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aconio- Greek ακονιας, akonias, a kind of fish.<br />

aconitifolius -a -um aconite-leaved, <strong>with</strong> the leaves of Aconitum, Monkshood, from Aconitum and folium,<br />

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

Aconitum from the Latin name, aconitum, the Monk's Hood, a poisonous plant, from ancient Greek<br />

ακονιτον, akoniton, loosely translated as unconquerable poison or according to Pliny, the name aconite is from<br />

the Black Sea port of Aconis. Alternately from the Greek name akonite, <strong>with</strong>out dirt, or άκονῖτος, akinitos,<br />

<strong>with</strong>out dust, because the plant grew in rocky soil or on dry rocks; alternately from Latin lycoctonum,<br />

lykoktonon, Greek lykoton, from lykos, wolf, and the base of kteinen, to kill, wolf-slaying, referring to the<br />

plant’s use as an arrow poison when hunting wolves. According to Gledhill, Aconitum is the name of a hill in<br />

Pontus, used by Theophrastus for the poison aconite, ακονιτον. (Aconitum lycoctonum) (Ranunculaceae)<br />

Aconogonon from Greek ακον, acon, whetstone, and γονη, gone, seed or offspring, possibly referring to<br />

rough seeds.<br />

acont-, aconti, acontum, -acontum, aconto- Greek ακωντιον, akontion, a javelin, a small javelin, dart.<br />

acoresto Greek ακορεστς, insatiable, unsatisfied.<br />

acoroides resembling Acorus, resembling calamus, Acorus calamus, from ακορον-οειδες, akoron-oeides.<br />

Acorus classically A-ko-rus, or a-KO-rus, New Latin, from Latin, an aromatic plant (perhaps sweet flag),<br />

from Greek ακορος, akoros, classical name for Iris pseudoacorus; or akoron, presumed name of an ancient<br />

plant. From Dioscorides name for an iris, Greek, ακορον, akoron, from a, <strong>with</strong>out, and core, the pupil of the<br />

eye, for the plants use in treating eye diseases, particularly cataracts.<br />

acost-, acosta, -acosta Greek ακοστη, akosta, barley<br />

acostae <strong>with</strong>out ribs, veinless, from Latin a- and costa, costae.<br />

Acourtia Acour'tia (ak-UR-tee-a) for Mrs. A’Court, a British amateur botanist<br />

acous-, acoust Greek ακουω, akouo, hear; heard.<br />

acoustic Greek ακουστικος, akoustikos, pert hearing.<br />

acpunctus -a -um spotted above, <strong>with</strong> spots <strong>towards</strong> the apex, from Latin ac-(pungo, pugere, pupugi,<br />

punctum).<br />

acr-, acra, -acra, acre Greek ακρα, akra, ακρη, akre, highest or farthest point, end, extremity, at the apex.<br />

acr-, acra, acro- summit-, highest-, from Greek ακρα, akra, ακρις, akris, ακρο-, akro-, (followed by a noun<br />

or verb).<br />

acr-, acri Latin acri-, sharp, keen.<br />

acracanthrus -a -um spined-tipped, from ακρο-ακαντος, akro-akantos.<br />

Acrachne apical-chaff, from Greek ακρ-αχνη, akr-achne(η?) (the racemes radiate more than the length of the<br />

axis bearing them).<br />

Acradenia, acradenius -a -um acrade'nius (ak-ra-DEE-nee-us) apical gland, from Greek ακρ-αδην, akr-aden,<br />

gland-tipped.<br />

acraeus -a -um of windy places, of hilltops, from Greek ακρης, akres; living on the heights.<br />

acranto- Greek ακραντος, akrantos, futile, fruitless, idle.<br />

acras- Greek ακρασια, akrasia, incontinence, intemperence, bad mixture.<br />

acraspeda- Greek ακρασπδος(?-πεδος?) akraspdos(?-pedos?), <strong>with</strong>out fringes.<br />

acrato- Greek ακρατος, akratos, pure, unmixed, pure, undiluted.<br />

acre from Middle English, from Old English æcer; akin to Old High German ackar field, Old Norse akr<br />

arable land, Gothic akrs field, Latin ager, Greek αγρος, agros, Sanskrit ajra, Latin agere to drive. (MWU)<br />

acremono Greek ακρεµον, akremon, a bough, a branch, a spray.<br />

acreus -a -um of high places, of the summit, from Greek ακρα, akra.<br />

acri-, acrid, acris, -acris Greek ακρις, akris, hilltop, mountain peak; a locust, grasshopper.<br />

acrib-, acribo- Greek ακριβεια, akribeia, exactness, precision.<br />

acrido- Greek ακρις, akris, ακιδος, akidos, ακιδιον, akidion, a locust, grasshopper, cricket.<br />

Acridocarpus locust-fruit, from Greek ακρις, akris, ακριδος, akridos, and καρπος, karpos.<br />

acrifolius -a -um sharp-leaved, from , and folium, foli(i), n., noun, a leaf.<br />

acris Greek ακρις, akris, hill top, mountain peak.<br />

acris, acre sharp-tasted, acrid, see acer (some times used as masculine, see acer.)<br />

acrit-, acrito Greek ακριτος, akritos, for confused, unarranged, disorderly, indistinguishable.<br />

Acritochaete entangled-hair, from Greek α-κριτος-χαιτη, a-kritos-chaite, for the hispidulous upper glume<br />

and lower lemma have entangled awns.<br />

acro- Greek topmost, the tip, summit-, apex-, referring to the top of an entity, height, from ακρα, akra.<br />

acro- Greek ακρον, akrop, ακρος, akros, height, top, extremity, pointed, apex, summmit.

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