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Apargia of neglect, from Greek απο-αργια, apo-argia, an old meadowland provenance, (=Leontodon).<br />

aparine apari'ne (ap-ar-EYE-nee) bedstraw, from Greek απαριη, aparia (η?), or απαρινη, aparine(η?), a name<br />

used by Theophrastus for the plant Cleavers (Goosegrass), meaning seizing, clinging, holding on, scratching.<br />

aparinoides resembling bedstraw, Galium aparine<br />

apata Greek απατη, apata, (η?), cheating, fraud, guile, deceit, craft, trickery.<br />

apate-, apatil- Greek trick, fallacious (Borror)<br />

apaust-, apaustus Greek απαυστος, apaustos, unceasing, insatiable.<br />

apecto- Greek απεκτος, apektos, unkempt, uncombed, unshorn.<br />

Apḗganos from Greek απήγανος, apeganos, rue.<br />

apenninus -a -um (appenina) pertaining to or from the Apennine mountains of Italy.<br />

apeoros Greek απηορος, soaring, hanging on high.<br />

aper-, -aper Latin aper, a wild boar, a pig.<br />

aper-, aperi-, apert- Latin apertus, open, uncovered.<br />

aper, apri m. Latin a wild boar.<br />

aper-, apero- Greek απηρος, aperos, not mutilated, unmaimed.<br />

Apera a meaningless name used by Adanson.<br />

aperantus -a -um open flowered, from Latin apertus, open, unconcealed, and anthus.<br />

aperti-, apertus -a -um Latin open, uncovered, bare, exposed, naked, past participle of aperio aperire aperui<br />

apertum, to uncover, to lay bare.<br />

apestys Greek απεστιυς, apestiys, absence.<br />

apetalus -a -um apet'alus (a-PET-a-lus) <strong>with</strong>out petals, bearing flowers <strong>with</strong>out petals, wanting a corolla (as in<br />

Clematis), from Greek α-πεταλον, a-petalon.<br />

apeucto- Greek απευκτος, apeuctos, to be deprecated, abominable.<br />

apeutho- Greek απευθης, apeuthes, unknown, ignorant.<br />

apex, -apex Latin the tip, extremity.<br />

apex, apicis m. Latin the top, especially the top of the conical cap of the Roman 'flamines', or priest or the<br />

cap itself, hence any crown, tiara, helmet; figuratively the highest honor, crown; grammatically, the long mark<br />

over a vowel in early Latin.<br />

Apfelblüte German cv. apple blossom<br />

aphaca a Greek name αφακη, aphaka, used by Pliny for a lentil-like plant, from φακος, phakos.<br />

aphad-, aphados Greek αφαδος, aphados, displeasing, odious.<br />

aphan-, aphanes, -aphanes, aphano- Greek αφανης, aphanes, unseen, invisible, unnoticeable, obscure,<br />

secret.<br />

aphan- Greek αφαντος, aphantos, α-φαυερος, a-phaneros, αφαν-, aphan-, unseen, inconspicuous, not-seen,<br />

invisible.<br />

aphanactis aphanac'tis (af-an-AK-tis) resembling the Andean genus Aphanactis (Erigeron aphanactis).<br />

Aphananthe inconspicuous flower, from Greek αφαν-ανθος, aphan-anthos.<br />

Aphanes Aph'anes (AF-an-ees) inconspicuous, unnoticed, from Greek αφανης, aphanes.<br />

aphanisis suppression of parts<br />

Aphanisma Greek αφανης, aphanes, obscure or inconspicuous<br />

Aphanorrhegma from Greek, αφανης, aphanes, invisible, and rhegma, fracture, referring to inconspicuous<br />

line of capsule dehiscence<br />

Aphanostephus Greek αφανης, aphanes, obscure, and stephanos, crown, apparently referring to low coronal<br />

pappus of some species<br />

aphas- Greek αφατος, aphatos, speechless.<br />

aphe Greek αφη, aphe, touch, grip.<br />

aphel-, aphelo- Greek αφελης, apheles, smooth, even.<br />

Aphelandra simple-male, from Greek αφελης, apheles, smooth, even, and ανηρ, aner.<br />

aphelandraeflorus -a -um <strong>with</strong> flowers similar to those of Aphelandra.<br />

aphelanroides resembling Aphelandra, from Greek αφελης, apheles, ανηρ, aner, and οειδης, oeides, and<br />

Aphelandra-oides.<br />

apheliotropism turning away from the light<br />

aphet-, apheto- Greek αφετος, aphetos, let loose, freely ranging.<br />

aphis Greek αφις, aphis, a bug.<br />

aphlebius devoid of nerves or veins<br />

aphod-, aphodo, aphodus, -aphodus Greek αφοδος, aphodos, departure, a going back.

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