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Alstonia for Professor Cjarles Alston (1685-1760) of Edinburgh, Scotland.<br />

alstonii for Captain E. Alston (fl. 1891), collector of succulents in Ceres, South Africa.<br />

Alstroemeria for Baron Claus (Clas Alstroemer) Alströmer (1736–1794), Swedish botanist and naturalist,<br />

pupil (friend) of Linnaeus, a genus of Peruvain lilies. (Alstromeriaceae)<br />

Alstromeriaceae from the genus name, Alstromeria, and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of plant family<br />

names.<br />

alt-, alti- Latin altus, high, tall.<br />

altaclerensis -is -e from Highclere (Alta Clara) in Hampshire, UK, or High Clere <strong>Nursery</strong>, Ireland.<br />

altaicus -a -um, altaiensis -is -e, altaïensis of the Altai Mountains in southern Siberia (or Central Asia,<br />

Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China)<br />

altamahus, -a -um from the Altamaha River, Georgia, USA.<br />

alte loftily<br />

alte-, alti-, alto- tall, high, from Latin altus.<br />

alter Latin alter, the other (one of two).<br />

altern- Latin alternus, one after another.<br />

alternans alternating, by turns one after the other, from present participle of Latin alterno, alternare,<br />

alternavi, alternatum.<br />

Alternanthera alternating-stamens, from Latin alternans, alternating, and anthera, anther, referring to the<br />

alternation of pseudostaminodes and stamen, alternate ones are barren.<br />

alternatim alternately<br />

alternatim-pari-pinnatus alternately pinnate, <strong>with</strong>out terminal leaflet<br />

alternatus -a -um alternate, alternating, from Latin alternus, for phyllotaxy.<br />

alterni-, alternus -a -um alternating, alternate, alternately changing or opposite sides, every other-, from<br />

alter, alternatus<br />

alterniflorus -a -um <strong>with</strong> flowers alternating on opposite sides<br />

alternifolius -a -um (al-tir-ni-FO-lee-us) <strong>with</strong> leaves alternating on opposite sides, alternating leaves, from<br />

Latin alternus, adjective, by turns, alternate, -i-, botanical Latin connective vowel, and folium, foli(i), n., noun,<br />

a leaf.<br />

altescandens climbing up, ascending<br />

althae- Greek αλθαινω, althaino, to heal, cure.<br />

Althaea (Althea) New Latin, from Latin althæa, for marsh mallow, from Greek αλθαια, althaia, a name used<br />

by Theophrastus; or from Greek healer αλθαινω, althaino, or ἄλθειν, althein, to heal; ἅλθω, altho, to heal, for<br />

the highly esteemed medicinal value of the mucaliginous roots. (Malvaceae)<br />

althaeoides Althaea-like, hollyhock-like, resembling Hollyhock, Althaea, from althaea and -oides.<br />

althos Greek αλθος, althos, a healing, medicine.<br />

alti- Latin high, tall.<br />

alti- Latin altilis, fatten up.<br />

alticaulis -is -e having tall stems, from Latin altus, and Latin noun caulis, caulis m., from the Greek καυλος,<br />

kaulos, the stem or stalk of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles, or kaulos, the shaft.<br />

alticolus, -a -um living on hills, inhabiting high places, from Latin alti and colo.<br />

alticomus in one source as <strong>with</strong> foliage (?) high up<br />

altifrons tall-fronded, having tall leafy growth, <strong>with</strong> tall foliage, high canopied, covered <strong>with</strong> foliage to the<br />

top, from Latin altus and frondeo, fronderere.<br />

altil- Latin nourished, fattened.<br />

altilis -is -e inflated, extended; fat, large, nutritious, nourishing, from Latin alo, alere, alui, altum (alitum).<br />

altipendulus hanging high<br />

altis -is -e above, on high, from afar, tall, from Latin alte.<br />

altissimus -a -um altis'simus (al-TI-si-mus, or al-TIS-i-mus) highest, very high, very tall, tallest, the superlative<br />

of the Latin adjective altus -a -um, tall, high, or deep, <strong>with</strong> -issimus -a -um, the superlative suffix, meaning most so,<br />

to the greatest degree; most-, -est, such as largest, prettiest, whitest. Often referring to altitude, also high; deep or<br />

profound; shrill; lofty, noble; deep rooted; far-fetched; grown great; sometimes refering to the tallest known species<br />

of the genus.<br />

altior, altius from Latin altior, taller, higher, comparative of altus, high, and comparative suffix; more so, to<br />

a greater degree; more-, -er<br />

altius more loftily<br />

altr- Latin altr-, other.

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