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Azollaceae Azolla'ceae (az-oh-LAY-see-ee) from the genus name, Azolla, and -aceae, the standardized Latin<br />

suffix of plant family names.<br />

azonites ungirdled, from Latin a-zona, a-zonae, from Latin zona, woman’s girdle, tunic belt, Greek ζώνη,<br />

zone, girdle.<br />

Azorella <strong>with</strong>out scales, from Greek α-ζοραλεος, a-zoraleos, feminine diminutive of α-ζωρος, a- zoros, not<br />

strong or stout (from Gledhill, not clear).<br />

azoricus -a -um of or from the Azores islands in the mid-Atlantic.<br />

azot- French nitrogen, azote, from Greek ἀ-, a-, <strong>with</strong>out, and ζώ-ειν, ζά-ειν, zo-ein, za-ein, to live, ζωή, zoe,<br />

life, in reference to its inability to support life.<br />

aztecorum modern Latin, from the land of the Aztecs, from Aztec and -orum, genitive suffix. .<br />

azur- referring to the color blue<br />

azureovelatus -a -um blue-clothed, from Latin azureus, sky-blue, and velo, velare, velavi, velatum, to veil to<br />

cover upclothe in.<br />

azureus -a -um (a-ZYEWR-ee-us) azure, true blue, the color of deep blue, deep sky blue, from azure, which<br />

is derived from Old French lazaward, lapis lazuli <strong>with</strong> initial 'l' dropped as if it were French: adapted from<br />

Arabic (al-) lazaward from Persian ljward, lzhward, lapis lazuli, blue colour, and -eus, made from, color, -<br />

like. (OED) medieval Greek λαζούριον, lazourion, and medieval Latin lazurius, lazur, lazulus, lapis lazuli.<br />

The Italic languages dropped the Arabic article al- as though it were the article l’.<br />

Azurfee German cv. azure fairy<br />

azyg-, azygo Greek αζυγος, azygos, unpaired, unmarried, unwedded.<br />

Azuma-kagami Japanese cv. mirror of the east<br />

“At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, grammars and<br />

dictionaries are excellent for distraction.” Samuel Johnson<br />

ba Greek ba, an intensive particle.<br />

babadagicus -a -um of or from the Babatag mountains of Uzebekistan.<br />

babae wonderful!, wow!, ahh!, from Latin babae, an interjection of awe, also papae!<br />

babax Greek βαβαξ, babax, a chatterer.<br />

babalus Latin babulus babuli m., a babbler, a fool.<br />

Babiana baboon, from Afrikaan babianer, baboon, which feed on the corms.<br />

Babington for Charles Cardale Babington (1808-1895), Professor of Botany at Cambridge, author of Manual<br />

of British Botany.<br />

babyruss Portuguese babirosa = babirussa, from Malay babi, hog, and rusa, deer, the name of the horned<br />

hog.<br />

babylonicus -a -um, babylonius Babylonian, of Babylonian origin, from Latin babylon, babylonis.<br />

bac-, baca-, bacc-, bacca-, -bacca, -bacci Latin baca, bacca, a berry, an olive, a succulent fruit <strong>with</strong> seeds<br />

imersed in the pulp, a small round fruit such as a berry, referring to berries; also things that are berry-like in<br />

shape, such as a pearl, the dung of sheep, goats, and rabbits, etc.<br />

baca, bacae f. Latin noun berry, fruit of tree/shrub; olive; pearl; piece/bead of coral.<br />

bacaba a south American vernacular name for the wine palm, Oenocarpus bacaba.<br />

bacatus -a -um bacca'tus (ba-KAY-tus) of pearls, berried, from Latin baca, bacae; bacca, baccae.<br />

bacca, baccae f. Latin noun berry, fruit of tree/shrub; olive; pearl; piece/bead of coral.<br />

baccans <strong>with</strong> berries, berrying, berry-like, or pulpy; becoming berried-looking (shining red to purple, berrylike<br />

fruits of Carex baccans).<br />

baccar, baccaris n. Latin noun, Celtic Valerian, a plant which yielded a kind of oil, =nardum rusticum,<br />

=nardum gallicum, =saliunca, Valeriana Celtica; unidentified plant (cyclamen?, sowbread); another plant;<br />

w/fragrant root w/oil.<br />

baccaris, baccaris f. Latin noun, Celtic Valerian, a plant which yielded a kind of oil, =nardum rusticum,<br />

=nardum gallicum, =saliunca, Valeriana Celtica; unidentified plant (cyclamen?, sowbread); another plant;<br />

w/fragrant root w/oil.<br />

baccatus -a -um in the form of a berry, berry-like, having berries, <strong>with</strong> pulpy fruit, from Latin baca, bacae;<br />

bacca, baccae, describing fruits <strong>with</strong> fleshy or pulpy coats.

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