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deinde thereafter, next<br />

deipn-, deipno Greek a meal, dinner.<br />

Deiregyne from Greek deire, neck, and gyne, pistil or woman, referring to sepals that sit on top of the ovary<br />

and form a necklike extension<br />

dejectus prostate, debased<br />

del-, dele, delo Greek visible<br />

delagoensis from the Delago Bay in South Africa<br />

Delairea Delair'ea (del-AIR-ee-a) honoring or "Dom. Delaire," who sent a specimen to Lemaire from a garden in<br />

the Orléans district of France<br />

delapsus fallen away<br />

delavayi, delavayanus for Jean Marie Delavay (1834-1895), French botanist and missionary<br />

dele-, delet- Latin destroy<br />

delect- Latin charming; a selection<br />

delectus chosen, desirable, tasty<br />

Delenda est Carthago “Carthage must be destroyed”, from Cato, during the Third Punic War.<br />

delic-, delicat-, delicio- Latin pleasing, alluring.<br />

delicatissimus very delicate<br />

delicatulus of goodish flavor<br />

delicatus delicate, tender, delicious<br />

deliciosus delicious, of good flavor<br />

deliquesc- Latin liquify<br />

deliquescens melting away, when a stem looses itself by branching<br />

delirium tremens literally trembling delirium<br />

delessertiana<br />

delir- Latin crazy<br />

delo- Greek visible<br />

Delosperma Greek delos, visible, and σπερµα, sperma, seed, in reference to the seeds being exposed as the<br />

fruits dehisce<br />

delph-, delphi, delphy Greek the womb, uterus<br />

delph- referring to the dolphin<br />

delpha-, delphac, delphax, -delphax Greek a little pig.<br />

delphi-, delphin, delphis, -delphis Latin delphīn, delphīnus, Greek δελφίν, delphin, a dolphin.<br />

delphicus from Delphi, Greece, of the southern slope of Mount Parnassus, home of the sanctuary and oracle<br />

of Apollo.<br />

delphinacius of larkpur; of dolphin flower.<br />

delphini-, delphinium, -delphinium Greek larkspur<br />

delphinensis, delphiniensis, delphinalis from Dauphiné, an old French province<br />

delphinifolius delphinium-leaved, <strong>with</strong> leaves like Delphinium.<br />

Delphinium Delphin'ium (del-FIN-ee-um) New or botanical Latin Delphīnium, from Greek δελφίνιον,<br />

delphinion, larkspur, diminutive of δέλφίν, delphin, a dolphin, from the shape of the nectary, or the fancied<br />

resemblance of some species to classical sculptures of dolphins. (Ranunculaceae)<br />

delphy-, delphys, -delphys Greek the womb, uterus<br />

delt- like Greek the letter "delta" Δ; triangular<br />

deltodus, deltodon <strong>with</strong> three-cornered teeth<br />

deltodontus <strong>with</strong> three-cornered teeth<br />

deltoides -is -e delto'ides (del-TOE-i-dees) in the form of an equilateral triangle, triangular, like Greek the letter<br />

"delta" Δ, from delta, and oides, -οειδες, suffix for nouns, like or resemble.<br />

deltoides from and oides, -οειδες, suffix for nouns, like or resemble<br />

deltoideus -a -um deltoi'deus (del-TOI-dee-us) triangular, like Greek the letter "delta" Δ, from -ĕus -ĕua -ĕum<br />

Latin adjectival suffix used to impart the characteristics of material or color or resemblance in quality, used as a<br />

noun base.<br />

delteus in the form of a long triangle<br />

dem-, demo-, demus, -demus Greek people; fat.<br />

demas Greek a living body.<br />

demersus -a -um (day-MER-sus) growing under water, plunged under, submerged, from Latin dēmersus, past<br />

participle of dēmergĕre.

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