154 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Oak. A.S. " Ac." Eng. name for Quercus group. 

 Oat. A.S. "Ata." Eng. name for Avena group. 

 Obliquus (ob-leek-us). L. adj., " oblique." Second 



bot. name. 

 Oblongus (ob-long-us). L. adj., " longer than broad." 



Second bot. name. 

 Obovata (ob-o-va-ta). L. " Ob " and " ovate " (the 



opposite to egg-shaped); i.e., the broad end up- 

 wards. Second bot. name. 

 Obscurus (ob-skew-rus). L. adj., " dark." Second 



bot. name. 

 Obtusa (ob-tu-sa). L. adj., " blunt or rounded at the 



end." Second bot. name. 

 Obtusangula (ob-tuse-ang-gul-a). L. " Obtusus " 



(blunt); " angula " (angled). Second bot. name. 

 Obtusifolium (ob-tus-i-fol-i-um). L. " Obtusus " 



(blunt); *' folium" (leaf). Second bot. name. 

 Obtusiflorus (ob-tus-i-flo-rus). L. "Obtusus " (blunt) ; 



" florus " (flowered); i.e., where the different 



pieces w r hich go to make up the flower are all more 



or less blunted. Second bot. name. 

 Occidentalis (ok-si-den-tal-is). L. " for where the sun 



sets " ; i.e., the West. Second bot. name. 

 Ochroleucum (o-kro-lew-kum). G. "Ochro " (yellow) ; 



" leucos " (white); i.e., cream-coloured. Second 



bot. name. 

 Octopetala (ok-to-pet-al-a). G. " Octo " (eight); 



" petalon " (petals). Second bot. name. 

 Odorata (o-do-ra-ta). L. adj., " sweet-smelling." 



Second bot. name. 



