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aphanistrum resembling a radish, or an inferior sort of radish, from Greek rhaphanis, a radish, and astrum,
a Latin diminutive suffix with derogatory implications, indicating an inferiority or an incomplete resemblance,
or wildness, often applied to a wild relative of a cultivated plant; an old name once used for Raphanus.
Raphanus Ra'phanus (RA-fa-nus) New Latin, from Latin, radish, from Greek raphanos, said to mean ‘quick
appearing’, from ῥὰ, rha, quickly, and φαίνω, phaino, to appear, in reference to the rapid germination and growth
of the genus; akin to Greek rhapys, rhaphys turnip. (Cruciferae)
raphi-, raphid, raphio Greek a needle, from ancient Greek ῥαφίδ-, rhaphid-, ῥαφίς, rhaphis, needle.
raphidaconthus with needle-like thorns.
raphiodontus with needle-like teeth.
rapi- Latin a turnip
rapid Latin tearing away; swift
rapiformis turnip-shaped.
Rapistrum from rhapis, Greek name for the plant rape, and astrum, a Latin diminutive suffix with
derogatory implications, indicating an inferiority or an incomplete resemblance, or wildness, often applied to a
wild relative of a cultivated plant.
rapt-, rapti, rapto Greek sewed
rapt, raptor, -raptor, raptu Latin seize, plunder; a plunderer
Raptus regaliter. Royally screwed.
rapulum -i n. a little turnip.
rapum ra'pa (RA-pa) turnip or rape, Brassica rapa, from Celsus.
rapunculoides rapunculus-like, like a little turnip, resembling Garden Rampion, possibly Campanula
rapunculus, of the Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your hair, fairy tale.
rar-, rare, rari Latin rare
Rara avis Latin lit. a rare bird; a rarity
rare thinly
raro seldom
rariflorus -a -um rariflor'us (rare-i-FLOR-us) scattered-flowered, with or having scattered flowers, with single
flowers or sparsely flowered, from Latin rarus- and flos, floris, flower.
rarior distant, scattered, not close together, rare.
rarissimus very rare.
rarus -a -um rare, uncommon; distant, scattered, not close together, scanty; porous, from Latin rarus, far
apart, scattered.
rascet- Latin the palm of the hand
rasi-, rasil Latin scraped
rastr-, rastrat, rastri Latin rake; with longitudinal scratches, from rastrum -i n. , rastri -orum, a hoe, rake,
mattock.
rastraceus hook-like.
rastrerus rake-like.
rati-, ratio, -ratio, ration Latin rate, proportion
rati-, ratis, -ratis, ratit Latin a raft, flat-bottomed boat
ratisbonensis from the district of Ratisbon or Ragensburg in Bavaria, Germany (where part of Rafinesque’s
family originated???).
Ratibida derivation unknown, possibly from a comment by Rafinesque (1819), “Journal de physique, de
chimie et d'histoire naturelle et des arts” stating the rays are bifid, hence ratibida. (one hell of a long shot), but
Rafinesque was sometimes considered being close to insanity.
ratumagensis from Rouen, France.
Raubritter German cv. Robber knight
rauc- Latin hoarse
raucus hoarse, raw
rav-, ravi, ravid Latin tawny
ravennae
ravidus grey or tawny
ravus grey or tawny, from Latin ravus -a -um tawny or greyish.
Rayjacksonia from Raymond Carl Jackson, b. 1928), American botanist and plant geneticist
re Latin back, again
re Latin lit. in the matter of, from res, rei f.; concerning