82 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Depauperata (de-pa w-per-a-ta). L. adj., " im- 

 poverished." A second hot. name. 



Depressa (de-pres-sa). L. adj., 4< lying low." A 

 second hot. name. 



Derasus (de-ra-sus). L. adj., " rubbed off." A second 

 bot. name. 



Deslongchamps (de-long-shamp). A French botanist, 

 who died in 1849. 



Devil's-Bit. Eng. name for one of the Scabious ; from 

 the root stock ending abruptly, as if bitten off. The 

 story goes that the Devil, annoyed at the many and 

 great uses the plant proved to man, in anger bit 

 the end off. 



Dianthus (di-an-thus). G. " Dios " (Jupiter); 

 " anthos " (a flower). Is the bot. name for the 

 Pink group. 



Diandrus (di-an-drus). G. " Di " (two) ; " andros " 

 (man) ; a term applied by Linneus to plants having 

 only two stamens or male flowers. A second bot. 

 name. 



Dichora (di-ko-ra). G. adj., " two-coloured." A 

 second bot. name. 



Dicotyledon (di-kot-i-le-don). G. " Di " (two) ; " coty- 

 ledon " (a hollow cup) ; refers to the two first leaves, 

 which form a cover to the seed of the plant. Bot. 

 name for one of the great divisions into which all 

 plants are divided. All plants which have two lobes 

 in their seeds, i.e., peas, beans, &c. , belong to this 

 division. 



Didyma (did-i-ma). G. " Didymos " (double); i.e., 

 have two pairs of stamens (males), one pair shorter 

 than the other. A second bot. name. 



