BOTANICAL NAMES 149 



" oura " (a tail) ; the end of the pod like a mouse's 



tail. Bot. name of a group. 

 Myrica (mi-re-ka). G. for the Tamarisk. Bot. name 



for Gale group. 

 Myriophyllum (mi-re-o-fil-lum). G. "Myrio" (10,000); 



" phullon " (leaved); i.e., many-leaved. Bot. name 



Water Milfoil group. 

 Myrrhis (mir-ris). G. " Murrha " (myrrh); from the 



smell of the leaf. Bot. name Ciceley group. 

 Myrsinites (mir-sin-i-tes). L. name for some plant de- 

 rived from a G. word meaning " wine flavoured 



with myrtle." Second hot. name Whortle Willow. 

 Myrtillus (mir-til-lus). L. adj., " little myrtle." Second 



hot. name. 

 Myrtilloides (mir-til-loi-des). G. adj., " myrtle like." 



Second bot. name. 

 Myurus (mi-ur-us). G. " Mus " (a mouse); " ours " 



(tail). Second bot. name for Rat-tail Fescue Grass 



family. 



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Naiadeae (na-yad-e). L. name for "water nymphs." 



Bot. name for a family. 

 Nais (na-i-as). L. for " water nymph." Bot. name for 



Naiad group. 

 Nana (na-na). L. " Nanus " (a male dwarf) ; " nana " 



(female dwarf). Second bot. name for a few plants 



of different families. 

 Napellus f (nap-el-lus), L. diminutive of " napus " (a 



turnip) ; from the shape of the root. Second bot. 



name. 

 Napus (na-pus). L. " Napus " (a turnip). Second 



bot. name for cultivated variety of Field Brassica. 



