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astico- Greek αστικς, astikos, αστυκος, astykos, a city or town; urbane.
astictus -a -um without spots, immaculate, without blemishes, from Greek α-στκος, a-stiktos.
Astilbe without brilliance, from Greek α-στιλβη, α-στιλβος, a-stilbe, a-stilbos, α, noting privation, and
στίλβη, stilbe, feminine of στίλβος, stilbos, glittering, bright, from στιλβειν, asilbein, to glitter, in reference to
the flowers, alternately to the leaves which are not shiny. (Saxifragaceae)
Astilboides, astilboides Goats-beard like, Astilbe-like, from α-στιλβω-οειδης, a-stilbo-oeides.
-asto Greek -αστυς, -astus, augmentative suffix, (-huge, etc.)
astr-, astro, astrum, -astrum Greek αστηρ, astēr, astron, a star, a meteor, referring to a star; Latin diminutive
suffix with derogatory implications, indicating inferiority or an incomplete resemblance, or wildness, often
applied to a wild relative of a cultivated plant.
-astr(...) like unto
astrabe Greek αστραβη, astrabe, a mule’s saddle.
astrachanicus -a -um from Astrachan, or Astrakhan, from the city, province, or region of Astrakhan, in the
Volga delta of the Caspian Sea, in the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
astrachinus -a -um having a dark, curly, indument, or from Astrakhan, Russia, for the similarity with the
fleece of karakul lambs, noted for their glossy curled coat valued as fir.
Astraeus star shaped, from Latin astrum, for the outer wall of the spore producing body of the earth-star
fungus. Astraeus was the father of the winds (Gledhill); the spores are wind dispersed.
Astraeus Astraeos, Greek Ἀστραῖος, Astraios, dawn-of-the-stars
astragal-, astragalo-, astragalus, -astragalus Greek αστραγαλος, astragalos, one of the vertebrae of the
neck; the ball of ankle joint; dice; prism of wood, the milk vetch Orobus niger; ear ring. Early dice were
made from squarish ankle bones of sheep.
astragalinus resembling Milk-vetch, Astragalus
astragalus Greek αστραγαλος, astragalos, vertebrae, the anklebone (hucklebone), wrist, knuckle bones used
as dice. In Latin talus.
Astragalus Astrag'alus (as-TRAG-a-lus) Old Greek ankle-bone, αστραγαλος, astragalos, a Greek name in Pliny
for a plant with vertebra-like knotted-roots; name for another legume, possibly Orobus niger, a milk vetch, one of
the vertebrae, as also of talus bone of the ankle. Also New Latin, from Latin, from Greek astragalos neck vertebra,
ankle joint, or milk vetch, from the vertebra-like, spinal-columnal appearance of the flower clusters. Also said to
be a name applied to some plants in this genus because of the shape of the seed is reminiscent of an ankle bone. Or,
according to he authors of Intermountain Flora it may be a reference to the Greeks use of rattling bones for dice and
the sound made is similar to the rattling of dry Astragalus seeds in the pod. The name literally means star milk.
Date: 1541 (Leguminosae)
Astranthium Greek αστηρ, aster, star, and ανθος, anthos, flower, alluding to the flower head as seen from
above.
astrap-, astrapa, -astrapa, astrape Greek αστραπη, astrape(η?) lightning.
astrape Greek αστραπη, astrape(η?), a flash of lightning.
astreans star-like
astrepto- Greek αστρεπτος, astreptos, inflexible, rigid.
astring Greek bind together, fasten
astringens contracting, drawing together, astringent to the taste
astro Greek a star
Astrocarpus star-fruit, from Greek αστρο-καρπος, astro-karpos.
Astrocaryum star-nut, from Greek αστρο-καρυον, astro-karyon, referring to the markings on the seeds of
this palm genus.
Astrolepis Astrolep'is (as-tro-LEP-is) Greek αστρο-, astro-, star, from and Greek λεπίς, λεπιδο-, lepis, lepido-,
scale, in reference to the starlike scales on the adaxial blade surface
Astronium star-like, from Greek αστρον, astron, for the resemblance of the flowers.
astrophoros star-bearing, from Greek αστερ-φορος, aster-phoros.
Astrophytum star-plant, from Greek αστερος, asteros, star, and φυτον, phyton, plant or αστρο-φυτον, astrophyton,
in reference to the star-shaped stem cross section of the type species.
-astrum somewhat like, wild, inferior, as good as, from Latin ad-instar.
astrum, astri n. Latin noun star, heavenly body, planet/sun/moon; the stars, constellation; sky, heaven.
astur, asturis m. Latin noun, a species of hawk; inhabitant of Asturia in Hispania Tarraconensis;
astur, -astur Latin a hawk
asturicus -a -um, asturiensis -is -e from Asturia, in northwestern Spain.