208 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Tansy. Eng. name for Tanacetum group. Probably a 

 corruption and contraction of the L. " Tanace- 

 tum." 



Taraxacum (tar-aks-a-kum). G. " Tarasso " (to 

 change) ; from the effects of the plant on the blood. 

 Bot. name Dandelion group. 



Taraxci (tar-aks-se). L. adj., " taraxacum-like." 

 Second bot. name. 



Taraxcifolia (tar-aks-i-fol-ia). L. " Taraxacum " and 

 "folia" (leaves); from the leaves of the plant 

 being like those of the Dandelion. Second bot. 

 name. 



Tare. An Eng. name for the Hairy Vetch. 



Tarragon (tar-a-gon). Persian. " Tarkum " (dragon 

 wort). Is the cultivated species of Artemissia 

 group. 



Taxifolia (tak-si-fol-ia). L. " Taxus " and " folia " 

 (leaves) ; the leaf of the plant being like that of the 

 Yew. Second bot. name. 



Taxus (tak-sus). G. " Taxos " (a bow); the wood 

 of the Yew was much used for bows. Bot. name 

 Yew group. 



Teasel (tez-1). Dutch. " Teesen " (to pick or pull 

 about). Eng. name for Dipsacus group, because 

 the prickly head or bur of the plant is used to raise 

 nap on cloth. 



Teesdalia (tez-dal-ia). After Teesdale, a Yorkshire 

 botanist, died 1804. Bot. name of a group. 



Tectorum (tek-tor-um). L. adj., "on roofs"; where 

 it is often found growing. Second bot. name. 



Telephium (tele-fium). L. After Telephus, son of Her- 

 cules, King of Mysia. Second bot. name. 



