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nummalarifolius money-leaved<br />

nummul-, nummulus, -nummulus Latin money<br />

nummularius -a -um money-like, round and flat like a coin, from Latin nummus<br />

nummulariifolius <strong>with</strong> round leaves, like a coin<br />

nun, nunci, nunti Latin a messenger<br />

nunc now<br />

“Nunc est bibendum” “Now, we must drink” Literally, it is to be drunk. Horace, Odes 18), The Blessings<br />

and Dangers of Wine.<br />

Nunc dimittis now you may leave, from “Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine” St. Luke.<br />

nunquam never<br />

Numquam catapultas allice, iram omnium concitabis. Never draw fire, it irritates everyone around you.<br />

Numquam fossam compartire cum viro tibi fortiore. Never share a foxhole <strong>with</strong> one braver than yourself.<br />

Numquam obliviscaris tua tela facta ab eis qui minima liciti sunt. Never forget your weapon is made by<br />

the lowest bidder.<br />

Nuphar (NEW-far) New Latin, from ancient Arabic or Persian neufar, or nufar, short for naynufar, water<br />

lily or Egyptian Lotus. (Nymphaceae)<br />

nuphar, -nuphar Greek a water lily<br />

nuper lately<br />

nupt-, nuptial Latin marry; a wedding<br />

nut-, nuta, nutan Latin nod, nodding, sway<br />

nutans nu'tans (NOO-tans) nodding, drooping, from Latin nuto, nutare, to nod, keep nodding; to sway, to waver.<br />

nutkaensis, nutkanus from the Nootka Sound, British Columbia, or Nutka Island.<br />

nuto, nutare Latin verb, to nod, keep nodding; to sway, waver.<br />

nutri- Latin feed, nourish<br />

nutri-, nutric, nutrix, -nutrix Latin a nurse<br />

nutricius, nutricii m. Latin a tutor, guardian.<br />

nutrico, nutricare and nutricor, nutricari dep. Latin to suckle, nourish; to support, sustain.<br />

nutricula nutriculae f. Latin nurse, nanny.<br />

nutrimen nutriminis n. Latin nourishment.<br />

nutrimentum, nutrimenti n. Latin nourishment; support, training.<br />

nutrio, nutrire and nutrior, nutriri dep. Latin to suckle, nourish, bring up; to make good, support, sustain.<br />

nutrix, nutricis f. Latin a nurse, foster-mother.<br />

Nuttalanthus Nuttalan'thus (nut-all-AN-thus)<br />

nuttallii, nuttallianus, -a -um nut'tallii (NUT-al-ee-eye) nuttallian'us (nut-al-ee-AY-nus) after Thomas Nuttall<br />

(1786-1859), of Philadelphia (the Brits refer to him as an English botanist, but his botany was all American). He<br />

visited Mandan villages in North Dakota in 1810.<br />

nutus nutus m. Latin a nod; command, will; gravitation, downward movement.<br />

nux, -nux Latin a nut<br />

nux nucis f. Latin a nut; a nut tree.<br />

nux-baccata a nut enclosed in pulp, as that of the Yew.<br />

nyassensis -is -e from Lake Nyassa, S.E. Africa.<br />

nyc-, nyct-, nycti-, nycto- Greek night, referring to the night<br />

Nyctaginaceae Nyctagina'ceae (nik-taj-in-AY-see-ee) plants of the Four O’clock family, from the genus name,<br />

Nyctaginia, and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of plant family names. One reference has this as plants of the<br />

Nyctanthes, Tree-of-Sadness family.<br />

nyctagineaus -a -um, nycticalus night-blooming, resembling the four-o’clock-flower.<br />

Nyctaginia Greek nyct, night, in reference to noctural flowering.<br />

nyctaginiflorus -a -um flowering at night.<br />

nyctaginifolius -a -um nyctaginifo'lius (nik-taj-in-i-FO-lee-us)<br />

Nyctanthes night flower<br />

nyctanthus flowering at night, from , and ἄνθος, anthos, flower.<br />

nyctelius pertaining to night.<br />

nycter-, nycteri Greek a bat<br />

nycticallus, nycticalus beautiful at night.<br />

nyctotropic the folding of leaves at night.<br />

nygma, -nygma, nygmato Greek a puncture wound

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