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amphidason, amphidasyus, amphidasys <strong>with</strong> woolly surroundings<br />

amphidoxa of all-around glory, from Greek αµφι, amphi, and δοξα, doxa, for the seasonal flower and foliage<br />

coloring.<br />

amphigy Greek αµφιγυος, amphigyos, double-pointed.<br />

amphilogus Greek, ἀµφίλογ-ος, amphilog-os, doubtful, disputed.<br />

amphioxys lancet-like, tapering to each end, sharp all around, from Greek αµφι, amphi, and οξυς, oxys.<br />

Amphilophis in one source as uncertain, disputed, from Greek ἀµφί, amphi, on both sides, and -λογος, -<br />

logos, -speaking, a literal circumlocution (more likely from λόφος, λόφιο-ν, lophos, lophion, a crest, mane,<br />

plume) Amphilophus is a genus of cichlid fish <strong>with</strong> a prominent ‘crested’ forehead, and Amphilophis is a<br />

tropical C4 grass genus <strong>with</strong> a ‘maned’ inflorescence, now included in Bothriochloa, Yellow Bluestem.<br />

Amphipappus Amphipap'pus (am-fi-PAP-us)<br />

Amphiscirpus from Greek ἀµφί-, amphi-, doubtful, ambiguous, and Latin scirpus, bulrush<br />

amphistomus <strong>with</strong> double lips<br />

amphor, amphor-, amphora, -amphora Latin amphora, a bottle, flask, referring to an urn, a pitcher; a twohandled,<br />

harrow-necked jar, from Greek ἀµϕορεύς, amphoreus, contracted from ἀµϕιϕορεύς, amphiphoreus,<br />

from ἀµϕί, amphi, on both sides, and ϕορεύς, phoreus, bearer, from ϕέρειν, phorein, to bear, in reference to the<br />

two handles.<br />

amphoratus -a -um amphora bearing, by usage amphora shaped from Greek αµφι, amphi, and φορευς,<br />

phoreus, a bearer.<br />

Amphorella small wine jar, from Greek αµφορευς, amphoreus.<br />

amphoricaulis -is -e stem shaped like a pitcher, from , and Latin noun caulis, caulis m., from the Greek<br />

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

amphostemus, amphistemon <strong>with</strong> double threads or filaments<br />

ample-, amplect, amplex Latin amplexus, embrace, twine around, clasp, grasp.<br />

amplectens amplec'tens (am-PLEK-tens) embracing, stem clasping leaf bases, applied to leaves above each other<br />

on the same stem(???), from Latin amplector, amplecti, amplexus, to embrace or encircle.<br />

amplectivus embracing, applied to leaves above each other on the same stem(?), from Latin,<br />

amplex-, amplexi- clasping; or loving, embracing, from Latin ampleror, amplexare, amplexatus.<br />

amplexans twisting together, surrounding, embracing, from Greek αµ-πλεκτος, am-plektos.<br />

amplexicaulis -is -e amplexicau'lis (am-plex-i-KAW-lis) Modern Latin, clasping or encircling the stem,<br />

embracing the stem, or stems clasped, when the leaf is dilated at the base and embraces the stem; from Latin<br />

amplexus, amplexus, m., an embrace, from amplector, amplecti, amplexus sum, surround, encircle, embrace, clasp;<br />

esteem; cherish; surround, include, grasp, -i-, connective vowel used by botanical Latin, and Latin noun caulis,<br />

caulis m., from the Greek καυλος, kaulos, the stem or stalk of a plant; or from Greek αµπλεκτος-καυλος,<br />

amplektos-kaulos. The usual spelling was -colis or -coles.<br />

amplexifolius -a -um leaf surrounding, leaf-clasping, <strong>with</strong> leaves that clasp or encircle the stem, from Latin<br />

amplexus and folium, foli(i), n., noun, a leaf.<br />

ampli- Latin ampliare, to increase, to make wider, to enlarge; spacious; or large or double, from amplus.<br />

ampliatus -a -um widened, enlarged, from Latin amplio, ampliare, ampliavi, ampliatum.<br />

ampliceps large-headed, from Latin amplus-ceps; alternately interpreted as clasped head, from Greek αµπλι,<br />

ampli, and κεφαλη, kephale (η?).<br />

amplifolius -a -um large leaved, from Latin amplus, large, great, ample, spacious, -i- , and folium, foli(i), n.,<br />

noun, a leaf.<br />

amplissimus -a -um amplis'simus (am-PLIS-i-mus) most or very ample, very large, extra big, the biggest, extra<br />

broad, extra full, superlative of Latin amplus.<br />

amplus -a -um ample, spacious, large, broad, large or double, from Latin amplus.<br />

ampulla, -ampulla Latin ampulla, a flask, a bottle.<br />

ampulaceus -a -um referring to a flask-shape, from Latin ampulla -ae f, a two-handled flask.<br />

ampullaceus -a -um lantern-shaped, bottle-shaped, flask-shaped, inflated, from Latin ampulla.<br />

ampullaris -is -e bottle-shaped, flask-shaped, from Latin ampulla.<br />

ampulli- bottle-, from Latin ampulla, ampullae.<br />

ampulliformis swollen, flask-shaped, as the corolla of Heather<br />

amput-, amputa- Latin amputare, to cut away, to cut off, to remove, to diminish.<br />

ampy-, ampyc, ampyx, -ampyx Greek αµπυξ, ampyx, a head band, a band or fillet for binding the hair.<br />

Amsinckia Amsinck'ia (am-SINK-ee-a) New Latin, from Wilhelm Amsinck (1752-1831), German botanist and<br />

patron of the Hamburgh Botanic Garden, and New Latin -ia

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