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acrobaticus -a -um walking on points, twining and climbing, from Greek ακρο-βεινιν, akro-beinin,<br />

ακροβατες, akrobates.<br />

Acrobolus apical bulb, from Greek ακρα-βολβος, akra-bolbos, for the archegonia are surrounded by minute<br />

leaves at the apex of the stem.<br />

acrocarpus <strong>with</strong> pointed fruits; <strong>with</strong> rough fruits; <strong>with</strong> terminal fruits<br />

Acroceras Apex horn, from Greek ακρα-κερας, akra-keras, for the glumes having an excurrent vein at the<br />

tip.<br />

Acrocomia hair at the top, from Greek ακρον, akron, summit, and κοµη, kome, hairs of the head, in reference<br />

to the high crown of leaves; akrokomos, <strong>with</strong> leaves at the top, said especially a palm genus <strong>with</strong> pinnate<br />

leaves, when viewed from a distance<br />

acrolasius rough-woolly<br />

acrolepis -is -e scale-tipped, from ακρο-λεπις, akro-lepis, from and Greek λεπίς, λεπιδο-, lepis, lepido-,<br />

scale.<br />

acromi-, acromo-, acromom, -acromom Greek for the point of the shoulder blade<br />

acropetalus <strong>with</strong> pointed petals<br />

Acroptilon Acrop'tilon (a-KROP-ti-lon) Greek akron, tip, and ptilon, wing or feather, soft feather for the pappus<br />

bristles<br />

acros Greek ἀκρος, akros, at the tip, end, summit<br />

acrostachyus, acrostachus <strong>with</strong> rough ears or spikes<br />

acrostichoides a-kro-sti-KOI-deez resembling Acrostichium, elk’s-horn fern, a related genus, from Greek<br />

ακρος, acros, extreme, upper, topmost, -o-, Greek connective vowel, and στιξ, stix, a row, line, rank, and oides,<br />

-οειδες, like, resemble.<br />

Acrostichum upper spotted, from Greek ακρος, acros, at the end, tip, and στικτος, stichos, row, referring to<br />

the distal spore-bearing pinnae, the sori cover the backs or whole of the upper pinnae.<br />

acrotriche hairy-lipped?? in one source but see below<br />

acrotrichus -a -um <strong>with</strong> pointed hairs, hair tipped, from ακρο-τριχος, akro-trichos, for the apical tufts of<br />

leaves.<br />

act-, acta, -acta, acte, acti Greek ακτη, akta(η?), the beach, seashore, headland, promintory.<br />

actaeo- Greek ακταιος, aktaios, on the coast or the seashore.<br />

Actaea Actae'a (ak-TEE-a) from Pliny, from Greek ακτεα, ακταια, aktea, aktaia, an old name for the elder<br />

(Sambucus nigra), for the similar leaves, and from its wet habitat, or for the leaves or the fruits. Alternately Latin<br />

actaea from Pliny, for a strong-smelling plant, herb Christopher. Fruit of both species of Actaea is poisonous, or at<br />

least unpalatable. (Ranunculaceae)<br />

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

actaeoides resembling bane-berry, herb Christopher, Actaea<br />

acti-, actin-, actino, actis, -actis Greek ακτις, aktis, a ray, a beam of sun.<br />

actin-, actino- referring to a ray, radiating, ray-, light-, splendour-, from ακτις, aktis, ακτινος, aktinos,<br />

ακτινο-, aktino-, (followed by a part of a plant.) (Actinidia, the Kiwi Fruit; cut one across and see the rayed<br />

arrangement of the carpels (ovaries)<br />

actinacanthus -a -um ray-spined, from Greek ακτις- ακανθα, aktis-akantha, or <strong>with</strong> fascicles of thorns, in<br />

one source as <strong>with</strong> ray-like clusters<br />

Actinea from Greek ακτιν-, aktin-, a ray.<br />

Actinella little ray, the diminutive form of ακτις, aktis, a ray, for the capitulum.<br />

Actinia sea-anemone, from Greek ακτιν-, aktin-, a ray.<br />

actineus, -a -um, actinia sea anemone, <strong>with</strong> a notable radial structure, rayed, from Greek ακτις, aktis.<br />

Actinidia rayed, from ακτις, aktis, ακτινος, aktinos, refering to the radiate styles. (Actinidiaceae)<br />

Actinidiaceae plants of the kiwifruit family, from the genus name, Actinidia, and -aceae, the standardized Latin<br />

suffix of plant family names.<br />

actinioides resembling Actinidia, from Actinidia-oides.<br />

Actiniopterus rayed fern, from ακτινο-πτερυξ, aktino-pteryx, for the digitate fronds.<br />

actinius -a -um sea anemone-like, <strong>with</strong> radial form, of the beach, from ακτη, akte.<br />

actinocarpus -a -um from Greek ακτινο, actino, ray and καρπος, karpos, fruit, for the fruit <strong>with</strong> radial<br />

carpels as the spokes of a wheel.<br />

Actinomeris partially radiate, from Greek ακτις, ἀκτίν, aktis, aktin, a ray and µέρος, meris, a part, for the<br />

irregular rays. (Compositae)<br />

actinomorphus ray-like formation

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