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elaeodes olive color<br />

elaio- olive green<br />

elan-, elano, elanus Greek a kite; drive<br />

elaphines tawny or fulvous<br />

elap-, elapas Latin a sea fish; a serpent<br />

elaph-, elapho, elaphus Greek a stag, deer<br />

elaphr, elaphro Greek light in weight<br />

elaps- Latin a sea fish; a serpent; slipped away<br />

elasm-, elasmo, elasmus Greek a plate, metal plate<br />

elasso- Greek make less<br />

elasticus -a -um elastic, yielding indiarubber.<br />

elat- Latin high, lofty<br />

elater Greek a driver<br />

elaterius -a -um shooting <strong>with</strong> elastic filaments (when spreading seeds)<br />

elatin-, elatino Greek fir-like; a toadflax<br />

Elatinaceae Elatina'ceae (el-at-in-AY-see-ee) plants of the Water-wort, or Water Pepper family, from the genus<br />

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

Elatine elat'ine (eh-LAT-in-ee) from Greek ἐλάτη, elate, fir, for the resemblance of the slender leaves of some<br />

species. (Elatinaceae)<br />

elatior, elatius Latin comparative adjective, taller, higher, more lofty.<br />

elatostemmoides resembling Pine Writhe.<br />

elatr Latin bark, cry out<br />

elatri, elatrie Greek draw, pull<br />

elatus -a -um ela'tus (eh-LAY-tus) tall, exalted, lofty, stately.<br />

elbrusensis from Mount Elbrus in northern Persia.<br />

elc-, elco-, elcoma, elcos- Greek a wound, sore<br />

elcysm- Greek dragging<br />

eleagn-, eleagnus Greek a marsh plant(????)<br />

elect- Latin choose<br />

electr-, electri, electro Greek amber; electricity<br />

electracanthus <strong>with</strong> amber-like thorns, from Greek and ακανθος, akanthos, spiny, thorny.<br />

electrinus amber colored.<br />

eleg- Greek: mourning-, Latin: choice<br />

eleg- referring to elegance<br />

elegan-, elegant Latin elegant, fine<br />

elegans, elagantis el'egans (EL-e-gans, or AY-le-gahnz) elegant, graceful, neat, nice, from Latin adjective<br />

elegans, (gen) elegantis, elegant, choice, fine, handsome, neat, tasteful, luxurious, or sometimes in bad sense<br />

fastidious, fussy, or too nice.<br />

eleganter gracefully, finely<br />

elegantissimus, elegantissima most or very elegant, exquisitely fine or nice.<br />

elegantulus diminutive of elegant; or rather elegant? (one source has extra graceful or nice?)<br />

elelisphacos salvia, Salvia trilobs (L.).<br />

Elelísphakos Greek Ἐλελίσφακος, sage.<br />

elench Greek disgrace; test<br />

eleo Greek a marsh; oil; distracted<br />

eleo- marsh, from Greek ελος, ελεο-, elos, eleo-, cf. heleo-. Proper etymology shows the Greek root started<br />

<strong>with</strong> ἑ, an epsilon <strong>with</strong> a spiritus asper, pronounced and transliterated he-.<br />

Eleocharis (Heleocharis) Eleo'charis (e-lee-O-ka-ris, or he-lee-O-ka-ris, el-ee-OK-ar-is) marsh-beauty, marshfavor,<br />

marsh-joy, New Latin, from Greek ἑλεο- heleo-, marsh, or helodes, growing in marshes, heleios, dwelling in<br />

marshes, and χαρις, kharis grace, beauty, pleasant, or χαίρω, kharo, to rejoice. Mohlenbrock (2005) introduced the<br />

name Spikesedge since Eleocharis are in the sedge family not the rush family.<br />

eleph-, elephas, elephant, elephanti, elephanto Greek an elephant; ivory<br />

elepha- referring to an elephant<br />

elephanticeps <strong>with</strong> an elephant’s head.<br />

elephantidens large-toothed, ivory toothed.<br />

elephantidëus ivory-toothed (questionable translation, possible typo for elephantidëns?)

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