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-nym Greek a name<br />

nymanensis for Nymans Garden, West Sussex, UK<br />

nymph-, nympha Greek a nymph; a bride<br />

Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea'ceae (nim-fee-AY-see-ee) plants of the Water-lily family, from the genus name,<br />

Nymphaea, and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of plant family names.<br />

nymphae, nympnaea, -nymphaea Greek a water lily<br />

Nymphaea (nimf-IE-a) New Latin, from Latin for water lily, from Greek nymphaia, akin to Greek Nymphe,<br />

a water nymph, or Naiad, of the waters, or nymphe, a bride, and Latin nymphaea, water-lily, from Latin<br />

nympha; mythology, goddess of mountains, waters, meadows, and forests. (Nymphaceae)<br />

nymphaeoides Nymphaea-like, resembling Water-Lily.<br />

nymphalis floating, like the leaves and flowers of Water-Lilies.<br />

nymphoides nymphaea-like<br />

nyroc, nyroca, -nyroca New Latin a merganser<br />

nyss, nyssa, -nyssa Latin Mythology a water nymph; a starting post<br />

nyss, nysso Greek prick, stab<br />

Nyssa (NI-sa) from Linnaeus, after Nyssa (Nysa), a water nymph or naiad, for the first described species, N.<br />

aquatica, a swamp species, as opposed to sylvatica, of the woods. (Nyssaceae, formerly Cornaceae)<br />

nysta, nystagm Greek nodding the head, drowsy<br />

nyx, -nyx Greek night<br />

nyx, nyxeo, nyxis, -nyxis Greek a puncture<br />

o, -o Greek an egg<br />

O! Plus! Perge! Aio! Hui! Hem! Oh! More! Go on! Yes! Ooh! Ummm!<br />

O sibile, si ergo, Fortibus es in ero. O Nobile, Demis trux, Vatis enim? Causan dux. “Oh, see, Billy, see 'ere<br />

go forty buses in a row. Oh, no, Billy, them is trucks! What is in 'em? Cows an' ducks.”<br />

oari, oario- Greek a small egg; a mate, wife<br />

oasia, -oasis Greek a fertile spot<br />

oaxacanus from the region of Oxaca, Mexico.<br />

ob, ob- classical Latin reversed, against, inverse, upside down, etc. In scientific description, inversely, in a<br />

direction or manner contrary to the usual.<br />

obbatus beaker-shaped.<br />

obclavatus club-shaped, the thick end attached.<br />

obconellus of conical form and attached at the point.<br />

obconicus inversely conical, like an inverted cone, of conical form and attached at the point.<br />

obcordate inversely cordate, inversely heart-shaped (used of leaves).<br />

obcuneatus inversely wedge-shaped.<br />

obductus covered.<br />

obdur Latin harden<br />

obel-, obelisc Greek a spit, pointed pillar; a round cake<br />

Obesa cantavit. The fat lady has sung.<br />

obesus inflated, swollen, fat, obese<br />

obex, -obex Latin a barrier<br />

obfuscat Latin darkened<br />

obfuscatus cloudy, confused<br />

obimbricatus overlapping downward, like tiles.<br />

oblanceolatus inversely lanceolate<br />

obic Latin a barrier<br />

obit, obitus Latin death; an approach<br />

obiit “he died” abbreviated ob. opposed to fl. floruit<br />

obiit sine prole died <strong>with</strong>out issue, in geneaology abbreviated o.s.p.<br />

oblamenia black byrony, from Dioscorides.<br />

oblat Latin spread out<br />

oblatus of the shape of an orange.<br />

oblig Latin bound, obliged; bind<br />

obligulatus inversely ligulate, inversely tongued.

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