102 BOTANICAL NAMES 



from blossoming during " gang " (A.S. " walk- 

 ing ") week, or Rogation week, when parish 



boundaries are walked round. 

 Garlic. The popular name for plants of Allium group ; 



from A.S. " gar " (a spear); " leac " (a leek). 

 Gastridium (gas-tri-de-um). G. "A little belly"; 



from the small swelling at base of spikelets. Bot. 



name Nitgrass group. 

 Gean (geen). From French " guigne " (fruit of Wild 



Cherry). 

 Gemilla (jem-il-la). L. 4< Gemillus " (twins); because 



two clusters grow on one stalk. Second bot. name. 

 Gemmifera (jem-mif-era). L. "Gemma" (a bud); 



" fero " (to bear). Second bot. name. 

 Gemmipara (jem-mip-ara). L. "Gemma" (bud); 



" pario " (produce). A second bot. name. 

 Genevensis (jen-ev-en-sis). Latinized form " of 



Geneva." Second bot. name. 

 Geniculatus (je-nik-u-la-tus). L. adj., " having knots." 



Second bot. name. 

 Genista (je-nis-ta). Celtic. " Gen " (a shrub). Bot. 



name for a group. 



Gentian (jen-shi-an). Eng. for Gentiana. 

 Gentiana (jen-shi-a-na). After Gentius, King of 



Illyria, who brought these plants into medical use. 



Bot. name for group. 

 Gentianacce (jen-shi-an-a-se-e). L. " Gentiana " and 



" aceous " (like). Bot. name for a family. 

 Gentilis (jen-til-is). L. adj., " descended from the 



same ancestor." Second bot. name. 

 Geraniaceae (je-ra-ni-a-se-e). G. " geranos " (a crane); 



L. " aceous " (like). Bot. name of a family. 



