1 8 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Allseed (a\vl-seed). Eng. name for Radiola group. It 



is a free translation of the second hot. name. 

 Alnus (al-nus). L. name for the Alder. Bot. name for 



this group. 

 Aloides (al-oi-des). G. " Alo " (the aloe) ; " oides " 



(like); aloe-like. 

 Alopecurus (al-o-pec-u-rus). G. " Alopec " (a fox); 



" urus " (a tail). Bot. name for the Foxtail group 



of grasses. 



Alpestris (al-pest-ris). 

 Alpinus (al-pin-us). L. adj., " alpine," from L. 



" alpes " (high mountain). A very common second 



hot. name for plants growing on hills. 

 Alpicola (al-pi-co-la). L. " Alpi " (Alps); "cola" 



(dweller); i.e., Alpine. 

 Alsine (al-si-ne). G. name for some unknown plant; 



used as a synonym for Arenaria by some botanists. 

 Alsineoides (al-si-noi-des). G. " Alsine " and " oides " 



(like) ; alsine-like. 

 Alsinefolium (al-si-ne-fol-i-um). G. " alsine " and L. 



"folium" (leaf); alsine-leafed, used as a second 



bot. name. 



Alsike (al-si-ke). Eng. name for Trifolium hybridum. 

 Alternate (al-ter-nat). When the leaf or flower is first 



on one side of the stem and the next on the other 



side. 

 Alterniflonim (al-ter-ni-flor-um). Flowers on alternate 



sides. 



Alternifolium (al-ter-ni-fo-li-um). L. Leaves on alter- 

 nate sides. 



Altissima (al-tis-si-ma). L. adj., " highest." 

 Althaea (al-the-a). G. " Altho " (to cure); from its 



