Da tu' ra — An alteration of the Arabic name tatorah. 
Da vid son' I I. 
Del I CA Tis' si ma — The most delicate. 
Del phi' ni um, (i short,) — From delphm, in reference 
to the supposed resemblance of the nectary of the plant 
to the imaginary figures of the Dolphin. 
Den ta' TA — Dentate, toothed; a term applied to the 
margin of a leaf which has sharp teeth pointing out- 
ward from the center. 
De pres' sa — Pressed down, flattened from above. 
Di A can' THA — Two-spined, or two-thorned ; from 
dis, two, and acantha, a spine. 
Di an' thus — From dios divine, and anthos, a flower; 
referring to the fragrance and beauty of the flower. 
Di dis' cus. 
Di Gi ta' LIS, (short i, g soft,) — Of, or belonging to? 
the finger ; in allusion to the resemblance the flower 
bears to the finger of a glove. 
Dip' sa cus — Supposed to be from dipsao, to thirst ; in 
consequence of the leaves holding water. 
Dis CO i da' lis — Discoidal, resembling a disc. 
Di ver si flo' ra — Diverse-flowered. 
Do DE ca' the on — From dodeka, twelve, and theos, a 
divinity ; a name without significance as applied to 
the plant that bears it. 
Do' li chos — From dolichos, long ; in reference to the 
^ long twining stems. 
Dra c^' na — From drakaina, a female dragon ; be- 
cause the inspissated juice becomes a red powder, like 
that produced from the blood of the dragon. 
Drum mono' I I — Discovered by Drummond; Mr. 
Thomas Drummond was a well-known Naturalist and 
zealous collector of plants, chiefly in this country. He 
died in Havana in 1835. 
Dun net' ti i. 
Ec cre mo car' pus — From ekkremes, pendent, and 
karpos fruit; the fruit is pendent. 
E la' ta, E la' ti or — Exalted, high, lofty. 
El' e gans — Elegant. 
El e gan tis' si ma — Most elegant. 
En dy' mi on, (y and i short) — A beautiful youth, who, 
on account of his love for Juno, was condemned by 
Jupiter to perpetual sleep, in which sleeping condition 
Luna fell violently in love with him. 
Er I an' thus — From erion, wool, and anthos, a flower. 
E Ri' nus — Probably from erineos, the wild fig-tree, 
which has a milky juice; erinus is the name of a 
genus of Alpine plants with milky juice; this term, 
therefore, has been applied to some plants having a 
milky juice. 
E ry' si mum, (y short) — From erion, to draw, to cure ; 
it is thought to be a cure for a sore throat ; it is also 
said to draw and produce blisters. 
E RY thri' NA — From erythros, red; in reference to 
the color of the flowers. 
Es cu len' tum — Esculent, edible. 
Esch scholt' zi A (c silent) — From Dr. Eschscholtz, a 
Botanist. 
Eu o' NY mus — From eu, well, and onoina, a name, 
well named. The application of the name is obscure. 
Eu phor' HI A — Euphorbus was physician to Juba, 
King of Mauritania, and first used this plant in medi- 
cine ; Linnaeus gave the name in his honor. 
Eu to' ca — From eutokos, fruitful ; alluding to the great 
number of seeds. 
Ex i' MI UM — Select, distinguished, extraordinary, un- 
common, excellent. 
Far fu' gi um — The Farfugium bears a general resem- 
blance to Colt's-foot, or Tussilago Farfara, of which 
the ancient name was Farfugium, and from this cir- 
cumstance it has received its name ; the meaning of 
the name is uncertain. 
Fas tu o' sa — Proud, haughty, disdainful. 
Fenz' li a— In honor of Dr. Fenzl. 
Fer' r^, Fer ru gi' ne a (i short) — Resembling iron- 
rust in appearance or color; brownish-red, mixed 
with gray. 
Fi CO id' e js. — A natural order of succulent plants, of 
which the Mesembryanthemum is a typical genus ; 
the meaning of the name is unknown. 
Flam' mu la — A little flame. 
Fla' va — Golden yellow, reddish yellow. 
Fla vis' si mum — The yellowest. 
Flex u o' sa — Full of turns, tortuous, flexuous. 
Flo re al' bo — White-flowered. 
Flo re car' ne o — Flesh-colored flower. 
Flo re lu' te o — Yellow-flowered. 
Flo re ple' no — Double-flowered. 
Flo' ri dus — Full of flowers, abundant blooming ; flush- 
ed with rose color. 
Flo ri bun' da — Abounding in flowers. 
Fo' LI IS — A leaf 
Fon ta ne SI a' na — In honor of the celebrated Des- 
fontaines, professor of Botany at Paris. 
For mo' sa — Finelv formed, beautiful, handsome. 
Fra ga' ri a — From fraga, strawberries. 
Fru tes' cens — Shrubby. 
Ful' gi da — Flashing, glittering, shining. 
Fu ma RI a' CE ^ — The name of a natural order of 
plants, containing, among other genera, the Fumaria, 
Dicentra and the Adlumia. The name is derived 
from fumus, smoke ; alluding to the disagreeable 
smell of the Fumitory, {Fujnaria officinalis .) 
Fu ma ri js. fo' LI a — Fumaria-leaved. 
FucH SI o i' DES — Resembling the Fuchsia. 
Gail lar' di a — In honor of M. Gaillard de Marenton- 
neau, an amateur Botanist. 
Ga la' the a — A sea nymph ; a female friend of Hor- 
ace, to whom he addressed an ode. 
Gan da yen' sis — Changed from Gandensis ; from 
Gand, or Ghent, in Belgium. 
Gard ner I a' NUS — Referring to George Gardner, a 
Scotchman and an enthusiastic Botanist and plant 
collector, who made extensive travels in South Amer- 
ica, and introduced a great many plants from that 
country into Great Britain ; he was afterward appoint- 
ed Director of the Botanical Garden of Ceylon, and 
died in 1841. 
Ge NI cu la' ta — Bent abruptly, like a knee; from 
genu, a knee; geniculatus , bended knee. 
Gen ti an o i' des — Resembling the Gentian. The 
Gentian received its name from Gentius, King of Illj^- 
ria, who first experienced the virtues of the plant. 
Ge ra' ni UM — Named by Linnaeus, from geranos, a 
crane ; in allusion to the crane-like beak terminating 
the carpels. 
Gi gan te' us (i short) — Gigantic. 
Gil' i a — In honor of P. S. Gilio, a Spanish botanist of 
some note. 
Gla' brum — Smooth, without hair. 
Gla' di o lus — Gladiolus , a small sword ; alluding to 
the sword-shaped leaves. 
Glau CO phyl' la — Glaucous-leaved, that is, the leaves 
covered with a bluish-gray bloom or powder that rubs 
off", like that on a fresh plum or a Cabbage leaf; from 
glaucus, bluish-gray, and phyllon, a leaf. 
Glo bo' sa — Globose. 
Glox I NvE flo' ra — Gloxinia-formed, flowers like the 
Gloxinia 
Glox i' NI A — Named in honor of P. B. Gloxin, a 
botanist of Colmar. 
Glox i no i' des — Gloxinia-formed, resembling the 
Gloxinia. 
Go de'ti a — Derivation uncertain. 
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