GLOSSARY OF SPECIFIC KAMES AOT) 

 BOTANICAL TEBMS. 



All the specific names found in this work are here defined except a few of obscure 

 or unknown meaning, and some which have undoubtedly been overlooked. Commemo- 

 rative names are followed by the names when known to me of those thus honored. 

 Specific names are given sometimes in one gender, sometimes in another. The learner 

 must know that, as a rule, if a specific name ends in us, a, or urn, it may end in either 

 of the other two to correspond with the gender of the generic name; as, Convolvulus 

 Calif ornicus (Masculine), Poly gala California (Feminine), Oalium Californicum (Neuter.) 

 Or, the specific name may end in is or e, the former agreeing with masculine and femi- 

 nine generic names, the latter with neuter names. The meaning of each name, where 

 possible, is given in a form suitable for a common or English name of the plant. 

 Botanical terms are given in italic letters. Figures in parentheses indicate the number 

 of times the name is used in this book. 



Abortion, imperfect growth, or failure of 



an organ. 



Abrotanifolia, abrotanus-leaved. 

 Abrupt, suddenly ending. 

 Acaulescent, stemless above ground. 

 Acerose, needle-shaped. 

 Achilleaefolia, yarrow-leaved. 

 Acicularis, Acicular, slender-acerose 

 Acuminata, Acuminate, tapering to a 



point. 

 Acuta, Acute, angle at the apex, less 



than 90 and greater than 25 degrees. 

 Acutangula, acute-angled. 

 Adenocaulon, glandular-stemmed 

 Adenophylla, glandular-leaved. 

 Adnate, adherent from the first (adnate 



anthers adhere to the filament by the 



back side.) 



Adsurgens (2), upward-turning. 

 Adventitious, not in the usual place. 

 Affinis (5), closely related to other 



species. 



Aggregata, aggregated. 



Agrestis, field. 



Ajugoides, ajuga-like; like bugle, 



Alcene, a seed-like fruit. 



Alata, winged. 



Alba (5), Albens, white. 



Albescens, whitish, whitening. 



Albicaulis (3), white-stemmed. 



Albidus, whitish. 



Albiflora (2), white-flowered. 



Alismaefolia, alisma-leaved. 



Alnifolia, alder-leaved. 



Alpestre (2), mountain, growing on 



high mountains. 

 Alpina (2), Alpine, on the summits of 



loft} 7 mountains. 



Alsinanthemum, old generic name. 

 Alsinoides, alsine-like, like sandwort. 

 Alternate, one after another, not opposite. 

 Altissima, highest, growing on mountains 



higher than other species. 

 Alyssoides, alyssum-like. 



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