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asella, asellae f. Latin a she-ass.<br />

asell-, asellus, -asellus Latin asellus, a little ass.<br />

asem-, asemi-, asemo- Greek ασηµος, asemos, obscure, <strong>with</strong>out mark, indistinct, meaningless, unnoticed.<br />

asemus <strong>with</strong>out distinguishing remarks<br />

asepalus <strong>with</strong>out sepals<br />

asero- Greek ασηρος, aseros, irksome, causing discomfort, causing disgust.<br />

Ashe William Willard Ashe (1872-1932)<br />

asianus, asiaticus -a -um, asius Asian, of Asiatic origin.<br />

asifolium dog's tooth grass (?), from , and folium, foli(i), n., noun, a leaf.<br />

asil-, asilus, -asilus Latin asilus, a gadfly, horse fly.<br />

asilla Greek ασιλλα, asilla, a yoke for carrying pails.<br />

Asimina (Assimina), Asiminum (a-SI-mi-na or asim’ina) The name for Asimina triloba, New Latin, from<br />

the North American Indian name assimin, or from the French-Indian name assiminier, from American French<br />

assimine papaw, modification of Illinois rassimina, from rassi divided lengthwise into equal parts and mina<br />

seeds. One source gives American Indian assimin through French asiminier, or a French-Canadian name<br />

asiminier, used by Adanson. (Annonaceae)<br />

asin-, asininus -a -um, -asinus, asinus -a -um, ass-like (eared) loved by donkeys, from Latin asinus, an ass,<br />

a simpleton, a blockhead.<br />

asinarius, asininus -a -um sought after by donkeys.<br />

asine Greek ασινης, asines, harmless, unharmed, unhurt, undamaged, innocent.<br />

asintrophon bramble<br />

asio, -asio Latin asio, a horned owl, Asio spp.<br />

asios Greek ασιος, asios, muddy.<br />

askalṓnio from Greek ασκαλώνιο, askalonio, onion and shallots.<br />

asmeno- Greek ασµενος, asmenos, pleased, glad.<br />

asodes Greek ασοδης, asodes, muddy, slimy, suffering from nausea.<br />

asoto- Greek ασωτος, asotos, abandoned, profligate.<br />

asp-, aspis Greek ασπις, aspis, a round shield.<br />

aspala- Greek ασπαλαξ, aspalax, the blind rat, Spalax typhlus; a mole.<br />

aspalath-, aspalathus, -aspalathus Greek ασπαλαθος, aspalathos, a sweet-scented shrub; a spinous shrub,<br />

Alhagi maurorum, yielding a fragrant oil.<br />

aspalathoides like a thorny shrub, from Greek ασπαλαθος-οειδης, aspalathos-oeides.<br />

aspalathus aspalathus, Camel's thorn, Alhaji camelorum (Fisch.)<br />

aspalieus Greek ασπαλιευτης, aspalieutes, an angler.<br />

asparag-, asparagus, -asparagus Greek asparagus<br />

asparagifolius <strong>with</strong> asparagus-like leaves, from , and folium, foli(i), n., noun, a leaf.<br />

asparaginus -a -um somewhat similar to Asparagus.<br />

asparagoides asparago'ides (as-pare-a-GO-i-dees) Asparagus-like, from Asparagus and oides.<br />

asparagus, -i, m. asparagus, Asparagus acutifolius, from Celsus (de medicina), Spencer; Suet., Cassell.<br />

Asparagus Asparagus (as-PARE-a-gus) from New Latin, from Latin, asparagus (plant), from Greek ασπαραγος,<br />

asparagos, (aspharagos), for the plants sprouting edible turions from the rootstock; or from Latin, asparagus<br />

(plant); akin to Greek spargan, to swell, from the phallic appearance of the new shoots; alternately Greek<br />

asparasso, to rip, alluding to the spiny leaves of some species. (Asparagaceae)<br />

aspect- Latin aspectus, look, appearance.<br />

asper- Latin aspera, rough.<br />

asper -era -erum, asperi- as'per (AS-per, AS-pir) as'pera (AS-per-a, AS-pir-a, AS-pir-um) rough, sharp to the<br />

touch, from Latin asper, asperi, adjective, rough, in reference to the surface texture.<br />

asper- asperg-, aspers Latin aspergo, sprinkling, spraying, scatter.<br />

asperatus roughened; rough <strong>with</strong> hairs or points, from Latin asper.<br />

asperens becoming rough or sharp, present participle of Latin aspero, asperare, asperavi, asperatum.<br />

aspergilliformis -is -e shaped like a brush, <strong>with</strong> several fine erect branches, from Latin aspergillium and<br />

formis.<br />

Aspergillus, aspergillus brush, botanical Latin from aspergillum, resembling a holy water brush (like the<br />

stigmas of grasses). Also a name of a mold, for the closely erect branches in the sporulating stage.<br />

Asperifoliaceae Boraginaceae, plants of the Borage family(?), from , from the genus name, , from , and<br />

folium, foli(i), n., noun, a leaf, and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of plant family names.

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