BOTANICAL NAMES 211 



Thesium (the-si-um). After Theseus, King of Athens, 

 B.C. 1235. Bot. name of a group. 



Thelypteris (the-li-ter-is). G. "Thelys" (a female); 

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



Thistle. A.S. "Thistel." Eng. name for Carduus 

 group. 



Thlaspi (thlas-pi). G. " Thlao " (flatten); from the 

 flattened look of the seeds. Bot. name Pennycress 

 group. 



Thorn Apple. Eng. name for Datura plant. Gets 

 " apple " from the shape of the fruit; " thorn " 

 from the many prickles which cover the fruit. 



Thrift. Eng. name for Armeria group. 



Thrincia (thrin-si-a). G. " Thrincos " (a battlement); 

 from the look of the crown on the pod. A synonym 

 for Leontodon, used by some botanists. 



Throw Wax. Another Eng. name for Hare's Ear. 



Thyme (tim). Eng. name for Thymus group. 



Thymeleaceae (thy-mel-a-se-e). G. "Thymelaia" (a 

 name for the Daphne) ; and '* aceous " (like). Bot. 

 name for Daphne family. 



Thymus (thy-mus). G. " The soul or heart," was the 

 name for Thyme because its balsamic odours 

 strengthened animal spirits. Bot. name for a 

 group. 



Thyrsiflora (ther-si-flo-ra). L. adj., " thrysus-shaped 

 flowers." Thrysus is a botanical term for a parti- 

 cular sort of flowering; i.e., when the middle part 

 of a bunch of flowers has its flowers on longer stalks 

 than those above or below. Second bot. name 

 Tufted Lysimachia. 



Thyrysoideus (ther-soi-deus). L. adj., " thrysus-like " 

 (see Thyrsiflora). Second bot. name. 



