BOTANICAL NAMES 155 



Odontites (o-don-ti-tes). G. " Odontos " (a tooth); 

 because the plant was supposed cure for tooth- 

 ache. Second hot. name. 



GEnanthe (e-nan-the). G. " Oinos " (wine); " anthos " 

 (flower) ; from the wine-like smell of the flower. 

 Bot. name for a group. 



CEnothera (e-no-the-ra). G. "Oinos" (wine) ; "thera" 

 (getting) ; because the roots when dried get a wine- 

 like smell. Bot. name of group. 



Officinalis (of-fis-e-nal-is). 



Oiiicinarum (of-fis-e-nar-um). L. Both from "officina " 

 (a shop or factory). The first of these two is one 

 of the most common second bot. names, and was 

 applied to all those plants which the herbalists 

 the druggists of days gone by always kept in 

 stock in their shops ready to supply to customers. 



Old Man's Beard. Eng. name for Wild Clematis; so 

 called because when the seed is set, it is covered 

 with a mass of curled long greyish hairs. 



Oleaceae (o-le-a-si-e). L. " Olea " (an olive); 

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



Oleracea (o-le-ra-se). L. adj., "herb-like"; from 

 " olus " (kitchen vegetables, as cabbages, turnips, 

 &c.). Second bot. name. 



Oleifera (o-le-fera). L. " Olus " (a cabbage) ; " fera " 

 (bearer). Second bot. name. 



Oleifolia (o-le-fol-ia). L. "Olus" (a cabbage); 

 " folia " (leaves). Second bot. name. 



Olidum (o-li-dum). L. adj., "bad-smelling." Second 

 bot. name. 



Olitoria (o-li-tor-ia). L. " Belonging to the kitchen 

 garden." Second bot. name. 



Olusatrum (o-lus-atrum). L. "Olus" (a pot herb); 



