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vernonioides vernonio'ides (ver-non-ee-OI-dees) resembling Vernonia.<br />

Veronica Veron'ica (ver-ON-i-ka) New Latin, probably modification (influenced by the feminine name Veronica)<br />

of Late Greek berenikion, a plant, from Greek (or Macedonian) Βερενίκη, Berenikē, Pherenikē, Berenice, latinized<br />

to Veronica, after Saint Veronica, who traditionally gave Jesus her veil to wipe his face while on the way to<br />

Calvary, in reference to the markings of some species supposed resemblence to the image of the face of Christ left<br />

on the sacred cloth. Berenike is said to mean bearer of victory (which is uncertain here, a preserved transcriptional<br />

reference to Greek nike, victory perhaps), from the folk etymology of Latin vera, truth, and Greek εικόνα, eikona,<br />

image; or Latin vera icon, true image.<br />

Veronicastrum an inferior Veronica, New Latin after the genus Veronica, named for St. Veronica and –<br />

aster, astrum, denoting an incomplete resemblance or an inferior sort; meaning a plant somewhat like Veronica<br />

or an inferior sort of Veronica. Alternately from Veronica-ad-instar. Other times -astrum means a star.<br />

veroniciformis resembling Speedwell, Veronica.<br />

verricul-, verriculum, -verriculum a net, seine, from Latin verriculum a dragnet, seine, from verrĕre to sweep<br />

verruc-, verruca, -verruca Latin a wart, verrucose, warty, from verrūca -ae f. wart, blemish, excrescence on<br />

precious stones<br />

verruciform wart-shaped.<br />

verrucosus -a -um verruco'sus (ver-oo-KO-sus) verrucose, warty, being full of warts or glandular elevations,<br />

from Latin verrūcōsus, from verrūca, wart.<br />

verruculosus -a -um very warty, or <strong>with</strong> little warts, from Modern Latin verrūculōsus, from Latin verrūcula,<br />

diminutive of verrūca, wart.<br />

verruculatus thickly covered <strong>with</strong> small warts.<br />

verruculosus thickly covered <strong>with</strong> small warts.<br />

verruculifer bearing small warts.<br />

vers, versa Latin turn, change, vers-, participle stem of vertĕre to turn.<br />

versi, versi- Latin various(ly); turning; verse, from vers-, participle stem of vertĕre to turn, and from versus a<br />

line or row, specially a line of writing (named for the turning to begin another line), a verse, also from vertĕre<br />

to turn.<br />

versibilis being freely movable on its support (as some anthers).<br />

versicolor, versicolorus versi'color (ver-SI-kol-er, or ver-SI-ko-lor) variously colored, changing color, from Latin<br />

versicolor, from vers-, participle stem of vertĕre to turn, change, and color, color.<br />

versiflorus variously-flowered, <strong>with</strong> changeable flowers.<br />

versifolius having changeable leaves.<br />

versiformis changing shape (<strong>with</strong> age).<br />

versatilis being freely movable on its support (as some anthers).<br />

verso the left hand page in a book, from folio verso, the page having been turned, meaning the first page you<br />

look at, from versus, past participle of vertĕre to turn.<br />

versus turned, underside up.<br />

versut Latin shrewd, clever, from versūtus, from vers-, vertĕre to turn<br />

versutus reversible.<br />

vert, verta, verte Latin turn, from vertĕre to turn.<br />

vert, vertex, -vertex, vertic the apex; a whirlpool, from Latin vertex (vortex) icis m. whirl, whirlpool, vortex,<br />

gust; crown of the head, highest point, summit, the pole of the heavens, from vertĕre to turn.<br />

vertebr-, vertebra, -vertebra, vertebro Latin a joint; a vertebra, from vertebra joint, joint of the spine, from<br />

vertĕre to turn.<br />

vertebtatus distinctly jointed, like the backbone of animals.<br />

vertic- referring to a whorl, from vertex, verticis m., Latin noun, whirlpool, eddy, vortex; crown of the head;<br />

peak, top, summit; the pole.<br />

verticalis perpendicular, from verticitas, verticitatis m., Latin noun, vertical direction.<br />

verticill-, verticillus -a -um, -verticillus Latin a whorl<br />

verticillaris whorled, three or more leaves springing from the same point.<br />

verticillatus -a -um verticillate, whorled, three or more leaves springing from the same point, from Latin<br />

verticillus, adjective, the whirl of a spindle, and –atus, adjectival suffix for nouns, possessive of or likeness of<br />

something <strong>with</strong>, shaped, made.<br />

verticilliflorus <strong>with</strong> sessile flowers in whorls on an elongate axis.<br />

vertig-, vertigin-, vertigo, -vertigo Latin a whirling; dizziness, from vertigo, vertiginis f., Latin<br />

noun, gyration or rotation, a whirling or spinning movement; giddiness, dizziness; changing.

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