216 BOTANICAL NAMES 



little knobs"; from " granulatus " (a little knob 



or tubercule). Second bot. name. 

 Trigynum (tri-jin-um). G. "Three"; " gune " (a 



woman) ; there being three females in the flower. 



Second bot. name. 

 Trinervis (tri-ner-vis). L. adj., "three-nerved"; re* 



fers to three distinct nerves in the leaf. Second 



bot. name. 

 Trinia (trin-ia). After Trinius, a German botanist, who 



died 1844. Bot. name for a group. 

 Triodia (tri-o-dia). G. adj., "three-toothed"; from 



" odos " (a tooth) ; refers to three very small teeth 



at the top of the husk of the seed. Bot. name of 



a group. 

 Tripartita (tri-par-ti-ta). L. adj., " three-cleft "; refers 



to the three lobes into which the leaf is divided. 



Second bot. name. 

 Tripetla (tri-pet-la). L. adj., " three-petaled " ; refers 



to the number on the flower. Second bot. name. 

 Tripolium (tri-po-li-um). G. " Three " and " polium " 



(changes) ; because the flower changes its colour 



three times in the day. Second bot. name. 

 Triphyllos (tri-fil-los). G". adj., "three-leaved"; be- 

 cause of the number of the lobes of the leaf. Second 



bot. name. 

 Triquetrum (tri-kwet-rum). L. adj., " three-cornered "; 



refers to the shape of the stem. Second bot. name. 

 Trisetum (tri-se-tum). L. adj., "thrice-bristled"; re- 

 fers to the hair-like stiff awns. Group name used 



by some botanists instead of Avena for the Yellow 



Oat. 

 Trisulca (tri-sul-ka). L. adj., " thrice-furrowed." 



Second bot. name. 



