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kotschyanus, kotschyi for Theodore Kotschy (1813-1866), Austrian botanist and plant collector.<br />

kotyl, kotylo Greek a cup, socket, cavity<br />

koumpempa from Greek κουµπεµπα, cubeb pepper.<br />

kourkoumás, koúrkoumē from Greek κουρκουµάς, κούρκουµη, tumeric.<br />

kouytchensis of or from Guizhou province, China<br />

Krameria Kramer'ia (kray-MER-ee-a)<br />

Krameriaceae Krameria'ceae (kray-mer-ee-AY-see-ee), from the genus name, Krameria, and -aceae, the<br />

standardized Latin suffix of plant family names.<br />

Krasavitsa Moskvy Russian cv. beauty of Moscow<br />

Krascheninnikovia Krascheninniko'via (kras-chen-in-i-KO-vee-a) for S. P. Krasheninnikova (1711-1755),<br />

academnician and professor in Saint Petersburg, author of the first flora of Saint Petersburg<br />

kraur, krauro Greek dry, brittle<br />

kremmýdi from Greek κρεµµύδι, onion and shallot.<br />

Krigia New Latin, from David Krig (16??-1713), 18th century American plant collector in Maryland and<br />

Delaware and New Latin –ia; alternately for Dr. Daniel Krieg, German botanist who traveled in this country.<br />

(Compositae)<br />

krókos from Greek κρόκος, saffron.<br />

krómmyon from Greek κρόµµυον, onion or shallot.<br />

Kuhnia New Latin, from Dr. Adam Kuhn, died 1817, of Pennsylvania, an American physician, botanist, and<br />

pupil of Linnaeus who carried a living plant to Linnaeus, and New Latin –ia. (Compositae)<br />

kulbadicus from Kulbad on the Caspian Sea.<br />

Kummerowia<br />

kumo-no-obi Japanese cv. bear’s belt<br />

Kupferteppich German cv. copper carpet<br />

kurdicus from Kurdistan, in western Asia.<br />

kurilensis from the Kuril island group in the northern Pacific.<br />

kurt, kurti, kurto Greek curved<br />

kyan, kyano Greek dark blue<br />

Kyhosia for Donald William Kyhos, b. 1929, Californian botanist<br />

kyll, kyllo Greek lame, crippled<br />

Kyllinga for Peter Kylling, Danish botanist, d. 1696. (Cyperaceae)<br />

kym, kyma, kymo Greek a wave<br />

kýmino, kýminon from Greek κύµινο, κύµινον, kumino, kuminon, cumin seeds.<br />

kypho, kyphos Greek bent<br />

kyrio Greek master of; critical<br />

kyst, kystho, kysto Greek a hollow place; a cell<br />

la séduisante French cv. temptress<br />

la-, lao Greek a stone; the people<br />

labe Latin a downfall; a defect; Greek: a handle<br />

labell, labellum, -labellum Latin a little lip<br />

labellatus <strong>with</strong> small lips, as in fern fronds and orchids.<br />

labi, labia, labio Latin a lip<br />

labi, labid, labis Greek forceps<br />

Labiatae plants bearing lipped flowers, an old name for the Mint family, now Lamiaceae.<br />

labiatiflorae bearing lipped flowers.<br />

labiatus labiatus, lipped, from labium, lip, usually bilabiatus.<br />

labilis slippery<br />

labiosus lipped, <strong>with</strong> big lips.<br />

labor Latin work<br />

laboratorium Latin laboratory, from laborare, to work from labor, toil, and -orium suffix indicating place of<br />

work or action.<br />

labr, labri, labro Latin a lip; a kind of fish<br />

labra, labrac, labrax, -labrax Greek a sea fish

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