The Names of Plants zionis -is -a from Zion National Park, SW Utah, USA Zizania an ancient Greek name, zizanion (darnel, for a wild plant) Zizaniopsis Resembling-Zizania zizanoides resembling Canadian wild rice, zizanion-oeidhj Zizia, zizii for John Baptist Ziz (1779–1829), botanist of Mainz Ziziphora Resembling-Zizyphus Zizyphus ancient Greek name, zizufon, for Zizyphus jujuba (from the Arabic, zizouf or zizafun, for Z. lotus) zizyphus resembling Zizyphus Zoisia, Zoysia, zoysii for Karl von Zoys (Zois) (1756–1800), Austrian botanist zombensis -is -e from the area of Zomba, Shire Highlands, Malawi Zombia a Haitian vernacular name for the palm Zombia antillarum zonalis -is -e girdled with distinct bands or concentric zones of colour, zona, zonae zonarius -a -um belt-like, restricted to a narrow zone, zona, zonae zonatus -a -um with zones of colour markings, zona, zonae zooctonus -a -um poisonous, zwo-ktonoj (creature-killing) Zornia for Johannes Zorn (1739–99), a German botanist, author of Icones plantarum medicinallium (1779–84) zoster- girdle-, zwsthrZostera Ribbon (Theophrastus’ name, zwsthr, for a marine plant) (Zosteraceae) zoutpansbergensis -is -e from the salt-pan-mountain area, Soutpansberg, northern Transvaal, S Africa Zoysia for Karl von Zoys (1756–1800), Austrian botanist and collector zuluensis -is -e from Zululand (KwaZulu-Natal), S Africa zumi a Japanese name Zygia Paired, zugoj zygis, zyge yoke-like, zugoj (paired flowers) Zygnema Paired-thread, zugoj-nhma (at conjugation) zygo- paired-, balanced-, yoked-, zeugoj; zugon, zugoj, zugo- (the goddess of marriage, Hera, was also known as Juno Zygia) Zygocactus Jointed-stem-cactus, zugo-kaktoj Zygochloa Yoke-grass, zugoj-xloh Zygogynum Joined-ovary, zugoj-gunh zygomeris -is -e with twinned parts, zugoj-merij zygomorphus -a -um bilateral, of balanced form, zugo-morfh Zygopetalum Yoked-petals, zugoj-petalon (two united basally to the column) Zygophlebia Joined-veins, zugoj-(fley, fleboj) Zygophyllum, zygophyllus -a -um Yoked-leaves, zugoj-fullon (some bean capers have conspicuously paired leaves) (Zygophyllaceae) Zygosepalum Yoked-sepals, zugoj-skeph ( Menadenium) Zygostates Placed-yoke, zugoj-statoj (the lateral extensions to the base of the column) Zygotritonia Bilateral-Tritonia, zugoj-triton (the upper perianth lobe is hooded and the lower four are recurved; Tritonia is actinomorphic) zymo- of fermentation, zumow, zumo-, to leaven, zumh
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