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Aletris mealy, New Latin, from Greek αλετρον, aletron, or aletris, a female slave who ground meal, a noble<br />

Athenian maiden who prepared offering cakes, from alein, aletreuein to grind; from the floury appearance of<br />

the blossoms, or the mealy texture of the perianth. Apparently nothing to do <strong>with</strong> a bump-and grind. Aletris<br />

farinosa re-emphasizes the floury covering.<br />

aletroides like Star-grass, Aletris, resembling Aletris, from Greek αλετρον-οειδες, aletron-oeides.<br />

aleur-, aleuro-, aleurum, -aleurum Greek floury-, mealy- from αλευρον, aleuron, flour, wheat meal, barley<br />

meal, for the surface texture. (flowery- in one source.)<br />

Aleura mealy, from αλευρον, aleuron, for the pileus surface texture.<br />

aleuriatus -a -um, aleuricus -a -um mealy, floury, from αλευρον, aleuron.<br />

Aleurites floury, flour-like, from αλευρον, aleuron, for the mealy covering of the tung oil tree leaves.<br />

aleuropus -a -um <strong>with</strong> meal-covered stalks, from αλευρο-ρους, aleuro-pous.<br />

aleutaceus -a -um purse-like, softly leathery, from Latin alutus, from aluta -ae f., soft leather; a shoe, purse<br />

or patch.<br />

aleuticus -a -um, alëuticus aleu'ticus (al-YOO-ti-kus) Aleutian, of or from the Aleutian Islands chain, part of<br />

Alaska in the northern Pacific Ocean.<br />

alex-, alexi-, alexo Greek αλεξω, alexo-, to ward off, to keep away, turn away.<br />

alexandrae alexan'drae (al-ex-AN-dree) for Queen Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia (1844-<br />

1925), wife of Edward VII.<br />

alexandrinus -a -um of Alexandria, Egypt, or other ancient townships named Alexandria.<br />

alexaterius protected, fit for defense.<br />

alexeter Greek αλεξητηρ, alexeter, a protector (from plague), defender.<br />

aleyr-, aleyro- Greek αλευρον, aleyron, flour, meal, wheat meal, barley meal.<br />

alfalfa the Spanish name for Medicago sativa, from Arabic al-fasfasah.<br />

alg-, alga, -alga, algo Latin seaweed, from alga -ae f., sea-weed.<br />

alg-, alge- Latin cold, coldness, from algeo, algere, alsi, to be cold.<br />

alg-, alge-, algia-, algo- Greek αλγησις, algesis, pain, sense of pain.<br />

algarvensis -is -e from Algarve, Portugal.<br />

algeriensis -is -e from Algiers, or Algeria, in North Africa<br />

algidus -a -um al'gidus (AL-ji-dus) cold, ice-loving, cold-loving; of cold habitats, of high mountains, from Latin<br />

algidus -a -um, cold; also Algidus -i m., a mountain in Latium.<br />

algoensis -is -e from Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa.<br />

Alhagi from the Mauritanian vernacular name for Alhagi maurorum.<br />

ali- Latin other, another; a wing<br />

ali- Latin alibi, elsewhere.<br />

alia Greek αλια, alia, an assembly, meeting.<br />

Alias Latin also known as, originally at another time<br />

alibas Greek αλιβας, alibas, dead body, dead river, dead wine.<br />

alibilis Latin alibilis, nourishing.<br />

alica, alicae f. Latin noun, emmer (wheat), Triticum dicoccum, groats/grits; a porridge or gruel made <strong>with</strong><br />

groats or grits.<br />

alicae for Princess Alice Maude Mary of Hesse (1843-1878.<br />

aliceara for Mrs. Alice Iwanaga of Hawaii, orchid hybridist.<br />

aliciae for Miss Alice Pegler, plant collector in Transkei, South Africa.<br />

Aliciella Aliciel'la (al-is-ee-EL-la)<br />

alien-, aliena Latin alien, foreign<br />

alienus -a -um from Latin alienus, belonging to another place, alien, foreign, strange, differing or different<br />

from, changed, not related, of others.<br />

aliferous having wings<br />

aliformis wing-shaped<br />

aliger- Latin aliger, winged.<br />

aligerus -a -um winged, bearing wings, from Latin ala, alae and gero.<br />

alikt-, alikto- Greek αλικτος, aliktos, good at leaping.<br />

alimaculatus -a -um <strong>with</strong> spotted wing petals, from Latin ala, alae, and macula, maculae.<br />

aliment- Latin alimentum, food, nourishment; nourish. Alimentary, my dear Watson.<br />

alimmato- Greek αλεµµα, alemma, fat, oil, unguent, used in anointing.<br />

-alio Greek αλιος, alios, suffix indicating of the sea.

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