2i 4 BOTAXICAL XAMES 



" pogon " (a beard) ; from the hairy beard-like look 

 the plant has when its seed has ripened. Bot. name 

 for Salsify group. 



Trefoil. Eng. rendering of L. " trifolium." 



Tremula (trem-u-la). L. adj., "shaking"; from the 

 constant movement of the leaf. 



Tri and Tres. G. or L. When used as a prefix means 

 three. 



Triandra (tri-an-dra). G. "Tri" (three); " andra " 

 (males); i.e., flower has three equal stamens. 

 Second bot. name. 



Triangularis (tri-ang-u-la-ris). L. "Three-angled." 

 Second bot. name. 



Trichomanes (tri-kom-an-es). G. "A growth of hair 

 or bristle"; refers to a bristle which grows out 

 of the seed vessel ; from this it gets both its Eng. 

 and bot. names. Bot. name of Bristle group. 



Trichonema (tri-ko-ne-ma). G. " Trichos " (hair); 

 " nema " (a filament); i.e., hair-like filament. In 

 former edition of Bentham and Hooker this was 

 the group name for Romulea group. 



Trichoides (trik-oi-des). G. "Trichos" (hair); 

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



Trichophyllus (trik-o-fil-us). G. "Trichos" (hair); 

 " phyllus " (a leaf); i.e., hair-like leaf. All leaves 

 growing under water have a tendency to grow hair- 

 like, so as to get the elements necessary for the 

 plant. 



Tricolour (tri-co-lor). L. adj., " three-coloured," which 

 the flower has. Second bot. name of Heartsease. 



Tricornus (tri-kor-nus). L. "Three-horned"; from 

 " cornus " (a horn). Second bot. name. 



