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xyn-, xyno Greek common
xyr, xyro, xyrum, -xyrum Greek a razor
xyri, xyrid, xyris, -xyris Greek an iris
xyridioides resembling Xyris, the Yellow-eyed Grass of North America.
Xyris New Latin, from Latin, an iris, from Greek xyron, razor, in reference to a plant with two-edged leaves
xysma, -xysma, xysmato Greek scrapings, shavings
xyst, xyster, xysto, xystr Greek scraped; a scraper
y see also hy
yakushimanus from Yaku-shima, a small island in Southern Japan. Rhododendron yakushimanum.
yapurensis from the banks of the river Yapura, Brazil.
yaundensis from Yaunte in Kamerus, Africa.
ydosgeros (?)groundsel
yedoensis, yesoensis, yezoensis from the district of Yeddo or Tokyo, Japan. Prunus X yedoensis.
yemensis from Yemen in southwest Arabia.
Yermo Spanish, an uninhabited and utterly inhospitable place
yezoalpinus from the mountains of Hokkaido, from Yezo, Japanese, the former name for Hokkaido, the
northernmost large island of Japan and alpinus, of alps, mountains
yezoensis, yezoense from the island of Hokkaido, from Yezo, Japanese, the former name for Hokkaido, the
northernmost large island of Japan, and -ensis, adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat.
In one source listed also as yesoensis, yesoense, of Tokyo(?). Polemonum yezoense.
yl Greek substance, matter
ymen, ymeno Greek a membrane
ynantes = oenant(h)e; dropwort
yorubensis from Yoruba or Yaribba in central Africa.
Youngia “For "deux Anglais célèbres, l’un comme poète, l’autre comme physicien," both named Young; the
poet may have been Edward Young (also dramatist) (1683–1765); the physician may have been Thomas
Young (also physicist and Egyptologist) (1773–1829” (fna)
yosemitensis, yosemitense from Yosemite Valley, in Sierra Nevada Mts, central California, USA, site of
Yosemite National Park, and -ensis, adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
yper Greek over, above
ypn, ypno Greek sleep
ypo Greek under, below
yponom Greek undermine
ypsil-, ypsili, ypsilo Greek y-shaped
Yucca Yu'cca (YUK-ka, or YUK-a) New Latin jucca, from 15th century Carib or Taino yuca, or from
Haitian, yuca, manihot, or cassava, or manioc (a genus of the Euphorbia family that was misapplied to these
“liliaceous” evergreen shrubs or small trees with rosettes of sword-shaped leaves) because young
inflorescences were sometimes roasted for food.
yuccifolius-a -um yucca-like leaves, from yucca, Arawak, native name for Manihot esculenta of which the
genus Yucca was mistaken for, -i-, botanical Latin connective vowel, and folius, adjective, folium, leaf.
Eryngium yuccifolium.
yuccoides resemblng Yucca, Adam’s Needle.
yun, yung, yunx, -yunx New Latin the wryneck
yunnanensis, yunnanensis, yunnanense of Yunnan (Yun-nan) province, China, a south central province along
border with Myanmar and Laos, and -ensis, adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat.
Rhododendron yunnanense.
yukikomachi Japanese cv. morning cloud.
yuralicus from the Yura or Jura Mountains.
za Greek very, exceedingly
zabelii after Hermann Zabel (1832-1912), German tree expert. Eryngium X zabelii.
zabr, zabro Greek gluttonous