BOTANICAL NAMES 27 



is common in Arabia. Bot. name for Rockcress 



group. 

 Aracae (a-ras-e). G. Supposed to be derived from an 



Egyptian word, " ar " (fire) ; refers to fiery taste of 



plant. 

 Arachnoid (a-rak-noyd). G. " Arachne " (a spider); 



" eidos " (like) ; cob-web like. 

 Aralia (a-ra-le-a). An American word for Ivy. 

 Araliaceae (a-ra-li-a-si-e). " Aralia " and L. " aceous " 



(like). Bot. name for Ivy family. 

 Aranifera (a-ra-nif-er-a). L. " Aranea " (a spider); 



" fera " (carry). Second bot. for Spider Orchis, 



because the flower is like a spider. 

 Araucaria (a-raw-kar-i-a). After an Indian tribe in 



Chile, where this pine grows. 

 Arborea (ar-bor-ea). 

 Arborescent (ar-bor-es-cent). Both L. adj., tree-like; 



from " arbor " (a tree). 

 Arbuscula (ar-bus-ku-la). L. " Arbusculus " (a little 



tree) ; small tree-like shrubs. 

 Arbutus (ar-bewt-us). L. name for plant. Bot. name 



for a group. 

 Arbutifolia (ar-bewt-i-fol-ia). L. " Arbutus " and 



folia " (leaves) ; leaves like those of the Arbutus. 

 Archangel (ark-an-jel). One of the names of Yellow 



Archangel ; so named because it is in flower on the 



Archangel St. Michael's day. 

 Archangelica (ark-an-jel-i-ka). Group name for the 



cultivated garden Angelica. 



Archegonium (ar-ke-go-ni-um). G. " Arche " (be- 

 ginning) ; "gone" (generation); the reproductive 



organs of plants, such as mosses and ferns, whose 



stamens and pistils are not distinctly visible. 



