1 6 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Agrostis (ag-ros-tis). G. " Agros " (belonging to the 

 country) ; hence wild. Bot. name for a group. 



Aira (ayr-a). G. name for a rank grass that grows in 

 the wheat. The Darnel, which is supposed to be 

 the Tares of Scripture. Bot. name for a group. 



Aizoides (ai-zoi-des). G. " Ai " (ever); " zoon " 

 (living). Second bot. name for one of the Saxi- 

 frages. 



Ajacis (a-jay-sis). Some marks at the base of the 

 united petals of the Common Larkspur, which have 

 been compared to the letters AIAI, have given rise 

 to the name Ajacis (Bentham & Hooker). 



Ajuga (a-ju-ga). Corrupted from " abiga." L. name 

 for a plant used for procuring abortion. Bot. 

 name for the group Bugle. 



Ala (a-la). L. " Ala " (a wing). The two outside 

 petals of a pea-shaped flower are winged petals. 



Alate (a-late). L. " having wings." Like the append- 

 ages of some fruit of trees by which the seed is 

 carried away from the parent. 



Alatum (a-la-tum). L. adj., winged. 



Alatostyle (a-la-to-stile). L. "Alato" (winged); 

 " style." See STYLE. 



Alba (al-ba). 



Album (al-bum). Both L. adj., " white." A common 

 second bot. name used for many plants. 



Albescent (al-bes-sent). 



Albesciens (al-bes-sens). Both L. adj., "whitish." 



Albumen (al-bew-men). The substance contained in 

 the seed, and on which, until it has thrown out 

 rootlets, the young plant lives. 



Alburnum (al-ber-num). L. " Albus " (white); Sap- 



