GLOSSARY 



vehere, to carry.) The large posterior petal 

 of :i papilionaceous (lower. Also called the 

 standard. (Plate XIII., Fig. B.) 



Villose, Villous. (L. uillosus, shaggy, rough; 

 villus, a tuft of hair.) Velvet like hairi- 

 ness. 



Whorl. (Contr. of M.K. wlmrwhil ; A.S. wlicur 

 fan, to turn.) Leaves or parts of flowers 

 arranged in a circle around the central 

 axis. 



Whorled. Inserted at the same level around the 

 axis. 



Wing. (Sw. and Da. vinge, a wing.) One of the 

 side petals in a papilionaceous flower. (Plate 

 XIII., Fig. li.) 



Winged. Having a membranous margin. 



Zoospore. (Gr. zoon, an animal; ?.ao, to live; 

 spora, seed ; speiro, to sow.) A spore pos- 

 sessing the power of independent motion, 

 generally by means of cilia. 



LATIN ROOTS USED IN BOTANICAL NOMENCLATURE 



Acer, acris, acre. Sour, tart, acrid. 



Aculeatus, a, um. Prickly, stinging (aculeus, 



a prickle, a sting ; acus, a needle ; acies, a 



sharp point). 

 Acuminate, Sharp-pointed (acumen, a sharp point ; 



acuo, I sharpen). 

 Affinis. Resembling {lit. related by marriage; 



ad, to; and finis, a boundary). 

 Alafus, a, um. Winged (afa, a wing). 

 Albus, a, um. White, pale. 



Alpester, tris, tre.*\ Pertaining to the Alps, or high 

 Alpinus, a, um. J ground. 

 Angustifolia. Narrow-leaved {angustus, a, um, 



narrow; and folium, a leaf). 

 Aquaticus, a, um\ Living or growing in water 

 Aquatilis. j (aqua, water). 



Arborescens. \ 



i , > Tree-like (arbor, oris, a tree). 



Arboreus, a, um.) x ' 



Argenteus, a, um. Silvery (argentum , silver). 



Arrensis, e. Growing in a field (arrum, a ploughed 



field ; amis, having been ploughed). 

 Augustus, a, um. Majestic {augeo, I adorn). 

 Aureus, a, um. Golden (aurum, gold). 

 Aviumnalis. Autumnal (auctumnalis ; auctumnus, 



autumn, harvest). 

 Barbaras, a, um. Bearded (barba, a beard). 

 IJi llu.<, a, um. Beautiful, elegant. 

 Cceruleus, a, «tm."»Blue, green, greenish (cadum, 

 Cuerulus, a, um. ) heaven). 

 Ccerulescens. Bluish. 

 Campester, tris, ire. Of the field (campus, an 



open field). 

 Caneseens. Grey, hoary (canesco, I become grey). 

 Caninus, a, um. Fit for dogs (canis, a dog). 



Ganus, a, um. Grey, greyish, white, hoary. 

 Capitata. Round-headed (caput, the head). 

 Ciliata. \ Having fine hairs (cilium, an eyelid or 

 Ciliaris.) eyelash). 

 Communis. Common. 

 Crispus, a, um. Curled, uneven, wrinkled. 

 Cristafus, a, um. Tufted, crested (crista, a head- 

 tuft, a cock's-comb). 

 Dentatus, a, um. Toothed (dens, deutis, a tooth). 

 Ferrugineus, a, um. Rusty-coloured, dusky, dark 



green (jerrugo, inis, iron-rust colour ; ferrum, 



iron). 

 Flavus, a, um. Flaxen-coloured, golden-yellow, 



reddish-yellow. 

 Flexuosus, a, um. Tortuous (flexus, a bending). 

 Floridus, a, um. Flowery. 

 Florus, a, um. Flowery (flos, ftoris, a flower). 

 Foetid issima. \ Fetid, stinking (fvtor, a strong 

 Fosfidus, a, um.) offensive smell). 

 Foliatus, a, um.\ 



Folius, a, um. ) Leaf y V olium > a leaf )' 

 Formosus, a, um. Beautiful (forma, a fine form, 



beauty). 

 Fragilis, e. Fragile, brittle, perishable (frango, 



I break). 

 Fragrans, antis. Fragrant, odorous, sweet-scented 



(fragro, to emit a smell). 

 Frigidus, a, um. Growing in the cold (frigeo, I 



stiffen with cold). 

 Fruticans. ^Shrubby, bushy (frutex, a 



Fruticosus, a, um.) shrub, a bush). 

 Giganteus, a, um. Large, tall (gigas, anti.<, a 



giant). 

 Glabrus, a, um. Smooth (glaber, smooth). 



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