BOTANICAL NAMES 171 



Polygama (pol-i-ga-ma). G. "Poly" (many) ; 



" gama " (marriages); refers to the plants which 



have this description of flowers male, female and 



hermaphrodite. 

 Poiygonaceae (pol-i-go-na-se-e). Bot. name Polygonum 



family. 

 Polygonatum (pol-i-gon-a-tum). G. " Poly " (many); 



" gonu " (joints) ; from the many joints of the stem. 



Bot. name for a group. 

 Polygonum (pol-i-gon-um). G. " Poly " (many); 



"gonu" (joints); from the many joints of the 



stem. Bot. name for a group of the Polygonum 



family. Polygonatum belongs to Lily family. 

 Polygonifolius (pol-i-go-ni-fol-ius). G. " Polygonum " 



and "folium" (a leaf); polygonum-like leaved. 



Second hot. name. 

 Polymorpha (pol-i-morfa). G. "Poly" (many) ; 



" morpha " (forms); i.e., very variable in appear- 

 ance. Second bot. name. 

 Polynoda (pol-i-no-da). G. " Poly " (many) ; "nodus" 



(a knot). Second bot. name. 

 Polypodium (pol-i-po-di-um). G. "Poly" (many); 



" pous " (a foot); from the many rootlets thrown 



out along the root stock. Bot. name for a group. 

 Polypodiodes (pol-i-pod-i-o-des). G. " Polypodium " 



and " oides " (like). Second bot. name. 

 Polypogon (pol-i-po-gon). G. "Poly" (much); 



" pogon " (a beard); i.e., thick-bearded. Bot. 



name Beardgrass group. 

 Polyrrhiza (pol-i-ri-za). G. " Poly " (many); " rhiza " 



(a root). Second bot. name. 

 Polyspermum (poly-i-sper-mum). "Poly" (many); 



" spermum " (seeds). Second bot. name. 



