BOTANICAL NAMES 225 



Virgatum (vir-ga-tum). "' L. adj., "twiggy"; from 



" virga " (a twig). Second hot. name. 

 Viridis (vir-id-is). L. adj., " green." Second hot. 



name for several plants. 

 Viridiflora (vir-id-i-flo-ra). L. " Viridi " (green); 



" flora " (flowers). Second hot. name. 

 Virosa (vir-o-sa). L. adj., " having a bad smell." 



Second hot. name. 

 Viscosus (vis-ko-sus). 

 Viscaria (vis-ka-ri-a). Both L. adj., "sticky"; like 



birdlime. Second bot. name given to several 



plants. 



Viscum (vis-kum). L. for Mistletoe, and also for bird- 

 lime prepared from it. Bot. name Mistletoe group. 

 Vitalba (vit-al-ba). L. " Vit " (a vine); "alba" 



(white). Second bot. name for Travellers' Joy. 

 Vitellina (vi-teli-na). L. " Vitellus " (the yoke of an 



egg) ; because of the bright yellow colour of the 



branches. Second bot. name of Golden Osier. 

 Vitilis (vi-til-is). L. adj., "plaited." Second bot. 



name. 

 Vitis-Idaea (vi-tis-i-de-a). L. adj., " vitis " (a vine of 



Idaea, a mountain of Asia Minor). Second bot. 



name Red Whortleberry. 

 Viviparum (vi-vip-ar-um). L. adj., " producing young 



alive); i.e., produces buds while still attached to 



parent. Second bot. name. 

 Vulgaris (vul-gar-is). L. adj., "common." The most 



common of all second bot. names. 

 Vulgatum (vul-ga-tum). L. adj., "generally known." 



Second bot. name. 

 Vulneraria (vul-ne-ra-ri-a). L. adj., " belonging to 



wounds." Second bot. name. 



