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zopyre name of an antidote after Zopyrus, a Greek physician
Zornia for John Zorne, M.D. of Bavaria. (Leguminosae)
zoro Greek alive, living, pure, strong
zorr-, zorro, -zorro Spanish a fox
zos-, zosm, zosmer, zoster Greek a girdle
Zostera from Greek zoster, belt
Zosteraceae Zostera'ceae (zos-ter-AY-see-ee), from the genus name, Zostera, and -aceae, the standardized Latin
suffix of plant family names.
zosterifolius with leaves like Sea-Hay or Wrack Grass, Zostera.
zosteriformis
zosteroides resembling Sea-Hay or Wrack Grass.
Zoysia, zoysii New Latin, from Karl von Zois (1756-1800), German (Austrian?) botanist, and New Latin -ia.
Also spelled Zoisia. Campanula zoysii.
zubbal corn-flag, from Punic
zuccar sugar
Zuckia for Myrtle Zuck, fl. 1897
zuluensis of or from the former kingdom of Zululand in Southern Africa. Plectranthus zuluensis.
zuniensis from the Zuni Mountains in New Mexico, USA.
Zwarte Snor Dutch cv. black moustache
Zwartkop Dutch cv. black head
Zweiweltenkind German cv. child of two worlds
Zwergelefant German cv. baby elephant
zyg- united
zyg-, zygo, zygus, -zygus Greek a yoke
Zygadenus united or paired glands
zygaen, zygaena, -zygaena Greek the hammerhead shark
zygiberis wormwood
zygomeris yoke-like, symmetrical.
Zygopetalum united petals, an orchid
Zygophyllaceae Zygophylla'ceae (zy-go-fil-AY-see-ee) plants of the Zygophyllum, Bean-Caper family.
zygophyllus with leaves like the Bean-Caper, yoke-leaved.
zygostemus, zygostemon with yoke-like thread.
zyl, zylo, -zylo Greek wood, from ξυλο-, ξυλ-, combining form of ξύλον, zylon, wood.
zym-, zyma, -zyma, zymo Greek ferment, leaven, yeast, from ξύµη, zyma (η?).
zymoticus pertaining to fermentation, from ξύµη, zyma (η?), leaven.
zyth-, zythus, -zythus Greek a kind of beer, from classical Latin zȳthum, from Hellenistic Greek ξῦθος,
zythos, of unknown origin, in ancient Egypt a kind of malt beer.
zythum, zythi n. Latin noun used by Pliny, malt-liquor.
zyxi-, zyxis, -zyxis New Latin a joining
“Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach, and
even this negative recompense has been yet granted to very few.” Samuel Johnson
If you have got this far and actually looked at a few references, you may have noticed Botanical Latin
is not strictly “Botanical Latin”. A very significant percent of botanical nomenclature is based on Greek roots,
or Latinized-Greek roots. A basic knowledge of Greek is helpful in understanding the basis of plant names.
The Greek ‘alpha-beta’ is based on the Phoenician ‘abjad’ (’āleph, bēth, gīmel, dāleth), but differed
by including vowels. If thousands of drunken frat boy wannabes can learn the Greek alphabet, so can you.
This image is a “catch-all” alphabet, with letters from many regions and times.