BOTANICAL NAMES 21 



Anceps (an-seps). L. adj., double sided. 



Anchusa (an-chu-sa). G. " Paint " refers to the use 



of the root as a dye. Bot. name Alkanet group. 

 Ancipital (an-sip-i-tal). L. adj., double-edged. 

 Androsaemnm (an-dro-say-mum). G. " Andros " (a 



man); " aima " (blood); refers to blood-like juice 



of the capsule. 

 Andrcecium (an-dre-si-um). G. " Andros " (a man) ; 



" oikos " (a house, i.e., all the stamens together). 

 Androgynous (an-droj-i-nus). G. " Andro " (a man); 



" gune " (a woman); a spike or head of flowers 



where male and female flowers are mixed. 

 Andromeda (an-drom-e-da). After a Grecian Princess, 



who was bound to a rock whence she was freed by 



Perseus. Bot. name for a group. 

 Androphore (an-drof-or-e). G. "Andro" (a man); 



" phono " (to bear) ; a stalk supporting the stamen. 

 Androspores (an-dro-sporz). G. "Andro" (male); 



" spora " (seed); developed male organs in certain 



Algae. 

 Anemone (a-nem-c-ne). G. " Animos " (the wind); 



because the plant loves the wind. Bot. name for a 



group. 

 Anemagrostis (an-e-mag-ros-tis). G. "Animos " (the 



wind); " agrostis " (name for a special kind of 



grass on which mules were fed). 

 Anglicus (ang-gli-cus). L. adj. from Angli, the name 



of a German tribe; also gives its name to England, 



i.e., Angle-land. 

 Angelica (an-jel-ik-a). L. Named after the angels 



because of the good medical properties and pleasant 



taste of the plant. Bot. name for a group. 

 Angiospermous (an-ji-o-sper-mus). G. " Angio " (a 



