1 82 BOTAMCAL XAMES 



the upper lip of the flower. Bot. name Rattle 



group. 

 Rhodiola (ro-di-o-la). G. " Rodon " (a rose); because 



the root has a rose-like smell ; hence its Eng. name 



Roseroot. Second hot. name. 

 Rhoeas (re-as). G. name for Poppy. Second hot. name 



Field Poppy. 

 Rhynchospora (ring-kos-po-ra). G. " Rhynchos " (a 



snout) ; " spora " (seeds) ; i.e., where the fruit ends 



in a beak. Bot. name Beaksedge group. 

 Ribes (ri-bez). Arabic name for a kind of rhubarb, but 



now applied to Red and Black Currants. Bot. 



name for a group. 

 Ribesiaceae (ri-bez-ia-se-e). L. "Ribes" and "aceous" 



(like). Bot. name for a family. 

 Rigidum (rij-i-dum). L. adj., " stiff." Second bot. 



name. 

 Rimosa (rim-o-sa). L. adj., " full of chinks." Second 



bot. name. 

 Riparins (ri-pa-ri-us). L. adj., "by river banks." 



Second bot. name. 

 Rivale (ri-va-le). L. adj., "belongs to a brook." 



Second bot. name. 

 Rivularis (riv-u-la-ris). L. adj., " belongs to a small 



brook." Second bot. name. 

 Roastbeef Plant. Eng. name for Iris Foetidissima, 



because of its smell. 

 Robertianum (rob-ert-i-an-um). Latinized " Robert," 



after St. Robert, Abbot of Molesme, and founder 



of Cistercian Order. Second bot. name for Herb 



Robert. 

 Robur (ro-bur). L. name for a hard Oak. Second bot. 



name British Oak. 



