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atjanicus -a -um from Bacan Island, Maluka (Batjan, N. Molucca) Indonesia.<br />

bato-, batus, -batus Greek a bramble; passable<br />

Batodendron thorny tree, from Greek βατος-δενδρον, batos-dendron.<br />

Batopedina little-thorny-tangle, from Greek βατος-πεδαω, batos-pedao.<br />

batrach-, batracho-, batrachus, -batrachus Greek βατραχος, batrachos, a frog.<br />

Batrachia a section of Geranium, from βατραχος, batrachos, for its resemblance to Ranunculus acris<br />

(ranunculus is Latin for little-frog).<br />

batrachioides water-buttercup-like, resembling Batrachium, from βατραχος-οειδης, batrachos-oeides.<br />

batrachion, batrachii n., batrachium, batrachii n., Latin a plant of genus Ranunculus.<br />

Batrachium little frog, diminutive of βατραχος, batrachos, the Greek name for several Ranunculus species.<br />

(Ranunculaceae)<br />

Batrachospermum frog-seed, from Greek βατραχος-σπερµα, batrachos-sperma, for the mucilaginous<br />

appearrance.<br />

batrachospermus -a -um <strong>with</strong> mucilagonous seed, from Greek βατραχος-σπερµα, batrachos-sperma<br />

batt-, batto Greek βαττος, battos, stammerer, stammer.<br />

battandieri named for Jules Aime Battandier (1848-1922), French botanist; of the Algiers Medical School.<br />

batus, bati f. Latin, a bramble; blackberry bush, raspberry bush.<br />

-batus -a -um accessible, passable; -thorn bush, from Greek βατος, batos, a sectional suffix in Rubus.<br />

batyle Greek βατυλη, batyle, female dwarf.<br />

bauca- Greek βαυκαλιον, baukalion, a narrow-necked vessel that gurgles.<br />

bauco- Greek βαυκος, baukos, prudish, affected.<br />

baudotiii for Herr Baudot (fl. 1837), German amatuer botanist.<br />

Bauera, bauera, baueri, bauerianus -a -um for H. Gottfried and Franz Bauer, botanists, travellers, and<br />

illustrators, and for Ferdinand Bauer (1760-1826), botanical artist and traveller. (Baueraceae)<br />

Baueraceae from the genus name, Bauera, and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of plant family names.<br />

Bauhinia modern Latin from Linnaeus, for the Swiss botanists Caspar (Gaspar) Bauhin (1560-1624), and his<br />

brother Johan (Jean) Bauhin (1541-1613). (Caesalpiniaceae)<br />

bauhiniiflorus -a -um <strong>with</strong> flowers resembling those of Bauhinia.<br />

Baumannii either the Bauman brothers, nurserymen at Bollweiler, Alsace, or Herrn E.H. Baumann of<br />

Bolivia, producer of Begonia baumanii.<br />

Baumea for Baume, Luzon, Cyperaceae.<br />

baumeanus -a -um from Baume, Luzon.<br />

bauno- Greek βαυνος, baunos, furnace, forge.<br />

baurii for Reverend L.R. Baur (1825-1889), who collected Rhodohypoxis in South Africa.<br />

bavaricus -a -um Bavarian, of Bavarian origin, from Bayern State, Germany. Bavarian or Baiuvarii means<br />

men of Baia, the Celtic tribe Boii, whose name is preserved in the words Bavaria and Bohemia.<br />

bavosus -a -um from the Mexican vernacular name, bavosa.<br />

baxis Greek βαξις, baxis, oracular saying, report, rumor.<br />

bay Old French baie, berry, Laurus nobilis, baccae-lauri, the laurel berry; laurels were awarded to scholars,<br />

hence baccalaureate, baccalor, bachelor. OED has an alternate version, which see.<br />

baytopiorus -a -um, baytopii for Professor Turhan Baytop (1920-20002), Turkish pharmacist, plant collector<br />

and writer.<br />

bdell-, bdella, -bdella, bdello Greek βδελλη, bdella, a leech.<br />

bdella, bdellae f., bdellium, bdellii n. Latin an aromatic gum; a resinous tree, probably a species of<br />

Balsamodendron.<br />

bdellium sticking, leach-like, from Greek βδελλα, bdella; βδελλιον, bdellion, possibly from Hebrew<br />

b’dōlakh, referring to the pungent resin of some species of Balsamodemdron (= Commiphora) species.<br />

bdelycto Greek βδελυκτος, bdelyktos, disgusting, abominable.<br />

bdelygma, -bdelygma, bdelygmato Greek βδλυγµα, bdelygma, disgust, abomination<br />

bdelyr-, bdelyro- Greek βδελυρια, bdelyria, disgusting, abominable; beastly, coarse, objectionable.<br />

bdesm-, bdesma, -bdesma Greek βδεσµα, bdesma, a stench.<br />

bdol-, bdolo-, bdolus, -bdolus Greek βδολος, bdolos, a stench, stink.<br />

-bdolon -smelling, -stench, from Greek βδολος, bdolos.<br />

bealei for Thomas Chay Beale (c.1775-1842), Portuguese Consul in Shanghai who facilitated Robert<br />

Fortune’s collecting work.<br />

beanianus -a -um, beanii for William J. Bean (1863-1947), author of Trees Shrubs hardy in the British Isles.

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