BOTANICAL NAMES 25 



Aphyllum (af-fil-lum). G. "A" (no); " phullon " 



(leaf) ; leafless. 

 Apiculate (a-pik-u-late). L. Suddenly terminated by a 



distinct point. 

 Apiiera (a-pi-fera). L. "Apis" (a bee); " fera " 



(bearer) ; bee-bearer; the second bot. name for the 



Bee Orchis, the flower having a resemblance to a 



bee. 

 Apium (ap-i-um). L. name for Wild Celery. Bot. 



name for a group. 

 Apocarpus (ap-o-kar-pus. G. " Apo " (from); " kar- 



pus " (fruit); when the seed-vessels are quite 



separate or only partially united. 

 Apocynaceae (apo-sin-a-si-a). G. " Apocynon " (name 



for Dogsbane, so named because it was fatal to 



dogs) and L. " aceous " (like), a suffix tacked on. 



Bot. name for Periwinkle family. 

 Apopetalous (apo-pet-al-us). G. " Apo " (from); 



" petalon " (a petal); applied to Corollas, whose 



petals are distinct and disconnected. 

 Apophyllous (a-pof-il-us). G. "Apo" (from); 



' ' phullon ' ' (a leaf) ; applied to perianth whose 



parts are distinct and separate. 

 Apophysis (a-pof-i-sis). G. " Apo " (from) ; " phuo " 



(to grow) ; an irregular swelling on the surface ; a 



tubercule at the base of the seed-vessels of certain 



mosses. 

 Apothecium (a-po-the-shi-um). G. " Apotheke " (a 



spore) ; a cluster of spore cells in lichens often cup- 

 shaped. 

 Appendiculate (ap-pen-dik-ul-at). L. " Appendicula " 



(a small appendage). 



