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tomentosus -a -um tomento'sus (toe-men-TOE-sa or to-men-TO-sus) modern Latin tōmentōsus, <strong>with</strong> down or<br />

short hairs, pubescent, tomentose, woolly, densely woolly, pubescent, densely covered <strong>with</strong> short, soft, tangled<br />

hairs. In entomology and anatomy, flocculent, flossy, woolly.<br />

tomentum, tomenti n. Latin noun, stuffing of a pillow, mattress, etc.<br />

tommasinianus for Mizio (Muzio) dé Tommasini (1794-1879), Italian botanist<br />

ton-, tono Greek a tone; tension; something stretched<br />

Tonestus an anagram of the generic name Stenotus<br />

tonicus invigorating.<br />

tonkinensis from Tonkin, or Pongking, Vietnam, formerly French Indo-China.<br />

tons, tonsor, -tonsur Latin shear, cut, shave<br />

tonsill-, tonsilla, -tonsilla Latin a tonsil<br />

tonsus -a -um clipt, sheared, shaven, smooth, from Latin tonsus, from tondeo, tondere, to shave<br />

top, topo, topus, -topus, topy, -topy Greek a place<br />

toph, tophus, -tophus Latin a porous stone<br />

topiarius -a -um of or for topiary<br />

-tor m. Greek suffix indicating an agent or means, used <strong>with</strong> a verb base.<br />

tor-, toro-, torus, -torus Latin muscle; a swelling; Greek a borer<br />

tora<br />

torcul-, torcula, -torcula Latin a wine press<br />

torda-, -torda Swedish the razor-billed auk<br />

toreuma, -toreuma, toreumato Greek embossed or carved work<br />

toreus, toreusi Greek bored through; a borer<br />

torfa Late Latin turf<br />

torfaceus, turfosus growing in a bog.<br />

Torilis Toril'is (tor-IL-is) New Latin<br />

toringo a Japanese vernacular name for a Malus.<br />

toringoides torngo-like, toringo-oides.<br />

torm-, tormo, tormus, -tormus Greek a hole, socket<br />

tormen- Latin a twisted rope; a missile; torture<br />

Tormentilla, tormentillus, -a -um from ancient Latin name for anguish or torment, from the powdered<br />

rhizome of Potentilla erecta, tormentil, used to treat diarrhoea, etc.<br />

torminalis -is -e of colic, supposed to relieve colic, useful against or curing colic or gripe, from tormina,<br />

torminum, used medicinally to relieve colic.<br />

torminosus -a -us subject to or causing colic, from tormina, torminum.<br />

torn-, torneu, torno Greek work <strong>with</strong> a lathe; turn around<br />

tornatus -a -um rounded off, turned, as though turned in a lathe, from Latin torno, tornare, tornavi, tornatum,<br />

for the coiled legumes.<br />

toro Latin: muscle; a swelling; Greek: a borer<br />

torosus -a -um torose, cylindrical <strong>with</strong> regular contractions or bulges at intervals, from Latin torosus, from<br />

torus protuberance, bulge, and -osus -ose (alternately torosus literally meaning muscular); cylindrical, as a<br />

plant member <strong>with</strong> alternate swellings and contractions,<br />

torp-, torpe, torped, torpes, torpid, torpor Latin numb; numbness; benumb<br />

torpens sluggish, dull, rigid.<br />

torqu, torque, torqui Latin twist<br />

torquat- Latin collared<br />

torquatus -a -um twisted round; <strong>with</strong> a chain-like collar, necklaced, from Latin torques, torquis; or <strong>with</strong><br />

bead-like joints.<br />

torquescens chained, chain-like.<br />

torqui-, torquis, -torquis Latin a necklace, collar<br />

torr, torre, torri Latin parch, roast<br />

torren Latin inflamed, hot; a torrent<br />

Torresia<br />

Torreya, torreyanus -a -um, torreyi Tor'reya (TOR-ee-uh) torreya'nus (tor-ee-AY-nus) tor'reyi (TOR-ee-eye)<br />

for Dr. John Torrey (1796-1873), a chemist and leading American botanist and <strong>with</strong> Asa Gray, co-author and<br />

significant contributor to The Flora of North America.<br />

Torreyochloa Torrey’s-grass (vide supra)

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