BOTANICAL NAMES 157 



Oraria (or-a-ria). L. adj., " belonging to the coast." 



Second hot. name. 

 Orbiculare (or-bik-u-la-re). L. " A small orb or globe." 



Second bot. name. 

 Orchidaceas (or-kid-a-si-e). L. " Orchid " and 



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

 Orchis (or-kis). G. A word that describes the shape 



of the bulb. Bot. name for a group. 

 Oreopteris (or-e-op-ter-is). G. " Oreo " (a mountain) ; 



" pteris " (a fern). Second bot. name. 

 Orientate (o-re-en-ta-le). L. adj., "eastern"; i.e., 



where the sun rises. Second bot. name. 

 Origanum (or-i-ga-num). G. "Oreo" (a mountain) ; 



" ganos " (beauty). Bot. name Marjoram group. 

 Ornithogalum (or-nith-o-ga-lum). G. . " Ornithos " (a 



bird) ; " gala " (milk). Bot. name for a group. 

 Ornithopus (or-nith-o-pus). G. " Ornithos " (a bird) ; 



" pous " (a foot) ; from the shape of the pods, which 



look like a bird's foot. Bot. name for Bird's Foot 



group. 

 Ornithopodioides (or-nith-o-pod-io-des). G. " Ornitho- 



podi " (see above) and " oides " (like). Second 



bot. name of some botanists for Birdsfoot Trigonel. 

 Oroabranchaceae (or-o-ab-ran-ka-se-e). G. " Orobos " 



(a vetch); " ancho " (to strangle); parasitical 



plants living on the roots of other plants. Bot. 



name Broomrape family. 

 Orobanche (or-o-ban-ke). G. (See above). Bot. name 



Broomrape group. 

 Orobus (or-o-bus). G. name for Bitter Vetch. Second 



bot. name Upright Vetch. Orobus was a group 



name with Linneus. 

 Orpine (or-pin). Eng. name for one of the Stonecrop 



