Do-don-ce-a 
dol-a’-brif-or’-mis 
Dol’-ich-an-dro’-ne ., 
Dol’-ich-os 
Dom-bey’-a 
dom-es -tic-a ... 
Dom-in-i-a’-na 
Dor-]’-tis 
dor-sa’ -lis 
Doug-las’i-i 
Drac-w-na’ .,.. eet 
drac’-o 4 es 
Dre’-ge-a__.., fee 
dub’-l-a 
dul’-cis 
du-me-to’-rum 
du-mo’-sum 
Dun-ba’-ri-a ... 
qdu-0 —... Ses 
du-o’-dec-im .,. 
Dup-en’-i ee 
dup-lex’ eos na 
dup-lic-a’-tus... 
Du-ran’-ta... aie 
J)n’-ri-o 
dys-oph-yl’- lo-i des... 
Dys-ox’-yl-um 
Eb-enacee ... 
eb’-en-us 
eb-or-i’-na_... mo} 
eb-ur’-ne-a 
Ee-bol’-i-um .. 
» Ee’screm-oc-ar’-pus .. 
ech-i-na’‘ta_... 
ech-i’noc-ar’-pa 
echei/noc’-al-yx 
Eck-hardt-e-i 
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PRONUNCIATION AND DERIVATION, 
(com.) Rembert rhe bel alias Dodoneus, author of “ Historia 
Plantorum’’ (Ch: N. 4/348); and “ Plorum et coronararium 
historia” Antwerp, 1568. 
dolabra, forma (Latin), axe shape, nearly straight, somewhat 
terete at the base, compressed towards the upper end, one 
border thick and straight, the other enlarged, thin and convex; 
dolichos, andrén (Greek), long, males’ compart nent; (all:) 
elongated anther cells ; 
(Greek), long; (all:) length of stems of some species, which 
climb to the top of the loftiest trees (N. 1/486). 
(com.) Joseph Dombey, Wrench botanist of 18th century, com- 
pavion of Ruiz and Pavon in Peru and Chili (N. 2/486); 
(Latin), used for domestic purposes ; chiefly to be eaten ; 
(com.) of Dominy after whom Messrs. Veitch & Co., named 
a hybrid Fuchsia (N. 2/32) ; 
doru, etta (Greek), spear, like as ; (all:) 3-awned plate on the 
disk of the lip, ana the column narrowly winged forming a 
spurlike mentum with the side lobes of the lip of this orchis 
giving an idea of a spear ; 
(Latin), dorsal, fixed upon the back of anything ; 
(com.) of David Douglas, Botanist and Collector in north-west 
America, died in the Sandwhich Islands, 1836 N. 1/488); 
Drakaina (Greek), female dragon ; (all:) juice which when 
inspissated, becomes a powder like dragon’s blood (N. 1/489) ; 
Drakon (Greek), male dragon; (all:) as in Draceena ; 
(com.) M. J. F. Drege, {(pr.:) Draiszhe.]. French collector of 
South African plants, on which in 1886, Professor i, Mayer 
of Konigsburg in Prussia, prepared a commentary ; 
(Latin), dowbtful of identity ; 5 
(Latin), sweet ; 
(Latin), of thorn bushes, i.e., one of them ; 
(Lain), covered with thorny bushes, i.e., one of them ; 
(com.) Professor George Dunbar, ot Edinburgh (Ch.) ; 
(Latin and Greek), tavo ; in Greek composition, di-(q.v.) ; 
(Latin), twelve ; 
(com.) Dwpen of Palghat, Malabar ; 
(Latin) (g. duplicis), double ; 
(Latin), growing in pairs ; 
(com.) Castor Durantes[(pr.:) Doo: rarn-taiz.] Physician and 
botanist, died 1590 (N. 1/496) ; 
Durian (malayan), names of the tree; 
(quasi Greek) like. Dysophylium [from dus-phyllon (Greek), 
bad (prejiz), leaf ; (all:) odour which is pungi nt and pepper 
mint-like (N. 1/332) |; 
dus-ailon (Greek), bad (prejix) wood ; (all:) odour, whieh i is 
of garlic; 
(Latin), Ebony Dios pyros Family, or Order ; 
Ebenos (Greek), name of the tree, ebony, and used by Viagil ; 
(Latin), tvory-white, cream white, white with a little, or without, 
Instre Verginz to yellow ; 
Ekbolos (Greek), thrown out; (all:) long filiform corolla tube 
making the flower project ; 
Ekkremes, karpos (Greek) suspended, fruit ; 
pendant capsules (N. 1/498) ; 
(Latin from Greek), Echinate, hedge hog-like furnished with 
numerous rigid hairs and straight pickles; 
Echinos, karpos (Greek), hedgehog, fruit; (all:) fruit covered 
with long pickles; 
Echinos, calya- (Greek), hedgehog, calyx; (all:) calyx covered 
with pickles ; 
(class.) of Eck-hardt, a legendary old man of Germany, who 
appears with a white stafi on Maundy Thursday to warn 
and save people from Holle’s furious host; — 
(all :) Jong stalked 
