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Blennosperma Blennosper'ma (blen-oh-SPER-ma) from Greek blennos, mucus, and σπερµα, sperma, seed,<br />

referring to the cypselae (achenes) becoming mucilaginous when wet. (Compositae)<br />

blep-, blepo, blepsis Greek βλεφησις, blepesis, a look, a glance, eyesight.<br />

blep-, blepo- Greek βλεπο, blepo, see, have the power to sight, look (look terrible, look longingly).<br />

bleph-, blephar-, blepharid, blepharis, -blepharis, blepharo Greek βλεφαρις, blepharis, an eyelash.<br />

bleph- Greek βλεφαρον, blepharon, eyelid.<br />

blephar- referring to an eyelash, therefore, fringed<br />

blepharanthus having fringed flowers,as <strong>with</strong> eyelashes<br />

blephariglottus fringed-tongued<br />

Blepharipappus from Greek βλεφαρις, blepharis, eyelash, and pappos, pappus, for the ciliate pappus scales<br />

Blepharizonia from Greek βλεφαρις, blepharis,, eyelash, and zona, girdle or ring; possibly referring to rings<br />

of ciliate pappus scales, or from the resemblance to the genera Blepharipappus and Hemizonia.<br />

blepharochlaenus covered as <strong>with</strong> a fringe<br />

blepharodes eyelash-like, same as ciliate<br />

blepharophorus bearing fringes<br />

blepharophyllus -a -um <strong>with</strong> fringed, ciliate leaves, <strong>with</strong> leaves fringed like eyelashes<br />

blepharopus, blepharopodus <strong>with</strong> ciliate stalks, from and Greek πους, ποδος, pous, podos.<br />

Blephilia Greek βλεφαρις, blepharis, eyelash, for the resemblance of the bracts and calyx teeth.<br />

blepo- Greek βλεπος, blepos, look, see.<br />

bleps-, blepsis Greek βλεψις, blepsis, seeing.<br />

blesensis from Blois on the Loire in France<br />

blet-, bletos Greek βλητος, bletos, stricken, palsy-stricken, stricken by disease.<br />

Bletia for Luis Blet, a Catalonian apothecary of the eighteenth century who accompanied Ruiz and Pavón on<br />

their New World explorations.<br />

bletron Greek βλητρον, bletron, a fastener, band, hoop.<br />

bleu Nantais French cv. Nantes blue<br />

Blindia for J. J. Blind, pastor at Münster, Germany (1834-1848).<br />

blisso/blitto Greek βλισσω/βλιττω, blisso/blitto, steal honey from a hive; steal; rob.<br />

blit-, blito, blitum, -blitum Latin blitum, bliti, a tasteless herb used in salads.<br />

blitas Greek βλιτας, blitas, a worthless woman.<br />

blite- Latin bliteus, insipid; worthless, silly, stupid.<br />

blitoides blito'ides (bli-TOE-i-dees)<br />

blitum, bliti n. Latin noun, a kind of spinach, blite, Amaranthus blitum.<br />

Bloomeria Bloomer'ia (bloo-MARE-ee-a) for H. G. Bloomer (1821–1874), early San Francisco botanist and onetime<br />

botanical curator at the California Academy of Sciences<br />

blosis Greek βλωσις, blosis, arrival, presence.<br />

blosyr-, blosyro- Greek βλοσυρος, blosyros, hairy, shaggy, bristling, burly; grim, stern, fearful.<br />

blothr-, blothro- Greek βλοθρος, blothros, tall, high-growing.<br />

Blutaparon abridged from old Latin name Bulutaparon<br />

Blütenisch German cv. blossom table<br />

bly-, blys-, blysm Greek βλυσις, blysis, bubble up, bubbling up.<br />

Blysmopsis from the genus name Blysmus, and ancient Greek ὄψις, opsis, appearance, sight, view.<br />

Blyxa Greek blyxo, to gush forth, spout out, bubble up<br />

bo-, boa, boi Latin boa, boae f., a water serpent, a large Italian snake.<br />

bo-, boar, boo-, bos, -bos, bov Latin boarius, relating to cattle, an ox, a cow.<br />

boama Greek βοαµα, boama, shreik, cry.<br />

boarius -a -um Latin adjective, of oxen/cattle; forum boarium was the cattle market at Rome.<br />

bocconi boccon'i (bo-KONE-eye)<br />

bodinieri named for a French missionary and plant collector Emile Bodinier (1842-1901<br />

bodnantensis for Bodnant garden in North Wales, UK<br />

boe, boeo Greek little; an ox<br />

Boechera Boech'era (BOO-ker-a) (Pronunciation based on personal name derived from)<br />

Boehmeria Georg Rudolph Boehmer (Böhmer) (1723-1803), professor at Wittenberg, of the Saxony<br />

Boehmers)<br />

boeoticus, boeotius, boeotus from Boeotia in Greece<br />

Boerhavia Boerha'via (bore-HA-vee-a) for Hermann Boerhaave (1668-1738), physician and botanist of Leiden

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