BOTANICAL NAMES 19 



medicinal qualities. Bot. name group of Mallow 



family,. 

 Alsinastrum (al-si-nast-rum). The L. termination, 



" astrum," means like but not the same thing-, i.e., 



Alsine-like. 

 Alveolate (al-ve-o-late). L. " Alveolus " (a hollow 



vessel) ; marked as if honey-combed. 

 Alyssum (al-is-sum). G. " A " (no) ; " lyssum " (dog- 

 madness) ; the plant being a supposed remedy for 



bite from mad dog. Bot. name for a group. 

 Amara (a-mar-a). L. adj., "bitter." 

 Amaranthus (am-ar-anth-us). G. "A" (not); "marian" 



(dying away) ; unfading. 

 Amarella (a-mar-el-la). L. adj., "somewhat bitter"; 



is the diminutive of L. " amarus " (bitter). 

 Amaryllideae (am-a-ril-li-de-a). Bot. name of a family ; 



from Amaryllis, the name of a country g-ii 1 in Virgil. 

 Ambigua (am-big-u-a). L. adj., " indefinite." 

 Amethysta (a-meth-ist-a). G. " A " (not) ; " methu- 



ston " (intoxicating); i.e., a violet-blue colour, like 



wine mixed with water. 

 Amentiferous (a-men-tif-er-us). L. " Amentum " (a 



catkin) ; " ferous " (bearing). 

 Amentaceae (a-men-ta-si-a). Bot. name for Catkin 



family; from " amentum." 

 Ammophila (am-mo-fil-a). G. "Ammo" (sand); 



" phila " (loving) ; because the plant loves a sandy 



soil. 

 Amomum (a-mo-mum). L. name for an Indian spice 



plant, and now used as second bot. name for 



Bastard Stone Parsley. 

 Ampdoprasum (am-pel-o-prasum). G. " Ampelos " 



(a vine) ; *' prasum " (a sea plant) ; like the leek. 



