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dioicus -a -um, dioeca, dioecious, dieucus(?) dio'icus (di-OH-ik-us, or dee-o-EE-kus) of two houses, from Greek<br />

δις-οικος, dis-oikos, dioecious, indicating that the male and female flowers are found on different plants, having<br />

stamens and pistils on separate flowers on different plants.<br />

Dionaea from one of the names of Venus, Venus’ Fly-trap. (Droseraceae)<br />

dioriticus dark green<br />

dios- referring to a god or divinity<br />

Dioscoreaceae plants of the Yam family, from the genus name, Dioscorea, and -aceae, the standardized Latin<br />

suffix of plant family names.<br />

Dioscorea (dee-os-KO-ree-a) After Pedanios Dioscorides (1 st century Greek physician and herbalist, ca 40-<br />

90), author of De Materia Medica. Sometimes seen as Discorides.<br />

dioscoridis like Dioscoria (yam), named for the Greek physician Pedanios Dioscorides. Sometimes seen as<br />

Discorides.<br />

Diosma modern Latin, from Greek δῖ-ος, di-os, divine, and ὀσµή, osme, odor. A genus of South African<br />

heath-like plants (family Rutuaceæ), <strong>with</strong> strong balsamic odour<br />

diosmaefolius, diosmifolius, diosmatifolius diosma-leaved, <strong>with</strong> leaves like Diosma, African Sleet-bush<br />

diosmoides resembling Diosma, a genus of heath-like shrubs<br />

Diospyros ‘fruit of the gods, divine pear’, the persimmon, New Latin, from Latin, a plant, probably<br />

gromwell, from Greek, from διός, dios, of Zeus (?), or Latin Dijovis, of Jupiter, and πυρός, pyros, grain, wheat,<br />

perhaps more appropriately from Latin pyrum, pirum pear. For what reason would anyone associate a juicy,<br />

fleshy persimmon <strong>with</strong> a dry kernel of wheat, however noble? I vote for the pear, early and often. Ponder<br />

Deus, Zeus (dzeus, zdeus), Dijovis, Diovis, Theos, Jove (Jovis), Jahweh, Jesus, Yashua.<br />

diotostophus, diotostephus <strong>with</strong> two ears(?)<br />

dipetalus -a -um dipet'alus (di-PET-al-us) two-petaled, <strong>with</strong> two petals<br />

Diphasiastrum false Diphasium, from Diphasium, a generic name, and -astrum, incomplete resemblance, of<br />

a wild or inferior sort.<br />

diphoscyphus <strong>with</strong> two cups, <strong>with</strong> two ears<br />

diphy- Greek of a double nature, two fold.<br />

diphterolobus <strong>with</strong> skin-like or parchment-like lobes<br />

Diphylleia Greek δὶς, dis, twice, and φύλλον, phyllon, leaf. (Berberidaceae)<br />

diphyllus -a -um Greek for two-leaved, from δὶς, dis, twice, and φύλλον, phyllon, leaf.<br />

Diphyscium from Greek di-, two, and physkion, little gut, alluding to double bladder of spore sac and capsule<br />

wall<br />

dipl-, dipl-, diplo Greek double, two.<br />

Diplachne maybe from Greek λαχνη, lachne, soft, woolly hair???<br />

diplandrus <strong>with</strong> two anthers<br />

Diplazium From Greek diplazein, double, or di, two, and plasion, oblong, referring to a double sori<br />

diplo- double<br />

Diploclinium from Greek διπλόος, diploos, double, and κλίνη, kline, couch, referring to the double<br />

placentae. (Begoniaceae)<br />

diplodurus <strong>with</strong> two tails of tail-like appendages<br />

Diplopappus from Greek διπλόος, diploos, double, and πάππός, pappos, referring to the double rpws of the<br />

pappus. (Compositae)<br />

Diplotaxis New Latin, from Greek diplous, diplo-, double, and -taxis, arrangement, row, in reference of the<br />

double row of seeds in each locule of the fruit<br />

Diplothemium double-sheathed<br />

dipn-, dipno-, dipnum, -dipnum Greek a meal, food.<br />

dipostephioides like Dipostephium<br />

dips-, dipsa, dipsi Greek thirsty, dry.<br />

Dipsacaceae Dipsaca'ceae (dip-sa-KAY-see-ee) plants of the Teasel family, from the genus name, Dipsacus, and<br />

-aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of plant family names.<br />

dipsaceus, dipsacoides of or like teasel or Dipsacus, resembling Teasel<br />

Dipsacus New Latin, from Greek dipsakos, teasel, diabetes, from διψάω, dipsao, to thirst, alluding to the<br />

water held in the axils of the leaves. (Dipsacaceae)<br />

dipterigius <strong>with</strong> two wings<br />

Dipterocarpaceae plants of the Wood-oil family, from the genus name, Dipterocapus, and -aceae, the<br />

standardized Latin suffix of plant family names.

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