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(a leaf) ; the ' ' pet ' ' in petalon (G. for a leaf) is 

 turned into " sep." A flower is said to be asepa- 

 lous when it has no cup or calyx. Sepal is one 

 of the leaf-like divisions of the cup enclosing the 

 blossom of a flower. 



Ash. A.S. " Aesc." Eng. name of a group. Asec 

 was the name given to both the tree and to a spear, 

 but whether the tree gave its name to a spear, or 

 the spear gave its name to the tree, each of us 

 must settle for ourselves. 



Asparagus (as-par-a-gus). G. name for the plant. Bot. 

 name for a group. 



Aspen (as-pen). A.S. " Aespen " ; name for the 

 Poplar. 



Aspera (as-per-a). L. adj., rough. 



Aspergilliformis (as-per-jil-li-fawm-is). L. "Aspergo" 

 (to sprinkle); " formis " (shape); applied to little 

 tufts which take the form of a brush. Aspergill 

 is the name of the brush used for sprinkling Holy 

 Water in the church. 



Asperfolius (as-per-i-fo-li-us). L. " Asper " (rough); 

 " folium " (leaf) ; plants with rough leaves. 



Aspermous (a-sper-mus). G. " A " (no); " sperma " 

 (seed) ; seedless. 



Aspernata (a-sper-na-ta). L. adj., despised. 



Aspersus (as-per-sus). L. adj., sprinkled. 



Asperugo (as-per-u-go). L. " Asper " (rough) ; plants 

 with rough leaves. Bot. name for a group. 



Asperula (as-per-u-la). L. adj., roughish. Bot. name 

 for a group. 



Asperule (as-per-u-le). Eng. rendering of Asperula. 



Asphodel (as-fo-del). G. name for Daffodil, sacred to 



