GLOSSARY 



Glandulosus, a, um. Glandular. 



Glaums, a, um. Bluish-grey. 



Globosus, ft, um. Spherical {globus, a ball, a 



sphere). 

 Glom&ratvs, a, um. With a globular head {glomus, 



a ball of yarn). 

 Gramineus, a, um. Grassy {gramen, grass). 

 Grandifolius, a, um. Large-leaved {grandis, 



great ; and folium, a leaf). 

 Hirsutus, a, um. Rough, bristly, prickly {hirsus, 



primitive form of Mrtus). 

 Hirtus, a, um. Rough, hairy {Jiircus, a he-goat). 

 Incanus, a, um. Quite grey, hoary. 

 Inodorus, a, um. Inodorous, unperfumed. 

 Lanatus, a, um. Downy, woolly {lana, wool, soft 



hair, down). 

 Lanceolatus, a, um. Tapering towards both ends. 

 Litoralis, e. Of the sea-shore (litus, the sea-shore, 



the coast). 

 Lucidus, a, um. Shining (lux, light, brightness). 

 Luteolus, ft, um. Yellowish (lufeus, yellow). 

 Lutein, a, um. Yellow, golden-coloured (tutum, a 



yellow weed, weld). 

 Maculatus, a, um. Spotted (mani/u, a spot). 

 Magnus, a, um. Great, tall, broad. 

 Marinus, a, um. Marine, of the coast (mare, the 



sea). 

 Maritimus, a, um. On the sea-coast (mare, the 



sea). 

 Masridus, a, um. Male, vigorous {mas, man's, a 



male). 

 Minor, zis. Smaller. 

 Mollis, e. Soft. 

 Montanus, a, um. Belonging to the mountains 



(moits, montis, a mountain). 

 Nanus, a, um. Dwarf (nanus, a dwarf). 

 Nemoralis, e. Of the woods (nemns, oris, a wood, 



a forest). 

 Nemoroms, a, um. Of the woods, bushy {nemus, 



a wood, a forest, a grove containing pastures 



and open meadows). 

 Niger, nigra, nigrum. Black, dark, dusky. 

 Nodosus, a, um. Knotty, full of knots {nodus, a 



knot). 

 Nutans. Nodding (ntifo, I nod). 

 Obtusus, a, um. Blunt, obtuse. 

 Occidentalis, e. Of the west {occidens, enfis, the 



west ; oi-ciilere, to go down, to set). 

 Oilorafus, a, um. Sweet-scented (odoro, I per- 

 fume). 

 Officinalis, e. Used medicinally {officina, a work- 

 shop, a laboratory). 



Orientalis, e. Of the east (oriens, entis, the East, 



the Orient). 

 (trains, a, um. Ovate, egg-shaped {ovum, an egg). 

 Palusler, tris, tre. Fenny, marshy, swampy 



(palus, a marsh, a swamp). 

 Parviflorus, a, um. Small-flowered {parvus, a, 



um, small ; and flos, floris, a flower). 

 I'ectinatus, a, um. Comb-like {pecten, inis, a 



comb). 

 Perennis, e. Lasting the whole year, perennial 



(annus, a year). 

 Perfo/iatus, a, um. Growing through the leaf 



{per, through ; and folium, a leaf). 

 Perforatus, a, um. Having pellucid dots (perforo, 



I perforate). 



Pilosella. | Tr ■ , ., i • \ 



11 airy (pi I us, a hair). 

 Pilosus, a, um. ) 



Pratensis, e. Of the meadow or field (pratum, a 



meadow, a broad field). 

 Procumbens. Prostrate, trailing (jprocumbo, I fall 



forward, I lie down). 



Puleellus, re, um. ~\ 



Pulcer, era, crum. „ .. r , 



' VBeautiful, pretty. 



Pulchellus, a, um. 



Pu/rher, chra, chrum.) 



Punctatus, a, um. Dotted (punctum, a point). 



Purpureas, a, um. Purple-coloured, including 



many shades, as red, reddish, violet, &c. 

 Pusillus, ft, um. Very small (pusus, a little boy). 

 Racemosus, a, um. Like a string of currants 



{racemus, a stalk, a cluster of grapes). 

 Repens. Creeping (repo, I crawl). 

 Reptans. Creeping (repto, I crawl). 

 Rigidus, a, um. Stiff, hard, rigid (rigeo, I am 



stiff, I stand on end). 

 Roseus, ft, um. Rose-coloured, rosy {rosa, a rose). 

 Rolundif otitis, ft, um. Round-leaved (rotundus, 



round ; rota, a wheel ; and folium, a leaf). 

 Ruber, rubra, rubrum. Red, ruddy. 

 Rufescens. Reddish (rufus, red). 

 Rugosus, a, um. Wrinkled, corrugated {ruga, a 



wrinkle). 

 Rupestris, e. Of rocky places (ruj/es, a crag, a 



rock). 

 Sanguineus, a, um. Blood-red {sanguis, inis, 



' blood). 

 Satini*, ft, "/». Sown as in a garden (sero, I 



sow). 

 Sa.i-atilis, e. Found among rocks (saxum, a large 



rough stone, a fragment of rock). 

 Sepium. Belonging to the hedge (sepimentum, 



a hedge ; sepio, I hedge in, I enclose). 



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