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grand, grandin, grando, -grando Latin hail, a hailstone<br />

grand- large<br />

grandiceps large-headed, <strong>with</strong> a large head, sadi of flowers or fruit.<br />

grandicornis <strong>with</strong> large horns.<br />

grandicuspis <strong>with</strong> large cusps or points<br />

grandidens, grandidentatus large-toothed, <strong>with</strong> large teeth<br />

grandiflorus -a -um grandiflor'us (gran-di-FLOR-us) large-flowered, <strong>with</strong> flowers larger than normal, New Latin,<br />

from grandis, full-grown, great, large, tall, -i-, and florus, floreo, to bloom, to flower<br />

grandifolius large-leaved, <strong>with</strong> large leaves, <strong>with</strong> leaves larger than normal.<br />

grandiformis on a large scale<br />

grandipunctatus <strong>with</strong> large spots<br />

grandis -is -e gran'de (GRAN-dee) large, big<br />

graniferus grain-bearing.<br />

graniticus granite-loving, as some lichens.<br />

grantianus -a -um grantia'nus (gran-tee-AY-nus)<br />

grantii grant'ii (GRANT-ee-eye)<br />

granul- granular, grainy, from Latin a little grain<br />

granularis -is -e granular, composed of grains, or divided into small knots or tubercules, as the roots of some<br />

Saxifraga, Latin granulum, granuli, a granule, a small grain, and –aris, pertaining to, resembling clusters of<br />

grains<br />

granulatus granulate, covered <strong>with</strong> minute grains, granular, composed of grains, or divided into small knots<br />

or tubercules, as the roots of some Saxifraga.<br />

granulosus granulate, granular, composed of grains, or divided into small knots or tubercules, as the roots of<br />

some Saxifraga.<br />

graph-, grapho, graphy, -graphy Greek write, writing<br />

-graph(...) referring to writing<br />

graps, grapsi Greek a crab<br />

grapt, grapto Greek inscribed, written<br />

Grass noun Probably from about 1150 gras, found in Old English graes, gaers, herb, plant grass (about 725),<br />

in <strong>Genesis</strong> A: earlier in the compound graesgroeni grass green); cognate <strong>with</strong> the Old Frisian gres grass, old<br />

Saxon and modern Dutch gras, Old High German gras (modern German Gras), Old Icelandic gras herb, grass<br />

and Gothic gras herb from Proto Germanic *grasan, from Indo-European *ghra-s. root grho.<br />

grat-, grati Latin pleasing; favor, wonderful, likeable<br />

gratianopolitanus from Grenoble, France<br />

Gratiola New Latin, diminutive of Latin gratia grace; from its alleged healing qualities<br />

gratioloides resembling Gratiola, Golden-pert.<br />

gratissimus very pleasing or aggreable<br />

gratus pleasing, aggreable<br />

Graue Witwe German cv. gray widow<br />

grav-, grave-, gravi- Latin heavy<br />

graveolens, (gen.), graveolentis graveo'lens (grav-ee-OH-lens) Latin adjective heavy- or strongly-scented, of<br />

strong or rank odor, strong-smelling, rank; from root grave-, often meaning oppressive, burdensome, or to pollute<br />

the air, and olens, (gen.) olentis, Latin <strong>with</strong> an odor good or bad, odorous, fragrant, stinking. See gravo, gravare.<br />

graveolentia, graveolentiae f. Latin noun, foul smell, from Pliny.<br />

gravid- Latin filled, full, swelled; pregnant<br />

gravidus -a -um Latin adjective, gravidus -a -um, fecund, heavy <strong>with</strong> young or child, pregnant; laden,<br />

swollen, or teeming; weighed down; rich or abundant.<br />

gravo, gravare, gravavi, gravatus Latin verb, load or weigh down; burden, oppress; pollute the air; accuse,<br />

incriminate; aggravate.<br />

grayi, grayii gray'i (GRAY-eye) after Asa Gray (1810-1888), the very rightous American botanist, also spelled<br />

grayi<br />

Grayia Gray'ia (GRAY-ee-a) for Asa Gray (1810-1888), botany professor at Harvard, for many years the preeminent<br />

American botanist.<br />

grayoides in reference to Cyperus grayoides, from New Latin grayi, which see, and Greek -οειδης, -oeides,<br />

resembling, like, for the appearance similar to C. grayi.<br />

greatae great'ae (GRAY-tee)

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