The Names of Plants

The Names of Plants antipyreticus -a -um against fire, anti-(pyra, pyrae) (the moss Fontinalis antipyretica was packed around chimneys to prevent thatch from igniting); others interpret as against fevers antiquorum of the ancients, of the former, old-world, antiquus, anticus antiquus -a -um traditional, ancient, antiquus antirrhiniflorus -a -um Antirrhinum-flowered, Antirrhinum-florum antirrhinoides resembling Antirrhinum, anti-rinoj-oeidhj, Antirrhinum-oides Antirrhinum Nose-like, anti-(rij, rinoj) (a name, antirrinon, used by Dioscorides) Antrophyum Upwards-brooding, an-trwfh (the creeping rhizomes) antrorsus -a -um forward or upward facing, antero-versus Anubias for Anubis, son of Nephthytis and Typhonis anulatus -a -um with rings (anulus, anuli) on, ringed, anulatus -anus -a -um suffix to imply -having, -belonging to, -connected with, -from anvegadensis -is -e see andegavensis anvilensis -is -e from Anvil Creek area on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA ap- without-, up-, before-, apo; towards-, to-, apApargia Of-neglect, apo-argia (old meadowland provenance, Leontodon) aparine a name, aparinh, used by Theophrastus for goosegrass (clinging, seizing) apenninus -a -um (appenina) of the Italian Apennines Apera a meaningless name used by Adanson aperantus -a -um open-flowered. aper-anthus aperti-, apertus -a -um open, bare, naked, past participle of aperio, aperire, aperui, apertum apetalus -a -um without petals, a-petalon aphaca a name, afakh, used in Pliny for a lentil-like plant, fakoj aphan-, aphano- unseen-, inconspicuous-, not-seen, a-faneroj, afantoj, afanaphanactis resembling the Andean genus Aphanactis (Erigeron aphanactis) Aphananthe Inconspicuous-flower, afan-anqoj Aphanes Inconspicuous, unnoticed, afanhj, Aphelandra Simple-male, afelhj-anhr aphelandraeflorus -a -um with flowers similar to those of Aphelandra aphelandroides resembling Aphelandra, afelhj-anhr-oeidhj, Aphelandra-oides aphthosus -a -um with an ulcerated or tubercled throat, afqai (suggesting thrush) Aphyllanthes, aphyllanthes Leafless-flower, a-fullon-anqoj (flowers on rush-like stems); with apetalous flowers, aphyllus -a -um without leaves, leafless, a-fullon (perhaps at flowering time) apianus -a -um of bees, liked by bees, apis apiatus -a -um bee-like, spotted, api-atus apicatus -a -um with a pointed tip, capped, apex, apicis apiculatus -a -um with a small broad point at the tip, apiculate, diminutive of apex (see Fig. 7e) (apicula, a small bee) apifer -era -erum bee-like, bee-bearing, apis-fero (flowers of the bee orchid), beeflowered apii- parsley-, Apiumapiifolius -a -um celery-leaved, Apium-leaved, Apium-folium Apios Pear(-rooted), apion Apium a name, apium, used in Pliny for celery-like plants (apion in Dioscorides).

Some relate it to the Celtic ‘apon’, water, as its preferred habitat (Apiaceae Umbelliferae) apo- up-, without-, free-, from-, apo Apocynum Against-dogs, apo-(kuwn, kunoj), Dioscorides’ name, apokunon, for Cionura oreophila and redefined by Linnaeus (Dog’s-bane Apocynum venetum is supposed to be poisonous to dogs) (Apocynaceae) apodectus -a -um acceptable, welcome, apo-dektoj apodus -a -um without a foot, stalkless, a-(pouj, podoj) Aponogeton Without-trouble-neighbour, aponoj-geitwn (analogy with Potamogeton) (some derive it from the Celtic, apon) (water hawthorn) (Aponogetonaceae) 52