138 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Majalis (ma-ja-lis). G. adj., " belonging to May." 



Second hot. name. 

 Major (ma-jur). 

 Majus (ma-jus). L. " Magnus " (great). A common 



second hot. name applied to many different plants. 

 Malachium (mal-ak-i-um). G. " Malakos " (soft). A 



group name of botanists for Stellaria. 

 Malaxis (mal-ak-is). G. " Malaxos " (soft); from the 



nature of the ground where the plant grows. Bot. 



name for Bog Orchis group. 



Male Fern. Translation of plant's second bot. name. 

 Mallow (mal-low). G. "Malaxos" (soft); so called 



from its softening properties on the phlegm of 



colds. Its flat fruits are called cheeses by children. 



Eng. name for Malva group. 

 Multi-Florus (mul-ti-flo-rus). L. adj., "many flowered." 



Second bot. name. 

 Malva (mal-va). L. name for Mallow; from the soft 



downy leaves of the plant. Bot. name for Mallow 



group. 

 Malvaceae (mal-va-se-e). L. " Malva " and " aceous " 



(like). Bot. name for Mallow family. 

 Man Orchis. Translation of the plant's second bot. 



name, which was given because the flower is like 



the figure of a man as drawn by children. 

 M angel- Wurzel (mang-gl-wur-zel). German " mangel " 



(scarcity) ; " wurzel " (root) ; is a cultivated variety 



of the Wild Beet. 

 Maple. Celtic. " Mapwl " (name of tree from its 



knotty excrescences). Eng. name for Acer group. 

 Malus (ma-lus). L. " Malum " (an apple). Second 



bot. name Crab-apple. 



