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minor mi'nor (MI-nor) Latin less, smaller, lesser; hangover, threaten, from minor, minoris, comparative from<br />

parvus -a -um, q.v.; or from minor, minorari, dep., to jut out, project, hang over. By transference to threaten,<br />

menace, <strong>with</strong> dative.<br />

mínthē from Greek µίνϑη, peppermint.<br />

minthorniae minthorn'iae (mint-THORN-ee-ee)<br />

minthornii minthorn'ii (mint-THORN-ee-eye)<br />

Minuartia Minuart'ia (min-yoo-ART-ee-a) for J. Minuart (1693-1768), Spanish botanist and pharmacist<br />

minus -a -um mi'nus (MI-nus) smaller, lesser<br />

minuscula<br />

minut- Latin small<br />

minute minutely<br />

minutiflorus -a -um minutiflor'us (my-noo-ti-FLOR-us) minute-flowered, <strong>with</strong> very small flowers<br />

minutifolius -a -um minutifo'lius (my-noo-ti-FO-lee-us) minute-leaved<br />

minutissime most minutely<br />

minutissimus very or most minute, extremely small.<br />

minutus very small, minute, incomspicuous.<br />

miny, minyth, minyus?? Greek small<br />

minyr, minyro Greek complaining<br />

minyth Greek small; decrease<br />

mio- less, from ancient Greek µείον, meion, lesser, less, earlier, used mostly in paleontology and geology,<br />

compare meio.<br />

miocarpus <strong>with</strong> small fruit.<br />

miquelii<br />

mir, mira, mirab, mirac, miri Latin wonderful<br />

mira salvia<br />

Mirabilis Mirab'ilis (mi-RAB-il-is) see Myrabilis Latin mirabilis, wonderful<br />

mirra, myrrha mvrra myrrh<br />

mirus quaint.<br />

mis English: wrong; Greek: hate<br />

misc Latin mix; mixed<br />

misc, misc-, misco Greek a stalk, referring to a stem<br />

Miscanthus stem flower, from Greek miskos, stem, and ἄνθος, anthos, flower.<br />

miscellanus miscellaneous, mixed.<br />

misch-, mischo, mischus Greek a stalk<br />

mischtschenkoana for P. I. Misczenko (1869-1938), Russian botanist<br />

mischus seed of poplar, elm, etc.<br />

miscix, miscicis changeable, inconsistent<br />

mise, misell, miser Latin wretched<br />

miser, misera, miserum mis'era (MIS-er-a) miserable, sickly.<br />

miso Greek hate, hatred<br />

miss-, missi Latin send<br />

Missiles invenientes semper potestatem viae habent. Incoming fire has the right of way.<br />

mississippiensis from the Mississippi River.<br />

missouricus -a -um (mi-sur-ree-KUS) of, pertaining to, or from Missouri or the Missouri River.<br />

missouriensis -is -e missourien'sis (mi-sur-ree-EN-sis, or mis-oo-ree-EN-sis) of, pertaining to, or from Missouri<br />

or the Missouri River.<br />

mist-, mistus, -mistus Latin a mixing<br />

mist, misto Greek most<br />

mistus cross-bred, mixed.<br />

-mit Latin send<br />

mit, mito, mitus Greek a thread<br />

Mitchella honoring the English born, Virginia botanist and physician, Dr. John Mitchell,1711-1768), early<br />

correspondent of Linnaeus. (Rubiaceae)<br />

mitchelliana<br />

mitell-, mitella, mitella from Latin noun mitra, mitrae f., mitre of a bishop or an abbot; oriental headband,<br />

coif, turban, or head-dress; a rope or cable, and -ella, Latin feminine diminutive suffix.

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