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aeto-, aetus, -aetus an eagle, from Latin āetītēs, adopted from Greek ἀετῑτης, aetites, of the eagle, aquiline,<br />

or ἀετός, aetos, eagle.<br />

aetolicus -a -um from Aetolia, Greece.<br />

-aeus -a -um Greek adjectival suffix indicating ‘belonging to’ (of a place), used <strong>with</strong> a noun base.<br />

aevum (evum) Latin, eavum, lifetime, age.<br />

aexi Greek αεξω, aexo, increase, grow, exalt.<br />

Aextoxicon goat arrow (poison), from Greek αιξ, aix, -τοξικον, -toxikon, (φαρµικον, pharmikon).<br />

aezeno Greek αιζηος, aiznos, strong, active, lusty.<br />

af- Latin prefix assimilative form of Latin ad-, before f, at, to, <strong>towards</strong>.<br />

afares from Africa, from Latin afer, afri<br />

afer, afra, afrum Latin African, of African origin, from the land of Afer, Africa; more extensive than the<br />

Roman Africa, Africae. Afer ventus,or Africus is Latin for the diety of the southwest wind, blowing out of<br />

Africa, also known in Greek as Livas or Lips. Afer was also the name of a son of the Libyan Hercules.<br />

affer Latin afferre, to bring.<br />

affini-, affinis -is -e affi'nis (a-FY-nis, a-FY-nee) Latin adjective affinis, related to, allied, similar, of near<br />

alliance, neighbor, from Latin ad, to, and finis, boundary, meaning to the border of.<br />

affinis, affinis c. Latin noun, relation by marriage; neighbor; accomplice.<br />

affinis -is -e Latin adjective, neighboring, adjacent, next, bordering; related (marriage), akin, connected.<br />

affinitas, affinitatis f. Latin noun, relation(ship) by marriage; relationship of a man and wife, bond or union;<br />

neighborhood.<br />

affinitas Latin relationship, from affinis, bordering, and -itas suffix indicating the abstract or general result of<br />

an action<br />

affixis fixed to, fixed upon, attached to<br />

affluen-, affluens, -afluens, affluent Latin abundant, rich<br />

afghanicus -a -um, afghanistanicus from Afghanistan.<br />

Afióni from Greek αφιόνι, aphioni, poppy seeds.<br />

aflatunensis -is -e from Aflatun, central Asia.<br />

afoliatus -a -um <strong>with</strong>out leaves, from Latin a- and folium, foli(i), n., noun, a leaf.<br />

Aframomum African-Amomum (Amomum grows from the East Indies to Japan). In the Ginger family, the<br />

seeds of Aframomum melegueta are used in Samuel Adams Summer Ale.<br />

africanus -a -um africa'nus (af-ri-KAY-nus) African, of African origin, from Africa, Africae, and -anus<br />

adjectival suffix indicating position, conection, or possession by.<br />

africus Latin African.<br />

Afrocalathea African-Calathea (Calathea is a New World genus).<br />

Afrofittonia African-Fittonia.<br />

Afrothismia African-Thismia. Gledhill has Thismia, sensu lato, as growing in Indo-Malaya and South<br />

America, <strong>with</strong> our apologies to Norma Pfeiffer.<br />

Afrotrilepis African-Trilepis, from and Greek λεπίς, λεπιδο-, lepis, lepido-, scale.<br />

africus African, of African origin<br />

Afrikánikó pipéri from Greek αφρικάνικό πιπέρι, aphrikaniko piperi, negro pepper.<br />

Afzelia, afzelianus -a -um for Adam Afzelius (1750-1837), Swedish botanist and agricultural advisor in West<br />

Africa c.1792.<br />

ag- Latin prefix assim. form of Latin ad-, before g, at, to, <strong>towards</strong>.<br />

aga- Greek αγαν, agan, very, very much, too much.<br />

aga- Greek very, very much, αγαν, agan, adverb meaning very, much, very much.<br />

aga-, agatho- good, noble, useful, from Greek αγα-, aga-, αγαθος, agathos.<br />

agaeo- Greek αγαιος, agaios, enviable, leading the procession.<br />

Agalinis wonder-flax, or remarkable flax, New Latin, irregular from Greek αγα- aga, agē- wonder and Latin<br />

linum flax.<br />

agall-, agallo Greek αγαλλω, agallo, glorify, exalt, adorn.<br />

agalli-, agallid, agallis, -agallis Greek an iris, or flag, from αγαλλίς, agallis, dwarf iris.<br />

agalma, -agalma Greek αγαλµα, agalma, glory, delight, a pleasing gift; a statue.<br />

agamus flowerless, from Greek α-γαµος, a-gamos, <strong>with</strong>out marriage.<br />

agan-, agano Greek αγανος, aganos, -mild, gentle.<br />

agan- Greek very much, too much.<br />

aganactico irritable, peevish, vexed.

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