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Archangelicus supposedly revealed to Mattaeus Sylvaticus, physician of Mantua, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1342),<br />

by the archangel as a medicinal plant; or in reference to its size and virtues. (Umbelliferae)<br />

archangelicus of an archangel<br />

arche-, archi- beginning-, original-, primitive-, from Greek αρχη-, arche-.<br />

archeg- Greek αρχεγονος, archegonos, original, primal, first, beginning.<br />

Archemora a mythological character, Archemorus, who died from swallowing a bee. (Umbelliferae)<br />

archeo- Greek ancient, αρχιος, archaios<br />

archeri for S. Archer, who sent plants from Bardados to Kew.<br />

archi- Greek αρχι-, archi-, first, beginning; principal; superior; chief, chieftan, master; ruler.<br />

Archidium from Greek arche, primitive form or nature, referring to small, simple plants and cleistocarpous<br />

capsule.<br />

archispermus bearing naked seeds or fruit<br />

archo Greek αρχω, archo, begin.<br />

archo- Greek αρχων, archon, ruler, commander.<br />

archo- Greek chief, principal; a ruler; the rectum, anus.<br />

archont-, archonto- majestic-, noble-, ruler-, from Greek αρχωη, archon, αρχοντος, archontos.<br />

Archontophoenix majestic, a date palm genus; or majestic-fig, from Greek αρχοντος-φοινιξ, archontosphoinix.<br />

(Queen Alexandra’s fig or King Alexander’s palm)<br />

archus, -archus Greek chief, principal; a ruler; superior; the rectum, anus<br />

-archy Greek αρχω, archo, rule, govern.<br />

arci-, arco Latin a bow, an arc; a box<br />

arcio- Greek αρκιος, arkios, sure, certain, enough, sufficient.<br />

arct-, arcto, arctus, -arctus, arcta a bear, from Latin Arctos, Greek Ἄρκτος, the consetllations the Great<br />

Bear, Ursa Major,and the Lesser Bear, Ursa Minor; the pole star; north; the brown bear, Ursus arctos.<br />

arct-, arcto- Latin bear-, Greek αρκτος, arktos, northern.<br />

arcta<br />

Arctanthemum northern flower, from Greek αρκτ-, arkt-, northern, and ανθεµιον, anthemion, flower, for the<br />

plant’s arctic range, arctic Chrysanthemum arctium.<br />

arctatus -a -um Latin arctatus, concise, compressed, confined. In Carex arctata for the tightly invested<br />

achene which fills the perigynia giving its shape.<br />

arcte, arte closely, firmly<br />

arctic Greek mythology αρκτικος, arktikos, northern, arctic.<br />

arcticus -a -um Arctic, from the northern polar or Arctic regions, from Greek αρκτικος, arktikos, Latin<br />

arcticus, from Arctos, the Great Bear constellation in the northern sky, and -icus Greek adjectival suffix<br />

idicating ‘belonging to’.<br />

arctium, -arctium Latin burdock<br />

Arctium (ARK-tee-um) New Latin, bear-like, from Greek arktion, a plant, probably from Greek αρκτος,<br />

arktos, bear; because it is a real bear to eradicate from natural areas. Possibly from the rough involucre; a<br />

name used by Pliny for the shaggy hair.<br />

Arctoa Greek arktos, bear, referring to an arctic or northern distribution<br />

Arctomecon Greek arktos, bear, alluding to the long-pilose pubescence, and mekon, poppy<br />

arctophilis cold-loving<br />

arctopoides bear’s-foot-like, resembling Arctopus, from Greek αρκτο-, arkto-, ροδος-, podos-, and -οειδης,<br />

-oeides.<br />

Arctostaphylos Arctostaph'ylos (ark-toe-STAF-i-los, or ark-to-STA-fil-os) bear grapes, from Greek αρκτος-<br />

arctos, bear; Latin: the bear constellations, the north, -o-, and σταφυλη, staphyle, a bunch of grapes, and –us,<br />

Latinizing suffix. It is said that bears love to eat the fruit. The Greek version of Latin uva-ursi.<br />

Arctotheca from Greek arktos, brown bear, and theke, case, capsule, container, alluding to dense, woolly<br />

tomentum of cypselae of some species<br />

Arctotis bear's ear, New Latin, irregular from Greek αρκτ-, arct-, brown bear, and Greek ωτος, otos, ear,<br />

from the earlike pappus scales.<br />

Arctuous, arctous boreal-one, arctic, from the northern polar regions, from Greek αρκτος; or that-of -thebear,<br />

from αρκτωος, arktoos, for the black bear-berry.<br />

arcturus -a -um bears-tail-like, from Greek αρκτ-ουρα, arkt-oura, cognate <strong>with</strong> arctium and arctous.<br />

arcuatim in the form of a bow, arched<br />

arcuatus -a -um arcua'tus (ar-kew-AY-tus) arched, bent, or curved like a bow, bowed, from Latin arcus.

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