The Names of Plants

The Names of Plants Ammobium Sand-dweller, ammo-bio Ammocalamagrostis the compound name for hybrids between Ammophila and Calamagrostis Ammocharis Sand-beauty, ammo-xarieij (habitat) ammodendron tree of the sand, ammo-dendron (habitat) Ammoides, ammoides resembling Ammi, ammh-oeidhj ammoniacum gum ammoniac, ammoniakoj, of Ammon (ammonia was first noted at the temple of Ammon, Siwa, Egypt, and its modern Latin name was given in the eighteenth century) an old generic name for Dorema ammoniacum Ammophila Sand-lover, ammoj-filoj ammophillus -a -um sand-loving, ammoj-filoj (the habitat) amnicolus -a -um growing by a river, amnis-colo Amoeba Changing-one, amoibh (having no fixed shape) amoenolens delightfully scented, amoenus-olens amoenulus -a -um quite pleasing or pretty (diminutive of amoenus) amoenus -a -um charming, delightful, pleasing, amoenus Amomum, amomum Purifier, a-mwmoj (probably from an Arabic name, the Indian spice plant Amomum was used to cure poisoning) amorginus -a -um from the Greek Amorgos islands Amorpha Deformed-one, a-morfh (flowers of the genus of greyish-downy lead plant Amorpha canescens lack wing and keel petals) Amorphophallus Deformed-phallus, amorfoj-falloj (the enlarged spadix) amorphus -a -um, amorpho- deformed (a-morfh, shapeless, without form ampelas having the habit of a vine, ampeloj ampelo- wine-, vine-, grape-, ampeloj Ampelodesmos (Ampelodesma) Wine-cable, ampelo-desmoj ampeloprasum leek of the vineyard, a name, ampeloprasson, in Dioscorides Ampelopsis Vine-resembling, ampelo-oyij (Ampelidaceae Vitaceae) Ampelopteris Vine-fern, ampelo-pteruc (the scrambling habit) amphi-, ampho- on-both-sides, in-two-ways-, both-, double-, of-both-kinds-, around-, amfij, amfi-, amfoteroj, amfoamphibius -a -um with a double life, growing both on land and in water, amfi-bioj amphibolus -a -um fired at from all sides, ambiguous, doubtful, amfi-boloj (amfibolia doubt) amphicarpos with curved pods, amfi-karpoj Amphicome Haired-about, amfi-komh (the seeds have hair tufts at each end) ( Incarvillea) amphidoxa of all-round glory, amfi-doca (seasonal flower and foliage colouring) amphioxys lancet-like, tapered to each end, sharp all round, amfi-ocuj amphoratus -a -um amphora-shaped, amfi-foreuj Amphorella Small-wine-jar, diminutive of amforeuj amplectens stem-clasping (leaf bases), amplector, amplecti, amplexus to embrace or encircle amplex-, amplexi- loving-, embracing-, amplexor, amplexare, amplexatus amplexans twisting together, surrounding, embracing, am-plektoj amplexicaulis -is -e embracing the stem, amplektoj-kauloj (e.g. the base of the leaf, see Fig. 6d) amplexifolius -a -um leaf-clasping, amplexus-folium ampli- large-, double-, amplus ampliatus -a -um enlarged, amplio, ampliare, ampliavi, ampliatum ampliceps large-headed, amplus-ceps, some interpret as clasped head, ampli-kefalh amplissimus -a -um very large, the biggest, superlative of amplus amplus -a -um eminent, large, abundant, amplus ampullaceus -a -um, ampullaris -is -e bottle-shaped, flask-shaped, ampulla ampulli- bottle-, ampulla, ampullae Amsinckia for W. Amsinck (1752–1831), of Hamburgh 46