BOTANICAL NAMES 215 



Tricostata (tri-kos-ta-ta). L. adj., "three-ribbed"; 

 from " costa " (a rib). Second bot. name. 



Tridactylites (tri-dak-til-i-tes). L. adj., " three-fin- 

 gered "; from " dactylus " (a finger). Second 

 bot. name. 



Tridentatum (tri-den-ta-tum). L. adj., " three- 

 toothed "; from "dens" (a tooth). Second bot. 

 name. 



Trientale (tri-en-tal). Eng. rendering of Trientalis. 



Trientalis (tri-en-tal-is). L. adj., " containing one- 

 third of a foot"; i.e., four inches, which is the 

 average height of the plant. Bot. name of a group. 



Trifolium (tri-fol-i-um). L. adj., "three-leaved"; the 

 usual number of leaflets into which the leaf is 

 divided. Bot. name of Clover group. 



Trifoliata (tri-fol-i-ata). L. adj., " three-leaved." 

 Second bot. name. 



Triflora (tri-flo-ra). L. adj., " three-flowered." Second 

 bot. name. 



Trifidus (tri-fi-dus). L. adj., "three-cleft"; from 

 " fidus " (a cleft). Second bot. name. 



Triglochin (tri-glo-kin). G. adj., " three-barbed or 

 pointed "; refers to the fruit when ripe separating 

 into three points. Bot. name Arrow-grass group. 



Triglumis (tri-glu-mis). L. " Three " and " gluma " 

 (a husk) ; i.e., three-husked. Second bot. name. 



Trigonel (tri-go~nel). Eng. rendering of Trigonella. 



Trigonella (tri-go-nel-la). G. "Three"; " gonia " 

 (angles) ; " ella " (dim) ; i.e., little ; from the some- 

 what triangular shape of the flower. Bot. name 

 of a group. 



Trigranulata (tri-gran-u-la-ta). L. adj., " having three 



