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vaccinifolius, vacciniifolius -a -um vaccinium-leaved, <strong>with</strong> leaves like Common Bilberry Vaccinium<br />

myrtillus, from Latin vaccīnium, bilberry.<br />

vaccinoides vaccinium-like, resembling Common Bilberry or Whortleberry.<br />

Vaccinium (Wa-KEEN-ee-num) New Latin from Latin name blueberry, whortleberry, applied to either V.<br />

myrtillus or a hyacinth, probably of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Greek hyakinthos<br />

hyacinth.<br />

vaccines the color of a dun cow (dull or dingy brown).<br />

Vaccinus Vac'cinus (WAKS-in-us)<br />

Vachellia Vachel'lia (wa-CHEL-ee-a) (Leguminosae)<br />

vacill-, vacilla waver, waiver, from Latin vacillāt-, participle stem of vacillāre to sway, stagger, totter, etc.<br />

vacillans vac'illans (WAS-i-lans) swaying, as the anthers of grasses, from Latin vaccillo -are, to totter, reel,<br />

stagger; also listed as variable.<br />

vacu empty, from Latin vacuum, neuter of vacuus empty.<br />

vacuus empty, void of proper contents.<br />

vad-, vado, vadum, -vadum a ford, shallow place, from the Latin adjective vadum, a shallow place in a river.<br />

Vade mecum Latin from, vāde imper. singular of vādĕre to go, and mēcum <strong>with</strong> me, lit. go <strong>with</strong> me, a term<br />

for a favorite book, or a handbook or guide suitable to carry about.<br />

vadi- bail, a legal -pledge, from medieval Latin vadiātio, from vadiāre to give security.<br />

vag-, vaga, vagan, vagus, -vagus Latin strolling about, rambling, roving, roaming, wandering; from Latin<br />

vagārī to wander, from root vagh-; Sanscr. vāhas; Gr. ochos, wagon<br />

vagans, vagensis wandering, erratic; widely distributed, scattered, spread, extended from Latin vagant-,<br />

vagans, present participle of vagārī to wander.<br />

vagiformis of no certain form.<br />

vagin, vagina, -vagina, vagino a sheath, from Latin vāgīna sheath, scabbard<br />

vaginalis sheathed, having a vagina or sheath, as of a leaf.<br />

vaginatus sheathed, having a vagina or sheath, as of a leaf.<br />

vaginans sheathing or wrapping around, having a sheath, vagina, sheathed, as the stems of grasses by the<br />

leaf-sheaths.<br />

vaginatus having a sheath, vagina, sheathed, as the stems of grasses by the leaf-sheaths.<br />

vaginervis -is -e <strong>with</strong> nerves arranged in no apparent order, from vagans-nervus.<br />

vaginervius seen in one source as having veins or nerves arranged <strong>with</strong> apparent order, but see above.<br />

vaginiferus furnished <strong>with</strong> a sheath.<br />

vaginiflorus <strong>with</strong> sheath-like flowers, bearing flowers <strong>with</strong> a sheath-like covering.<br />

vaginulatus having small sheath, from vaginella, a small sheath.<br />

vagit- Latin crying, squalling, from Latin vāgīt-us, from vāgīre to cry, squall.<br />

vagus being inconsistent in form or habit.<br />

Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum odo elabitur. Oh! Was I speaking Latin again?<br />

Silly me. Sometimes it just sort of slips out.<br />

vaillantianum<br />

valdensis from Mount Balde, northern Italy and southern Tyroly.<br />

valdivianus -a -um, valdiviensis of or from Valdivia, a province in Chile<br />

Valeas, lacerta! "See ya later, alligator!" Literal translation: Farewell, lizards!<br />

valen-, valent strength; be worth, from Latin valent-em, present participle of valēre to be worthy.<br />

valentinus -a -um of Valencia (Valentia), Spain, but OED lists Valentia as the name of a Roman province in<br />

southern Scotland, hmmm.<br />

valenzueianus from Venezuela, South America.<br />

valeo, valere, valui, valitus Latin verb, be strong, powerful, influential, or healthy; prevail; vale => goodbye<br />

or farewell.<br />

valerian, valeriana, -valeriana valerian, from Medieval Latin valeriana.<br />

valeriana, valerianae f. Latin noun, valerian, herbaceous plant of genus Valeriana; sedative drug from its<br />

root.<br />

Valeriana New Latin, from Medieval Latin for valerian, meaning strong, from valere, to be healthy or well<br />

from its use in treating nervousness and hysteria, a reference to the medicinal properties, or Medieval Latin<br />

from valeriana, feminine singular of the adjective valerianus, from the personal name Valerius. King Valerius<br />

was a patron and friend of botanists. (Valerianaceae)

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