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deversus turned away, turned aside.<br />

devexus declining, downwards<br />

deviatus contrary to, departing from the usual.<br />

devolutus degenerate, becoming lower.<br />

devonicus, devoniencis from Devonshire<br />

dex Greek an insect; a worm.<br />

dexi-, dexio Greek the right-hand side; clever<br />

dext-, dexter, dextr-, dextro- Latin the righthand side; clever.<br />

dextrorsus -a -um to the right, turned or twisted from right to left.<br />

deweyana after Chester Dewey, D.D. (1784-1867), New York botanist, Congregational minister, and<br />

professor of chemistry and natural history at the Universty of Rochester<br />

di-, dia- Greek across, through; separate, apart<br />

di-, dis- Greek separate, apart; double, two<br />

di- referring to the number two<br />

diabol-, diabolo Greek διαβολη, diabole, slanderous, quarrel, enmity, devilish, from δια, dia, across, apart,<br />

and bolos, bolis, ballien, casting, to throw, to throw apart, to cause dissent. Διάβολος, Diabolos, devil.<br />

diabolicus Latin, in the Vulgate, diabolical, devilish, like a devil.<br />

diacanthus two-spined, <strong>with</strong> two thorns, <strong>with</strong> pairs of thorns, from Greek and ακανθος, akanthos, spiny,<br />

thorny.<br />

diadelphis two brothers, having two bundles of stamens.<br />

diadem, diadema Greek a crown, turban.<br />

diadema diadem, crown<br />

diadematus ornamental, crowned.<br />

diadoch-, diadocho, diadochus, -diadochus Greek a successor<br />

diadrom-, diadromo Greek wandering.<br />

diaeresis, -diaeresis Greek a division.<br />

diaeresis, diaeresis f. Latin noun, distribution, separating diphthong or syllable in two pronounced<br />

connectively.<br />

diagnosis Greek diagnosis, from diagignoscein, to know apart, and -isi, suffix indicating an action of a<br />

general or abstract nature.<br />

diago Greek transmission.<br />

dialy-, dialys, dialyt Greek διαλυ-, dialy-, stem of διαλύ-ειν, dialy-ein, separate, to part asunder, break up;<br />

dissolve.<br />

dialycarpus bearing fruit composed of distinct carpels, from and Greek καρπός, karpos, fruit.<br />

dialyphyllus <strong>with</strong> separate, distinct leaves.<br />

dialysepalus having separate, distinct sepals<br />

dialystaminous having separate, distinct stamens.<br />

diamant German cv. diamond<br />

Diamorpha from a Greek word signifying deformed, in reference to its singular dehiscence. (Crassulaceae)<br />

diandrus, diandra, diander dian'drus (di-AN-drus) furnished <strong>with</strong> two or twin stamens, from Greek di, two,<br />

double, and andros, male, two stamens. This epithet is unusual for Carex diandra as all Carices have three<br />

stamens.<br />

Dianella from Latin Diana, Roman sylvan goddess, and -ella, feminine diminutive suffix, referring to the<br />

forest habitat and small stature.<br />

diantherus <strong>with</strong> two anthers.<br />

dianthiflorus -a -um dianthiflor'us (di-an-thi-FLOR-us) <strong>with</strong> flowers like the Pink, Dianthus.<br />

dianthifolius dianthus-leaved, <strong>with</strong> leaves like Dianthus, Pink<br />

dianthoides resembling Dianthus, Pink, from<br />

dianthophorus bearing Pinks.<br />

Dianthus the Pink or carnation, the flower of Jove, from Greek Διος, dios, of Jupiter, divine, and ἂνθος,<br />

anthos, flower, a reference to its preëminent beauty and fragrance. From Linnaeus. (Caryophyllaceae)<br />

diapedes Greek leaping through or across.<br />

Diaperia from Greek diapero, to pass through, alluding to pseudo-polytomous (opposed to dichotomous)<br />

branching pattern ("proliferous inflorescence") of type species<br />

diaphanus diaphanous, transparent, permitting the light to shine through.<br />

diaphor-, diaphoro different, pertaining to difference, from Greek διάφορος, diaphoros, different.

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