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aphotistes growing in the dark, as a Truffle<br />

aphr-, aphro-, aphrus, -aphrus Greek αφρος, aphros, foam, slaver, froth.<br />

aphrodisi Greek mythology sexual desire.<br />

aphrodit- Greek mythology Αφροδιτη, Aphrodite, Venus, goddess of love and beauty, born from sea foam.<br />

aphron-, aphrono- Greek αφρονεω, aphroneo, to be foolish, silly, foolish.<br />

aphtha, -aphtha Greek αφθα, aphtha, an eruption, ulcer, an infantile disease.<br />

aphthit-, aphthito Greek αφθαρτος, aphthartos, imperishable, uncorrupted, undecaying.<br />

aphthon-, aphthono- Greek αφθανια, aphthania, plentiful, plenty, abundance.<br />

aphthosus -a -um <strong>with</strong> an ulcerated or tubercled throat, from Greek αφθαι, aphthai, suggesting thrush.<br />

aphy-, aphyo- Greek αφθυσµος, aphthysos, suck, drawing off of liquids.<br />

Aphyllanthes, aphyllanthes leafless flower, from Greek α-, a-, φυλλον, phyllon, a leaf, and ανθος, anthos,<br />

for the flowers on a rush-like stem; <strong>with</strong> apetalous flowers.<br />

aphyllus -a -um aphyl'lus (a-FIL-us) <strong>with</strong>out leaves, leafless, devoid of leaves, from Greek α-, a-, and φυλλον,<br />

phyllon, a reference to leaflessness during flowering.<br />

api-, apis, -apis Latin apis, a bee.<br />

Apiaceae Apia'ceae (ap-ee-AY-see-ee), from the genus name, Apium, and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of<br />

plant family names.<br />

apiaceus -a -um celery-like, Apium<br />

apiacus, -a, -um Latin adjective, like parsley, from Cato, Cassell<br />

apianus -a -um apia'nus (ap-ee-AY-nus) of bees, liked by bees, from Latin apis, apis.<br />

Apiastrum Apias'trum (ap-ee-AS-trum)<br />

apiatus -a -um bee-like, liked spotted, from Latin api-atus.<br />

apic Latin the apex, summit, tip<br />

apic- Greek απιος, apios, the pear tree, Pyrus communis.<br />

apicatus -a -um New Latin <strong>with</strong> a pointed tip, capped, from Latin apex, apicis.<br />

apicatus -a -um Classical Latin wearing the priest's cap.<br />

apicalis -is -e having an apex, a pointed tuft<br />

apiciflorus -a -um <strong>with</strong> pointed flowers<br />

apiculus -a -um the sharp, short, not stiff point of a leaf<br />

apiculatus apiculate, tipped <strong>with</strong> a point, <strong>with</strong> pointed ends, <strong>with</strong> short pointed ends, of leaves.<br />

apiculatus -a -um apicula'tus (ap-ik-yoo-LAY-tus) Latin <strong>with</strong> a small broad point at the tip, apiculate,<br />

diminutive of apex, from apicula, a small bee (Gledhill). Note: Latin apex, the top, and apis, a bee, have little in<br />

common.<br />

apifer -era -erum, aperiferus bee-shaped, bee-like, bee-bearing, or bearing bee-shaped flowers, from Latin<br />

apis and fero, for the flowers of the bee orchid.<br />

apii- parsley-, Apium-.<br />

apiifolius -a -um Apium-leaved, <strong>with</strong> celery-like leaves, Apium, <strong>with</strong> leaves like parsley, from Latin Apium<br />

and folium, foli(i), n., noun, a leaf.<br />

apilo- Greek απειλη, apeila(η?), boast, threat.<br />

apiocarpus -a -um bearing pear-like fruits<br />

apiodorus -a -um smelling like celery<br />

apiomorphus -a -um bee-shaped, from Latin apis, bee, and morphe, form, shape, figure, appearance, beauty,<br />

grace<br />

Apios New Latin, pear (-rooted), from Greek, Ἀπιος, Apios pear tree, απιον, apion pear; American<br />

Groundnut, Apios tuberosa, from the shape of the tubers. (Leguminosae)<br />

apiphorus a -um bearing pears<br />

apiro- Greek απειρος, apeiros, ignorant, inexperienced, boundless, infinite.<br />

apis, -apis Latin apis or apes -is f. a bee<br />

apis or apes, apis f. Latin a bee.<br />

Apis, Apiis m. Apis, the ox-god of the Egyptians.<br />

apisto- Greek απιστος, apistos, faithless, untrustworthy, shifty.<br />

apium, -apium Latin apium, celery, parsley.<br />

apium, apii, n. parsley, celery, celery (cultivated), Petrosolinum sativum and Apium graveolens, from Horace,<br />

Cassell<br />

Apium Ap'ium (AP-ee-um) a Latin name, apium, used in Pliny for celery-like plants, Greek απιον, apion, in<br />

Dioscoides; or Celtic apon, water, for its preferred watery habitat. (Apiaceae = Umbellifera)

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