BOTANICAL NAMES OF THE 

 WILD FLOWERS 



WHAT THEY MEAN. HOW PRONOUNCED. 



A 



Abele (a-be-le). Polish. " Bialo " (white) ; a name 



for the White Poplar. 

 Aberrant (ab-er-rant). L. " Aberro " (going astray) ; 



differing from the usual structure. 

 Abies (ab-i-es). L. name for Fir tree. 

 Abrupt (ab-rupt). L. " Ab " (from), " rumpo " (to 



break) ; suddenly ending as if broken off. 

 Absinthium (ab-sin-thi-um). L. name for Wormwood, 



which gives the well-known French liqueur 



absinth its peculiar flavour. 

 Acacia (a-ka-shi-a). G. " Akakia " (a thorn); name 



for the Egyptian thorn, from which tree gum-arabic 



is obtained. 

 Acanthium (a-kan-thi-um). G. " Akantha " (a fine 



thorn). Acanthium was the G. name for the plant 



imitated on the Corinthian capitals. 

 Acanthoides (a-kan-thoi-dez). G. 4< Akantha " (a 



thorn); " oides " (like); i.e., thorny. 

 Acaulous (a-kaw-lus). G. "A" (no); " kaulos " 



(stem) ; refers to a feature of the plant. 

 Acanlescent (a-kaw-les-sent). Somewhat without a 



stem. 

 Accrescent (ak-kres-ent). L. Adj. growing after 



flowering. 



