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apl-, aplo- Greek απλοος (απλους), aploos, aplous, simple, single, onefold.<br />

aplat-, aplato- Greek απλατος, aplatos, terrible, monstrous, unapproachable.<br />

Aplectrum from Greek a for privative, <strong>with</strong>out, and plectron for a spur; meaning lack of spur. (Orchidaceae)<br />

aplys, aplysia, -aplysia, aplysio Greek απλυσια, aplasia, filth, filthiness; a kind of sponge, so named because<br />

it is difficult to clean.<br />

apo Greek απο, apo, from, off, away from, down from, far from, after; up-, <strong>with</strong>out-, free-, from-. .<br />

apo- down<br />

apobletos Greek αποβλετος, apobletos, worthless.<br />

apocarpus bearing not united carpels<br />

apoceno- Greek αποκενοω, apokenoo, drain, exhaust.<br />

apocryphus Greek αποκρυφος, apokryphos, concealed, obscure, spurious.<br />

apocyn- Greek αποκυνον, apokynon, dogbane, dog’s-bane, (Marsdenia erecta, Apocynum spp.).<br />

Apocynaceae Apocyna'ceae (classically ap-oh-ky-NAY-see-ee, or ap-oh-sy-NAY-see-ee) plants of the<br />

Periwinkle family, from the genus name, Apocynum, and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of plant family<br />

names.<br />

apocynoides plants resembling Periwinkle, Apocynum<br />

Apocynum Apoc'ynum (ap-O-kin-um, or ap-OS-in-um) New Latin, from Latin (?) for against-dogs, dogbane,<br />

from a Greek name used by Dioscorides for Cionura oreophila, αποκυνον, apokynon, from απο, apo, far from,<br />

against, and κυων, kyon, or κυον, kyon, κυνος, kynos, a dog, a bitch. Redefined by Linnaeus, related to Latin canis<br />

and Sanskrit sva. Apocynum venetum is supposed to be poisonous to dogs. (Apocynaceae)<br />

apodectus -a -um acceptable, welcome, from Greek απο-δεκτος, apo-dektos.<br />

apodes, apodus -a -um <strong>with</strong>out a foot or stalk, footless, sessile, or <strong>with</strong> short feet, from Greek α-, a-, and<br />

πους, ποδος, pous, podos.<br />

apoeo- Greek αποιος, apoios, <strong>with</strong>out quality, inert.<br />

Apogon from Greek α, a, privation, and πώγων, pogon, beard, in reference to the lacking pappus.<br />

(Compositae)<br />

apolecto- Greek απολεκτος, apolektos, chosen.<br />

Apologia pro vita sua “a defense of his own life” Apologia is Latin from Greek ἀπολογία, apologia, defense,<br />

a speech in defense, from ἀπὀ-, apo-, away, off, and -λογἰα, -logia, speaking<br />

apolos Greek απολος, apolos, immovable.<br />

aponinus inactive, sluggish<br />

apono- Greek απονος, aponos, <strong>with</strong>out toil or trouble, easy, painless.<br />

Aponogeton <strong>with</strong>out-trouble-neighbor, from Greek απονος, aponos, and γειτων, geiton, from aquatic habitat<br />

and an anology <strong>with</strong> Potamogeton. Possibly from Celtic apon. Water hawthorn.<br />

Aponogetonaceae Aponogetona'ceae (a-pon-o-gee-ton-AY-see-ee) plants resembling Cape Asparagus, Cape<br />

pondweed, or Hawthorn-scented Pond-weed, from the genus name, Aponogeton, and -aceae, the standardized Latin<br />

suffix of plant family names.<br />

apophys-, apophysis, -apophysis Greek αποφυσις, apophysis, an offshoot, side-shoot, out growth,<br />

prominence.<br />

apopetalus having free petals<br />

apophysatus <strong>with</strong> hump-like inflation<br />

aporeticus doubtful<br />

aporo- <strong>with</strong>out means of achieving-, <strong>with</strong>out thoroughfare, from α-πορος, a-poros.<br />

aporrhegma Greek απορρηγµα, apporrhegma, fragment.<br />

apositos Greek αποσιτος, apositos, hungry, having nothing to eat.<br />

aposphax Greek αποσφαξ, aposphax, broken off, abrupt.<br />

apotheca, -apotheca Greek αποθηκη, apotheca, a storehouse, magazine, refuge.<br />

apometos Greek αποτµητος, apotmetos, cut off.<br />

apotmos Greek αποτµος, apotmos, unlucky, ill-starred.<br />

apotomos Greek αποτοµος, apotomos, cut off abruptly, sheer.<br />

apoxyros Greek αποξυρος, apoxyros, sharp, sheer.<br />

apoxys Greek αποξυς, apoxys, tapering.<br />

appalachia of the Appalachian Mountains<br />

apparat- Latin appare, to prepare, to provide; prepared; a preparation.<br />

append-, appendic Latin appendix, hang to; an appendage, an addition, <strong>with</strong> small appendages.<br />

appendicatus having an appendage

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