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

aciformis needle-shaped<br />

acin- Greek ακαινα, akaina, a thorn, a goad.<br />

acin-, acini, acino, acinus, -acinus Latin acinus, a berry, cluster of grapes.<br />

acina-, acinac-, acinaces, -acinaces Latin acinaces, a short sword.<br />

acinaceus -a -um saber or scimitar shaped, like a scimitar, from Latin acinices, acinacis; or full of kernels,<br />

from Latin acinus-aceous.<br />

acinacifolius -a -um scimitar-leaved, <strong>with</strong> leaves like swords, long sabres, or scimitars, from , and folium,<br />

foli(i), n., noun, a leaf..<br />

acinaciformis scimitar-shaped, sword-shaped (two-edged)<br />

acinet- Greek ακινητος, akinetos, motionless, unmoved, steadfast.<br />

acinifolius -a -um Acinos-leaved, basil-thyme-leaved, from Latin Acinos-folium.<br />

aciniformis -is -e dagger-shaped, from acinaces-forma, for the leaves of the Hottentot fig.<br />

acinitus<br />

acinoides resembling balm, field calamint, Calamintha acinos.<br />

Acinos Greek, ακινος, akinos, Dioscorides’ name for a heavily scented calamint (Clinopodium or Satureja)<br />

acinos an aromatic herb mentioned by Pliny, variously ascribed to be wild basil, basil-thyme; a grape<br />

acinos, acinosus -a -um Acinos-like, berried.<br />

acinosus full of pips, kernels (?); like grapes<br />

acinus Latin acinus, a berry or grape.<br />

Acioa pointed, from Latin acus, for the needle-toothed bracts of some species.<br />

-acious English suffix, abounding in.<br />

acipenser, acipenser Latin the sturgeon<br />

Aciphylla, aciphyllus -a -um needle leaved, pointed leaf, from ακις-φυλλον, akis-phyllon.<br />

acis, -acis, acidis Greek ἀκις, akis, ἀκιδος, akidos, f., pointed object, something pointed, a point, barb.<br />

acladotes twigless or branchless<br />

Acleisanthes from Greek a, <strong>with</strong>out, cleis, thing that closes, and anthos, flower; alluding to lack of involucre<br />

acli, aclid, aclis, -aclis Latin aclys, a small javelin<br />

aclysto Greek ακλυστος, aklystos, sheltered.<br />

acm-, acma, -acma, acme Greek άκµη, akme, f. the highest point of anything; a point, edge, prime, climax.<br />

acmae-, acmaeo- Greek ακµαζω, akmazo, flourishing, abonding in; mature.<br />

Acmella a Singhalese name for a plant now known as Blainvillea acmella (Linnaeus) Philipson, alphabetplant,<br />

formerly Spilanthes acmella<br />

Acmella, acmellus -a -um of the best, or pointed; vigorous, from Greek ακµη, akme(η?). Alternately from<br />

Greek ἀκµή, akme, a point, a possible reference to the sharp taste of the foliage. (Compositae)<br />

acmeto- Greek ακµητος, akmetos, untiring, unwearied.<br />

Acmispon Acmis'pon (ak-MIS-pon)<br />

acmo- pointed-, from Greek ακµη, akme(η?) (followed by a part of a plant), anvil-shaped.<br />

acmodontis <strong>with</strong> pointed teeth<br />

acmon, -acmon, acmono Greek ακµον, akmon, an anvil, pestle, head of a battering ram.<br />

acmonotrichus <strong>with</strong> pointed hairs<br />

acmopetalus -a -um pointed petaled, <strong>with</strong> petals shaped like the pointed part of an anvil, from Greek ακµηπεταλον,<br />

akme-petalon.<br />

acmophyllus <strong>with</strong> pointed leaves, Greek ακµη-φυλλον, akme-phyllon, a leaf.<br />

acmosepalus -a -um <strong>with</strong> pointed sepals, <strong>with</strong> sepals shaped like the pointed part of an anvil, from Greek<br />

ακµη-σκεπη, akme-skepe.<br />

Acnida New Latin, from a- and Greek knidē nettle, sea nettle<br />

acniso- Greek ακνισος, aknisos, lacking in fat, lean, meager, spare.<br />

aco Greek ακος, akos, a cure, remedy, relief<br />

acoca Greek ακωκη, akona, a sharp point.<br />

Acoelorraphe Greek α-κοιλος-ραφη, α, a-, <strong>with</strong>out, κοιλος, coelos, hollow, and ραφη, raphe, seam, in<br />

reference to shape of the seed, or for the ovules separate.<br />

acoet-, acoetes, -acoutes Greek ακοιτης, akoites, a bedfellow, spouse, husband, wife.<br />

Acokanthera pointed anther, from Greek ακοκε-ανθερα, akoke-anthera.<br />

acolo- Greek ακολος, akolos, a morsel, a little bit.<br />

acoluth- acolutho- Greek ακολουθος, akolouthos, following after, succeeding.

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