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argyropsis <strong>with</strong> silvery eyes, from and ancient Greek ὄψις, opsis, appearance, sight, view.<br />

argyrospilus <strong>with</strong> silvery spots<br />

argyrostogmus having silvery scars<br />

argyrotrichon, argyrotrichus -a -um silver-haired, from Greek αργυρο-, argypo-, and τριχος, trichos.<br />

argyrotrochus <strong>with</strong> silvery hairs? typo for -trichus?<br />

Argyroxiphium silver-sword-like, from Greek αργυρο-, argypo-, and ξιφος, xiphos, and -ειδος, -eidos.<br />

arhizus -a -um lacking roots, rootless, not-rooted, from Greek α-ριζα, a-rhiza, from , and ῥίζα, rhiza, root.<br />

ari- Greek much; very; warlike<br />

ari- Greek αρι-, ari-, much, very.<br />

ari- Arum-<br />

Aria, aria Greek a name αρια, aria, used by Theophrastus for a whitebeam (a Sorbus).<br />

arianus -a -um from Afganistan, Afghan; after the Alexandrian preist Arius (c. 250-336) founder of the<br />

creed of Arianism.<br />

arid-, aridi- Latin aridus dry, arid, <strong>with</strong>ered meager. But ardô, impf. means water, hmm<br />

Arida ar'ida (AIR-i-da) from Latin aridus, dry, for to xeric habitat typical of members<br />

arida iris dried orris root<br />

aridicaulis -is -e having dry or <strong>with</strong>ered-looking stems, from Latin aridi-, and Latin noun caulis, caulis m.,<br />

from the Greek καυλος, kaulos, the stem or stalk of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles, or kaulos, the<br />

shaft.<br />

aridus -a -um of dry habitats, arid, dry, brittle, <strong>with</strong>ered, desert, from Latin aridus.<br />

arie-, aries, -aries, ariet Latin aries, a ram.<br />

arietinus -a -um like a ram’s head, rams-horn like, horned, from Latin aries, arietis, arietinus.<br />

arifolius -a -um <strong>with</strong> leaves like Arum, <strong>with</strong> Cuckoo-pint or Wake-robin, Arum, leaves, from Latin Arum and<br />

folium.<br />

ariifolius -a -um, ariaefolius -a -um <strong>with</strong> leaves like the white Beam-tree, Sorbus (Pyrus) aria.<br />

arill-, arillus New Latin a wrapper, from modern French arille, from medieval Latin arilli, Spanish arillos,<br />

raisins.<br />

arillatus -a -um <strong>with</strong> seeds having a partially enveloping funicular expansion or aril, <strong>with</strong> cloak-like<br />

covering, aril, as the mace is the aril of the Nutmeg, from modern Latin arillatus.<br />

arilliformis -is -e bag-shaped, from modern Latin arillus and forma.<br />

Ariocarpus from the genus Aria and Greek καρπος, karpos, fruit, referring to the Aria-like fruit<br />

ariono Greek αρειων, areion, better, stouter, braver.<br />

-arion Greek -αριον, -arion, diminutive suffix.<br />

aripensis -is -e from the environs of Mount Aripo, Trinidad.<br />

-aris -aris -are Latin pertaining to.<br />

-aris -aris -are Latin adjectival suffix, a variant of -alis used after stems ending in l, pertaining to.<br />

aris, aridis f. Latin noun, a plant resembling arum; dragon-root, green dragon.<br />

Arisaema (a-ri-SAY-ma, or a-ris-IE-ma) from Latin aris, aridis f., an arum, green dragon, from Greek aris, a<br />

plant name used by Pliny for a kind of arum and haima, blood for the spotted leaves of some species; or from<br />

Greek αρον, aron, arum and αιµα, haema, blood, meaning blood-Arum, for the color of the spathe, or related to<br />

Arum.<br />

Arisarum a name used by Dioscorides.<br />

arisemo- Greek αρισηµος, arisemos, notable, plain, visible.<br />

arist-, arista,-arista, aristi, aristo Latin arista, an awn, bristle.<br />

arist-, aristo Greek best, noblest.<br />

arist- referring to a beard (hairy, bristly)<br />

-aristus -a -um the awn or beard of an ear corn, from Latin arista, aristae, used for awns or awn-like<br />

appendages.<br />

aristatus -a -um aristate, awned (like heads of wheat), bearded, a long bristlellike tip, <strong>with</strong> bearded awns like<br />

the ear of Barley, from Latin arista, noun, the beard of an ear of grain, corn silk; ear of grain or corn, and -atus,<br />

adjective, possessive of or likeness of something. As maize was probably unknown in Europe during Roman<br />

times, corn refers wheat or other small cereals.<br />

Aristea point, from Latin arista, aristae, for the acute leaf tips.<br />

arister-, aristera-, aristeros Greek αριστερος, aristeros, left, on the left.<br />

Aristida Aris'tida (ar-IS-ti-da) New Latin awned, from the Latin arista, awn, or a beard of grain, for conspicuous<br />

awns creating a barley-like appearance. (Gramineae)

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