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uch-, bruchus, -bruchus Latin a wingless locust, from bruchus, bruchi m., or brucus, bruci m., locust; a<br />

kind of wingless locust; a caterpillar (OED); agricultural pest.<br />

bruch-, bruchus Greek βρυκω, βρυχω, bruko, brucho, to eat greedily, gobble.<br />

Bruchia for Philipp Bruch (1781-1847), German pharmacist and bryologist<br />

brucos maidenhair<br />

Brugmansia Brugman'sia (brug-MAN-see-a)<br />

brum-, brumal- Latin brumalis, winter, wintery; of the shortest day.<br />

brumalis-is -e wintery, blooming in winter, from brumalis -is -e, Latin adjective wintry; during winter;<br />

connected <strong>with</strong> winter solstice or winter.<br />

brumaria, brumariae f. Latin noun, the plant leontopodion, leontopetalon.<br />

brun- Latin brown<br />

bruneri<br />

brunizem a dark brown prairie soil, from bruni-, brown, suggested by Fr brun, and Russian chernozem,<br />

black earth, from IE base *ĝhthem-, earth > L humus.<br />

brunne-, brunnei Late Latin brunneus, brown.<br />

brunelloides resembling Brunella comocladifolia, West Indian Sumach<br />

Bruniaceae plants of the Brunia family, from the genus name, Brunia, and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix<br />

of plant family names.<br />

Brunnera for Samuel Brunner (1790-1844), Swiss botanist<br />

brunneus deep brown, dark dull brown, rich brown<br />

brunnescens from Latin brunneus, dark brown, or Germanic brun, and –escens, beginning to or becoming,<br />

referring to a tendency to turn brown.<br />

Brunnichia for Morten Thrane Brunnich (1737-1827), eighteenth-century Danish naturalist<br />

brut- Latin brutus, heavy, immovable; stupid, dull, insensible.<br />

bruttius from Bruttium, the ancient name of Calabria in southern Italy<br />

bry- from Greek βρυω, bryo, to swelll or to teem <strong>with</strong>.<br />

bry- referring to moss (bryoides)<br />

bryc-, brych-, brycho-, bryco- Greek devour; roar<br />

bryc-, brych-, brycho-, bryco- Greek βρυχαοµαι, brykhamai, roar, bellow, death-cry.<br />

brychio- Greek βρυχιος, brychios, from the depths of the sea, deep.<br />

bryco- Greek βρυκω, βρυχω, bryko, brycho, to eat greedily, gobble.<br />

brygm-, brygmo- Greek βρυγνος, brygmos, gnashing teeth, bitting, chattering, shivering.<br />

bryo- Greek βρυον, bryon, swell or teem <strong>with</strong>; grow luxuriantly; moss.<br />

Bryobrittonia from Greek βρυον, bryon, moss, and for Elizabeth G. Knight Britton (1858-1934), American<br />

botanist<br />

bryco- Greek βρυκω, βρυχω, bryko, brycho, to eat greedily, gobble.<br />

bryoides bryo'ides (bry-OH-i-dees) like or resembling moss<br />

bryon Greek βρυον, bryon, oyster-green.<br />

bryon, bryi n. Latin noun, a kind of fragrant lichen, moss, sea plant (oyster-green?); white poplar catkin.<br />

bryonia, bryoniae f., bryonias, bryoniae f. Latin noun, the plant bryony; B. alba white b., Bryonia dioica; b.<br />

nigra black b., Tamus communis.<br />

Bryonia from Greek βρύω, bryo, to grow rapidly. (Cucurbitaceae)<br />

bryoniifolius <strong>with</strong> leaves like Bryoni, from , and folium, foli(i), n., noun, a leaf.<br />

bryophilus moss-loving<br />

Bryophyllum from Greek βρύω, bryo, to grow, and φύλλον, phyllon, a leaf, i.e. germinating from a leaf.<br />

referring to the ability of the succulent leaves to produce a new plant when planted. (Crassulaceae)<br />

Bryoxiphium from Greek bryon, moss, and xiphium, sword, referring to the plant form<br />

bu- Greek an ox<br />

bu- Latin prefix, bu-, Greek βου-, bou-, large, huge, great, monstrous.<br />

bubal-, bubalus Greek βουβαλος, boubalos, a buffalo.<br />

bubalinus -a -um Latin of or pertaining to the African gazelle<br />

bubalion, bubalii n. Latin noun, a kind of wild cucumber.<br />

bubo, -bubo Latin bubo, bubonis, an owl.<br />

bubo, bubonis m. Latin horned owl or eagle owl, especially as bird of ill omen.<br />

bubon Greek βουβων, boubon, the groin, glands.<br />

bubul- Latin bubulus, of oxen or cattle.

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