GLOSSARY 



r, i, inn. Showy, beautiful (species, a 



sight, an ornament ; specto, I see). 

 Spectobilis, \\ orth seeing (specfo, 1 Ionic at). 

 iSpjitostis, (i, »m. Full of thorns or prickles, 



thorny {.</u'iih, a thorn, a prickle). 

 StellottlS, a, Um. Starry (stella, B star). 

 Striatum. Streaked, striped («&t'a, a streak; 



strinrc, alum, to furrow). 

 Strietus, a, um. Narrow, straight, erect, drawn 



together (stringo, I draw or hind together). 

 Sylvaticus, a, um. Of the woodland or forest 



(silva, a wood, a forest). 

 Sylvestris, >. Of the wood, growing wild (diva, a 



wood, a forest, a plantation, an orchard). 



Tinctoria. Used for dyeing (iingere, to dye). 

 Toiiiiiitnxtt, urn. Loosely or woolly haired (/«- 



menttt.m, material used for stuffing cushions). 

 Trivialis, e. Common (Iririinn, the public street ; 



a place where three ways met ; ires, three ; 



and via, a way, a road). 

 Villosus, a, um. I tough (villus, a tuft of hair). 

 Viridis, e. Green (vireo, I grow, I am green). 

 Viscosus, a, um. Sticky (viscum, bird-lime, 



mistletoe). 

 Vulgaris, e. Common (vulgus, the common 



people). 

 Vulgatus, a, um. Common (rulgo, I spread among 



the people ; vulgus, the common people). 



GREEK ROOT-WORDS USED IN BOTANICAL 

 NOMENCLATURE 



Acantha. A thorn (Oxyacantha). 



Ampelos. A vine-plant (Ampelopsis). 



Anthemon. A flower (Helianthemum). 



Brachys. Short (brachyphylla). 



Calyx. A husk, a shell, the calyx of a flower, a 



flower-bud ( Calycanthus). 

 Caryon. A nut, a fruit-stone (Garyopteris). 

 Gephale. A head (Cephalanfhus). 

 Charrwe. On the ground, dwarf (Chamcecyparis). 

 Cheima, chima, aldmatos. Winter- weather, cold, 



frost (Chimonanthus). 

 Dasys. Thick, thickly covered with hair, downy 



(dasycarpum). 

 Dendron. A tree (Liriodendron, Rhododendron). 

 Hedys. Sweet (Hedysarum). 

 Helios. The sun (Helianthemum). 

 //</< lor, hydatos, hydar, hydro. Water (Hydrangea). 

 Hypo. Beneath, inferior (Hypericum). 

 Karpos. A fruit (Podocarpus). 



Le.irion, lirion. A lily (Liriodendron). 



Macros. Large (macrophyllum). 



Micros. Small (mirro/>h)/lla). 



Oxys. Sharp (Oxyacantha). 



Peri. Round (Pericylmenum). 



Philos. Loved, beloved (Philadelphus). 



Phyllon. A leaf (Hypqphyllum). 



Pitys, A pine or fir-tree (Prumnopitys). 



Piatys. Broad, flat (platyphyUos). 



Pseudo. False (Pseudacacia). 



Pteron. Feathers, wings, leaves (Pierocarya). 



Pyr> pyros. Fire .(Pyracantha). 



Rhoilon. A rose (Rhododendron). 



Scias, sciados. A shade, an umbrella (Sciado- 



pitys). 

 Spira, speira. A coil (Spiraea). 

 Staphyle. A bunch of grapes (Staphylea). 

 Syrinx, syringos. A pipe (Syringa). 

 Xylan. Wood (Xylosteum). 



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