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Ambrosina diminutive of Ambrosia.<br />

ambrosioides ambrosio'ides (am-bro-zee-OH-i-dees) like the genus Ambrosia, the food of the gods, from Greek<br />

αµβροσια, ambrosia, food of the gods, food for immortality, and -οειδες, -oeides, adjective suffix for nouns: like,<br />

resemble.<br />

ambubeia see also intubus, chicory, endive.<br />

ambul-, ambulacr-, ambulat- Latin ambulare, walk.<br />

ambust- burned up, consumed, scorched, from Latin amburere, to burn round, scorch.<br />

ambusticolus -a -um ambustico'lus (am-bus-ti-KO-lus)<br />

amby-, ambyco-, ambyx, -ambyx Greek αµβυξ, ambyx, αµβιξ, ambix, a spouted cup, a cup.<br />

ameb-, ameba-, -ameba, amebo- Greek αµοιβη, amoiba (η?), change, exchange, alternation.<br />

amecaenis -is -e from Ameca, Mexico.<br />

amecamecanus -a -um from Amecameca, Mexico.<br />

amel- Old French, Middle English, enamel.<br />

Amelanchier Amelan'chier (a-me-LAN-kee-er, or am-el-ANK-ee-er) New Latin, from an old French (Provençal)<br />

common name, snowy-Mespilus, for A. ovalis, amélanchier shadbush, shadberry, of of A. vulgaris; or of Celtic<br />

origin, akin to Gaulish avallo apple, Old Irish ubull. Alternately, from the Savoyard name amelancier, for the<br />

medlar tree; note the root melan, from Latin mēlinus, of quinces, and ancient Greek µῆλον, melon, apple, quince.<br />

(Rosaceae)<br />

Amelasorbus the composite generic name for hybrids beween Amelanchier and Sorbus.<br />

amelloides Amellus-like, resembling Amellus, from Amellus and -oides.<br />

Amellus, amellus -a -um a name used by Virgil for a blue-flowered composite from the River Mella, near<br />

Manuta, Italy.<br />

ament-, amentum, -amentum Latin amentum, a thong, strap, shoe lace, catkin.<br />

amentaceus -a -um catkin-blooming, like a catkin, having catkins, of-catkins, from Latin amentum, amenti<br />

(Ciboria amentacea grows on fallen alder and willow catkins).<br />

amenteae catkin bloom bearers<br />

amenti- catkin-, from Latin amentum, amenti, a strap used to impart spin when throwing a javelin.<br />

amentiferous catkin-bearing, catkinlike<br />

amentum catkin<br />

amer- Greek αµεριστος, ameristos, undivided.<br />

amer- American.<br />

americanus -a -um america'na (a-me-ri-KAH-nus, or am-er-ik-AY-na) of the New World, from the Americas,<br />

American.<br />

Amerorchis from America plus orchis, from the American distribution of this close relative of Eurasian<br />

Orchis<br />

amesianus -a -um for Frederick Lothrop Ames (1835-1893), American orchidologist, or for Professor Oakes<br />

Ames (1874-1950), of the Harvard Botanic Garden, orchidologist.<br />

amethystea, amethystinus -a -um, amethysteus -a -um, amethysticus amethystine, the color of amethyst gems,<br />

the color of amethystine, bluish or mauve, violet colored, from Latin amethystinus, the color of amethyst, from<br />

Greek αµεθυστος, amethystos.<br />

amethystoglossus -a -um amethyst-tongued, from Greek αµεθυστος, amethystos, and γλωσσα, glossa<br />

(Cattelya).<br />

ametor Greek αµητωρ, ametor, (η?) motherless.<br />

ametos Greek αµητος, ametos, (η?) harvest.<br />

amia, -amia Greek αµια, amia, a kind of fish.<br />

amiant-, amianto- Greek αµιαντος, amiantos, unspotted, pure, undefiled.<br />

amianthinus -a -um violet on top or upwards, from Greek αµ, am, ανα, ana, and ιανθινος, ianthinos.<br />

Amianthium from Greek αµιαντος, amiantos, unsoiled, and ανθος, anthos, flower, referring to the glandless<br />

tepals.<br />

amiantinus asbestos colored, of a pale bluish-green color<br />

amiant(h)us from Greek ἀµἰαντος, amiantos, of Dioscorides. In mineralogy, a fibrous kind of chrysolite of a<br />

greenish color.<br />

amic- Latin amicus, friendly, kind, favorable to.<br />

Amicia for Jean Baptiste Amica (1786-1863), Italian physicist.<br />

amicorum from the Tonga Islands, from the Friendly Isles, Tonga, from Latin amicus, amici, friendly.<br />

amicus curiae a friend of the court

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