PLANT NAMES 6i 



Androsace, from atier, a man, and sakos, a shield, 

 the anther hke an ancient buckler. 



Antennaria, from the shape of the seed. An- 

 tenna was a sail-yard, thence apphed to the horns 

 of moths, etc. 



Anthericum, from anthos and kerkis, a rod. 



Apricot comes to us by a strange descent from 

 the Latin prcBcoqtms, precocious, early ripe. The 

 Greek borrowed it from the Latin, the Arabic from 

 the Greek, the Portuguese from the Arabic, the 

 French from the Portuguese, and the English from 

 the French. It then, after its travels, emerged as 

 apricock, and finally took the present form. The 

 initial a represents the Arabic article al in alharkok. 



Argemone, probably from arges, white. 



Aspidistra, from aspis, a shield, referring to the 

 shape of the stigma. 



AsTiLBE, a, not, and stilho, to shine, inconspicuous 

 flowers. 



AsTRANTiA, anti-aster, like a star. 



Atriplex, ater, black, and plexus, woven together. 



Borage, perhaps from low Latin hurra, a shaggy 

 cloak. 



Broccoli, an Itahan word, plural of broccolo, a 

 sprout, diminutive of brocco, a skewer or stalk. 



Bryony, from Greek bruo, to swell, to grow 

 luxuriantly. 



Box, Buxus, from Greek puknos, hard, referring to 

 the wood. This word was then used for anything 

 made of Boxwood, hence a box, also the tap of a 

 barrel, and so to drink was called to booze. 



