i 4 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Acuminate (a-ku-mi-nat). To narrow to a tapering 



point. 

 Acuminatus (a-ku-mi-na-tus). L. " Acumen " (a 



point) ; adj. pointed. 



Acutus (a-ku-tus). L. adj., sharp pointed. 

 Acutifolium (a-ku-ti-fo-li-um). L. " Acuti " (pointed) ; 



" folium " (leaf) ; the plant having pointed leaves. 

 Adder's-Tongue. The English translation of the hot. 



name of the group Ophioglossum. 

 Adiantum (ad-i-an-tum). G. name for the Maidenhair 



Fern. Takes its name, " a " (not), " diantos " 



(moistened), because it was thought that even if 



placed in water it would not get wet. Bot. name 



for Maidenhair group. 

 Adonis (a-do-nis). Name of a G. youth, one of Venus' 



lovers, whose blood stained the petals of the flower 



Pheasant's Eye. Said to be the only pure crimson 



wild flower. Bot. name of a group. 

 Adoxa (a-doks-a). G. "A" (no); " doxa " (glory); 



refers to the humble growth of the plant. Bot. 



name for Moschatel group. 

 Adpressa (ad-pres-sa). L. " Ad " (to) ; " pressus " 



(pressed) ; from the pods being close to, touching, 



but not united to the stem. 

 Adustus (a-dust-us). L. adj. From " aduro " (I 



burn) ; burnt up ; scorched. 

 Adscitus (ad-si-tus). L. adj. "Ad'* (to); " scitus " 



(known) ; known to be true. 

 ^E go podium (a-go-po-di-um). G. " Aigos " (a goat) ; 



" podium " (foot); from some fancied resemblance 



of the leaf to a goat's foot. Bot. name Gou tweed 



group. 

 /Emuluem (em-u-lum). L. adj., vying with. 



