BOTANICAL NAMES 209 



Telmatia (tel-ma-ti-a). G. " Of a marsh "; where the 



plant often grows. Second hot. name. 

 Temulentum (tem-u-len-tum). 

 Tern ul urn (tem-u-lum). Both L. adj., "drunken"; 



from the drunken jerky way the flowers nod. 



Second hot. names. 

 Tenella (ten-el-a). L. adj., " somewhat tender." 



Second bot. name. 



Tenuis (te-new-is). L. adj., " thin, slender, narrow." 

 Tenuior (te-new-or). L. adj. comparative of " tenuis." 

 Tenuissimum (te-new-is-i-mum). L. adj. superlative of 



" tenuis." 



All three used as second bot. name for some plant. 

 Tenuiflorus (te-new-i-flo-rus). L. " Tenuis " and 



" florus " (a flower); slender flowered. Second 



bot. name. 

 Tenuifolia (te-new-fol-ia). L. " Tenuis " and " folia " 



(leaves) ; thin leaved. Second bot. name. 

 Tenuisecta (te-new-sek-ta). L. " Tenuis " and 



" secta " (cut); the leaf segments being very fine 



and thin. Second bot. name. 

 Tephrosanthos (tef-ro-san-thos). G. " Tephro " 



(ashes); " anthos " (a flower); from the ash-like 



colour of the flower. Second bot. name. 

 Teretiscula (ter-et-is-ku-la). L. " Teres " (round); 



*' culus " (a dim. suffix corresponding to Eng. 



" ish ") ; i.e., roundish. Second bot. name. 

 Teretifolium (ter-et-i-fol-i-um). L. " Teres " (round) ; 



"folium" (a leaf); round-leaved. Second bot. 



name. 

 Terrestre (te-res-tre). L. adj., " of the land." Second 



bot. name. 

 Tetrandrum (tet-ran-drum). G. " Tetera " (four); 



