 

 destitute of; as, ecostata, 

 ribless; exalbuminous, with- 

 out albumen, etc. 

 ebracteata . . destitute of bracts 



eburnea ivory-like 



echinata prickly 



edentata toothless 



edulis edible 



effusa. .very loosely spreading 



egregia distinguished 



elata tall 



elegans beautiful 



emarginata . . . notched leaved 



eminens showy 



ennea, nine ; as in 



enneandrea nine stamens 



enueaphylla nine-leaved 



ensata sword-shaped 



epherma transient 



epi, in Greek compounds, 

 upon ; as, epicarp, the outer- 

 most layer of a pericarp, etc. 

 epigtea, growing on or close to 



the ground, 

 epiphylla. growing upon a leaf 

 equilateral. having equal sides 



eriantha woolly flowered 



ericordes heath-like 



erinacea prickly 



eriocarpon hairy fruited 



eriostemon. .woolly stamened 



erosa bitten 



erubescens blushing 



erythroehteta red bristled 



erythropa red stemmed 



erythrophuia bright red 



esculenta edible 



etiolata blanched 



euchila beautiful lipped 



evecta extended 



exaltata lofty 



excelsa tall 



excisa bluntly cut 



exculta adorned 



eximia (choice) excellent 



exorhiza rooting outward 



exotica foreign 



exsculpta cut out 



exserta, protruding beyond, as 



the stamens out of the 



corolla, 

 exsurgens rising 



F 



falcata sickle-shaped 



falciformis sickle-shaped 



falcinella finely hooked 



f allax deceptive 



I'arinacea mealy 



fasciata banded 



fascicularis in bundles 



fastigiata peaked 



fastuosa prickly stalked 



felosma heavy smelling 



fenestralis window leaved 



ferox fierce, spiny 



ferruginea rusty 



filamentosa thready 



filifera thread bearing 



filipendula, hanging from a 



thread. 



filipes thready 



fimbriata fringed 



firma , solid 



fissa divided 



fistulosa.. pipe stalked 



flabelliformis fan-shaped 



flaccida weak 



flagifera rod-shaped 



flammea flery 



flava golden 



flavescens yellowish 



flexa bending 



floralenta slow flowering 



floribunda many flowered 



florida flowery 



fluviatilis, belonging to flowing 



water. 



foeniculacea fennel leaved 



foetida stinking 



foliolosa slightly leaved 



foliosa leafy 



formosa beautiful 



fossulata grooved 



fragrans fragrant 



f rondosa leafy 



frutescens shrubby 



fruticosa shrubby 



fulgens brilliant 



fulva tawny 



f unesta deadly 



funifera rope bearing 



f urcata forked 



furens maddening 



f urf uracea scaly, mealy 



fusca brown 



fuscescens dark brownish 



fusiformis spindle-shaped 



G 



galeata helmeted 



geminiflora twin flowered 



gemmata twin 



gemmipara bud bearing 



gibberosa warted 



gibbosa protuberant 



gigas giant 



glabella smoothish 



gladiata sword shaped 



glandulosa . . . .bearing glands 

 glauca. . milky white, glaucous 



glaucina bluish gray 



glaber smooth 



glabrata glabrous 



glacialis icy 



gladiata sword-shaped 



glastifolia wood leaved 



glaueescens bluish gray 



glaucophylla gray leaved 



globosa .... round or spherical 



glomerata clustered 



glumaeea, grass-like- llowei'ed 



glutinosa adhesive 



glycyphyllos .... sweet leaved 



gracillima most graceful 



gracilis slender 



GrsBca Greek 



graminea grassy 



grandiceps large crested 



grandis splendid 



grata pleasing 



graveolens strong smelling 



guttata spotted 



gymnandra. . . . naked anthered 



gymnocarpa naked fruited 



gyrosa, turned round like a 

 crook. 



H 



heematocephala. . . .red headed 



hasmatodes bloody 



liamata hooked 



harpeodes scimeter-like 



hastata halbert-shaped 



hebegyna blunt styled 



hecistophylla, smallest leaved 



hepta, the Greek numeral 



seven, used as a preflx ; as, 



heptandra, seven-stamened, 



etc. 



herbacea, of a soft texture 



like an herb, 

 heteracantha. . .various spined 

 hetero, in Greek derivatives, 

 unlike ; as, heterocarpus, 

 bearing two kinds of fruit, 

 etc. 

 heterophylla. . .various leaved 

 heteroptera. . .various winged 

 hexa, in Greek derivatives, 

 six; as, hexandra, having 

 six stamens, etc. 



hexagona six-sided 



hians gaping 



hippocrepiformis, horseshoe- 

 shaped. 



hircina goat scented 



hirsuta very hairy 



hirta hairy 



hirtipes hairy stalked 



