NOMENCLATURE 251 



latinized, as Ananas, Ananassa (the pineapple). Several 

 generic names of grasses with their derivations are given 

 below: 



Erianthus (Greek, erion, wool, anthos, flower). 



Manisuris (Greek, manos, slender, oura, tail). 



Andropogon (Greek, aner, man, pogon, beard). 



Paspalum (Greek name for millet). 



Panicum (an ancient Latin name for foxtail millet). 



Echinochloa (Greek, echinos, hedgehog, chloa, grass). 



Anthoxanthum (Greek, anthos, flower, xanihos, yellow). 



Stipa (Greek, stupe, tow.) 



Aristida (Latin, arista, an awn). 



Sporobolus (Greek, spora, seed, bollein, to cast forth). 



Agrostis (Greek, agros, a field, also a kind of grass). 



Calamagrostis (Greek, kalamos, a reed, agrostis, a grass). 



Ammophila (Greek, ammos, sand, philein, to love). 



Avena (classical Latin name). 



Danthonia (for Danthoine, a French botanist). 



Spartina (Greek, a cord). 



Chloris (the goddess of flowers). 



Bouteloua (for Boutelou, a Spanish horticulturist). 



Bromus (Greek, broma t food). 



SPECIFIC NAMES 



272. The specific name may be (1) an adjective, (2) 

 a noun in the genitive case, (3) a noun in apposition. An 

 adjective name being a modifier of the generic name, must 

 agree with that in gender, and the ending changes accord- 

 ing to the rules of the Latin grammar governing inflection. 

 The specific adjective may be a Latin adjective or a 

 latinized Greek adjective or it may be derived from a per- 

 son or a place. 



A few examples are appended to illustrate the adjective 

 specific name : 



