20 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Amphibian (am-fib-i-an). G. "Amphi " (both); " bios" 



(life) ; i.e., lives on land or water. 

 Amphitropeus (am-fit-ro-peus). G. "Amphi " (both); 



" tropeus " (turning). 

 Amplexicaulis (am-pleks-i-kawl-is. G. " Amplexi " 



(embracing) ; " caulis " (the stem) ; this is what the 



leaves of many plants do. 



Amplificatus (am-pli-fi-ca-tus). L. adj., enlarging. 

 Ampullacea (am-pul-la-si-a). L. " Ampulla " (a 



bottle) ; hence bottle-shaped or globular. 

 Amygdalina (a-mig-da-lin-a). L. adj., made of 



almonds. 

 Amygdaloides (a-mig-da-loi-des). G. " Amygdale " 



(an almond) ; <c oides " (like). 

 Anagallis (an-a-gal-lis). G. "Ana" (again); " gal- 



lis " (adorning) ; refers to the plant springing up 



year after year in the same place. Bot. name, 



Pimpernel group. 

 Anacamptis (an-a-kamp-tis). G. " Anakampti " (to 



bring back). A herb, probably a stone crop, the 



touch of which was said to bring back a love that 



was lost. 

 Anacardium (an-a-kard-ium). G. "Ana" (like to) ; 



<c kardia " (a heart). Name of a group of trees, 



one of which gives cashew or marking nut. 

 Anacharis (anak-ar-is). G. "Ana" (without); 



" charis " (beauty). 

 Anastomose (an-as-to-mose). When the smaller veins 



of a leaf are connected together like the meshes of 



a net. 

 Anatropeus (an-at-ro-pe-us). G. "Ana" (up); " trope " 



(turning); when the ovule is inverted, i.e., the 



bottom is at the top and the top is down below. 



