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Daucus Dau'cus (DAW-kus, or DOW-kus) New Latin, from Latin daucus, daucum, a kind of parsnip or wild<br />

carrot, from Greek δαῦκος, daukos, or from Greek daio, I burn; perhaps akin to Greek daiein to ignite, burn; from<br />

the sharp taste or from the combustible sap some species exude; or a reference to the warming effect on the body<br />

from the plants medicinal use. Beware of flaming carrots, new meaning for a warm salad. (Umbelliferae)<br />

daul-, daulo- Greek shaggy<br />

davallioides resembling Davallia, Hare’s-foot Fern, from and oides, -οειδες, suffix for nouns, like or<br />

resemble.<br />

davidii, davidianum for Abbé Jean Pierre Armand David (1826-1900), French missionary and plant collector<br />

davidsonii davidson'ii (day-vid-SONE-ee-eye)<br />

davisiae davis'iae (day-VIS-ee-ee)<br />

davisii named for Emerson Davis (1798-1866), Massachusetts educator and caricologist<br />

davyi da'vyi (DAY-vee-eye)<br />

davurica<br />

de, de- Latin from, down, out, out of, off<br />

de facto in fact, in reality<br />

De gustibus non est disputandum literally “It is not to be dusputed about tastes.”<br />

de gratia by favor<br />

de iure according to the law.<br />

De mortuis nihil nisi bonum Speak nothing but good of the dead.<br />

de omni re scibili et quibusdam aliis "about every knowable thing, and even certain other things.”<br />

De profundis From the depths, Psalm 130<br />

dealbat- Latin whitewashed.<br />

dealbatus whitened, powdery white, covered <strong>with</strong> white dust or powder, whitish, whitewashed<br />

deamii honoring Charles Clemon Deam, (1865-1953), Indiana botanist, forester conservationist, surveyor,<br />

pharmacist, small business owner, and author.<br />

deanei dean'ei (DEEN-ee-eye)<br />

debil-, debili-, debilis weak, frail, small, from Latin debilis, disabled, weak, frail<br />

debiliformis weak form<br />

debilispinus <strong>with</strong> weak thorns or weak spines<br />

deca, deca- Greek δεκα, deka, ten, referring to the number ten<br />

decagynous having ten styles<br />

decandrus ten-stamened, having ten anthers<br />

decapetalus -a -um ten petaled, <strong>with</strong> ten petals, from Greek δεκα, deka, ten, adjective, and πεταλον, petalon,<br />

leaf, tablet, noun, Modern Latin petal, and –us adjective a Latinizing suffix<br />

decaphyllus ten-leaved, <strong>with</strong> ten leaves or leavelets<br />

decasepalus <strong>with</strong> ten sepals<br />

decem Latin ten, from Greek δεκα, deka.<br />

decemfidus <strong>with</strong> ten divisions, <strong>with</strong> ten clefts (said of roots)<br />

decemflorus, decemflora <strong>with</strong> ten flowers<br />

decemlocularis having ten chambers (said of ovaries)<br />

decen-, decent Latin decent, proper.<br />

decid-, decidu- Latin falling off.<br />

deciduus deciduous, soon falling off, having falling leaves, from Latin decidere, to fall down, and -uus<br />

adjectival suffix indicating possibility or result of action<br />

decim- Latin one-tenth; ten<br />

decipiens deceptive, deceiving, misleading, where one plant is easily mistaken for another; in one source<br />

falling, drooping?(probably miscopied from the definition of declinatus).<br />

decis- Latin cutoff; settled.<br />

declinatus bent downward, declined, drooping, turn aside<br />

declivi-, declivis Latin sloping downward, bent down, oblique<br />

Decodon Greek δεκα, deka, ten and οδους, οδοντος, odous, odontos, tooth, for the summit of the calyx.<br />

decolor discolored, faded<br />

decolorans discoloring, staining, faded<br />

decolorus discolored, faded<br />

decoloratus, decoloratio colorless, unstained<br />

decompositus, decomposita decompound, decompounded, more than once divided

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