DA TU' RA An alteration of the Arabic name tatorah. 



DA VID SON' i I. 



DEL I CA TIS' si MA The most delicate. 



DEL PHI' NI UM, (i short,) From delphin, in reference 

 to the supposed resemblance of the nectary of the plant 

 to the imaginary figures of the Dolphin. 



DEN TA' TA Dentate, toothed; a term applied to the 

 margin of a leaf which has sharp teeth pointing out- 

 ward from the center. 



DE PRES' SA Pressed down, flattened from above. 



Di A CAN 7 THA Two-spined, or two-thorned ; from 

 dis, two, and acantha, a spine. 



Di AN 7 THUS From dios divine, and anthos, a flower; 

 referring to the fragrance and beauty of the flower. 



Di DIS' cus. 



Di GI TA' us, (shorti, g soft,) Of, or belonging to. 

 the finger ; in allusion to the resemblance the flower 

 bears to the finger of a glove. 



Dip 7 SA cus Supposed to be from dipsao, to thirst ; in 

 consequence of the leaves holding water. 



Dis co I DA' LIS Discoidal, resembling a disc. 



Di VER si FLO' RA Diverse-flowered. 



Do DE CA' THE ON From dodcka, twelve, and tkeos, a 

 divinity; a name without significance as applied to 

 the plant that bears it. 



Do' LI CHOS From dolichos, long ; in reference to the 

 long twining stems. 



DRA ex.' NA From drakaina, a female dragon ; be- 

 cause the inspissated juice becomes a red powder, like 

 that produced from the blood of the dragon. 



DRUM MONO' I I Discovered by Drummond ; Mr. 

 Thomas Drummond was a well-known Naturalist and 

 zealous collector of plants, chiefly in this country. He 

 died in Havana in 1835. 



Du.N NET 7 TI I. 



EC CRE MO CAR' PUS From ekkr ernes, pendent, and 

 karpos fruit; the fruit is pendent. 



E LA' TA, E LA' TI OR Exalted, high, lofty. 



EL' E GANS Elegant. 



EL E GAN TIS' si MA Most elegant. 



EN DY' MI ON, (y and i short) A beautiful youth, who, 

 on account of his love for Juno, was condemned by- 

 Jupiter to perpetual sleep, in which sleeping condition 

 Luna fell violently in love with him. 



ER i AN 7 THUS From erion, wool, and anthos, a flower. 



E RI' NUS Probably from erineos, the wild fig-tree, 

 which has a milky juice; erinus is the name of a 

 genus of Alpine plants with milky juice ; this term, 

 therefore, has been applied to some plants having a 

 milky juice. 



E RY' si MUM, (y short) From erion, to draw, to cure ; 

 it is thought to be a cure for a sore throat ; it is also 

 said to draw and produce blisters. 



E RY THRI' NA From erythros, red; in reference to 

 the color of the flowers. 



Es cu LEN' TUM Esculent, edible. 



ESCH SCHOLT' zi A (c silent) From Dr. Eschscholtz, a 

 Botanist. 



Eu o' NY MUS From eu, well, and onoma, a name, 

 well named. The application of the name is obscure. 



Eu PHOR' BI A Euphorbus was physician to Juba, 

 King of Mauritania, and first used this plant in medi- 

 cine ; Linnaeus gave the name in his honor. 



Eu TO' CA From eutokos, fruitful ; alluding to the great 

 number of seeds. 



Ex i' MI UM Select, distinguished, extraordinary, un- 

 common, excellent. 



FAR FU' GI UM The Farfugium bears a general resem- 

 blance to Colt's-foot, or Tussilago Farfara, of which 

 the ancient name was Farfugium, and from this cir- 

 cumstance it has received its name ; the meaning of 

 the name is uncertain. 



FAS TU o' SA Proud, haughty, disdainful. 



FENZ' LI A In honor of Dr. Fenzl. 



FER' R.-E, FER RU GI' NE A (i short) Resembling iron- 

 rust in appearance or color; brownish-red, mixed 

 with gray. 



Fi co ID' E K A natural order of succulent plants, of 

 which the Mesembryanthemum is a typical genus ; 

 the meaning of the name is unknown. 



FLAM' MU LA A little flame. 



FLA' VA Golden yellow, reddish yellow. 



FLA vis' si MUM The yellowest. 



FLEX u o' SA Full of turns, tortuous, flexuous. 



FLO RE AL' BO White-flowered. 



FLO RE CAR' NE o Flesh-colored flower. 



FLO RE LU' TE o Yellow-flowered. 



FLO RE PLE' NO Double-flowered. 



FLO' RI DUS Full of flowers, abundant blooming; fluffi- 

 ed with rose color. 



FLO RI BUN 7 DA Abounding in flowers. 



Fo' LI is A leaf. 



FON TA NE si A' NA In honor of the celebrated Des- 

 fontaines, professor of Botany at Paris. 



FOR MO' SA Finely formed, beautiful, handsome. 



FRA GA' RI A From fraga, strawberries. 



FRU TES' CENS Shrubby. 



FUL' GI DA Flashing, glittering, shining. 



Fu MA RI A' CE x. The name of a natural order of 

 plants, containing, among other genera, the Fumaria, 

 Dicentra and the Adlumia. The name is derived 

 from fumus, smoke ; alluding to the disagreeable 

 smell of the Fumitory, (Fumaria officinalis .) 



Fu MA RI x. FO' LI A Fumaria-leaved. 

 j FUCH si o i' DES Resembling the Fuchsia. 

 I GAIL LAR' DI A In honor of M. Gaillard de Marenton- 

 neau, an amateur Botanist. 



GA LA' THE A A sea nymph ; a female friend of Hor- 

 ace, to whom he addressed an ode. 



GAN DA VEN' sis Changed from Gandensis ; from 

 Gand, or Ghent, in Belgium. 



GARD NER I A' NUS Referring to George Gardner, a 

 Scotchman and an enthusiastic Botanist and plant 

 collector, who made extensive travels in South Amer- 

 ica, and introduced a great many plants from that 

 country into Great Britain ; he was afterward appoint- 

 ed Director of the Botanical Garden of Ceylon, and 

 died in 1841. 



GE NI cu LA' TA Bent abruptly, like a knee; from 

 genu, 3. knee ; geniculatus, bended knee. 



GEN TI AN o i' DES Resembling the Gentian. The 

 Gentian received its name from Gentius, King of Illy- 

 ria, who first experienced the virtues of the plant. 



GE RA' NI UM Named by Linnaeus, from geranos, a 

 crane ; in allusion to the crane-like beak terminating 

 the carpels. 



GI GAN TE 7 us (i short) Gigantic. 



GIL' i A In honor of P. S. Gilio, a Spanish botanist of 

 some note. 



GLA' BRUM Smooth, without hair. 



GLA' DI o LUS Gladiolus, a small sword ; alluding to 

 the sword-shaped leaves. 



GLAU co PHYL' LA Glaucous-leaved, that is, the leaves 

 covered with a bluish-gray bloom or powder that rubs 

 off, like that on a fresh plum or a Cabbage leaf; from 

 glaucus, bluish-gray, and phyllon, a leaf. 



GLO BO' SA Globose. 



GLOX i N.C FLO' RA Gloxinia-formed, flowers like the 

 Gloxinia 



GLOX i' NI A Named in honor of P. B. Gloxin, a 

 botanist of Colmar. 



GLOX i NO i' DES Gloxinia-formed, 'esembling the 



Gloxinia. 



! GODE'TIA Derivation uncertain. 

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