Property:Etymology

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Agalinis +

Greek aga-, very or much, and genus Linum, alluding to resemblance of stems and leaves +

Agarista +

Greek mythological daughter of Clisthenes, alluding to beauty of flowers +

Agave +

Greek agave, noble or admirable +

Agdestis +

A mythi-cal hermaphrodite monster, in reference to the original inclusion in Menispermaceae, where it was the only genus with bisexual flowers +

Ageratina +

Generic name Ageratum and Latin - ina, diminutive +

Ageratum +

Greek a, not, and geras, old age, apparently alluding to long-lasting nature of flowers +

Agnorhiza +

Possibly Greek agnostos, unknown, and rhiza, root, alluding to the initially unknown roots +, in protologue of basionym of type species, Greene stated, “Root unknown.” +

Agoseris +

Greek agos, leader, and seris, chicory +, allusion unclear +

Agrimonia +

Greek Argemone from argemos, cataract of eye, alluding to supposed curative properties of plant for eye disease +

Agrostemma +

Greek agros, field, and stemma, crown or wreath, alluding to the flowers’ use in garlands +

Akebia +

Japanese akebi, name for Akebia quinata +

Alcea +

Greek alkea, a kind of mallow +

Alchemilla +

Arabic name alkemelyeh, perhaps alluding to alchemists' interest in reputed marvelous powers of its dew +

Aletris +

Greek aletris, a female slave who ground corn, alluding to the mealy texture of the perianths +

Alisma +

ancient Greek name, adopted by Linnaeus from Dioscorides +

Allenrolfea +

for Robert Allen Rolfe, English botanist, 1855–1921 +

Alliaria +

Genus Allium, garlic or onion, and Latin –aria, connection, alluding to odor of crushed plant +

Allionia +

For C. Allioni, 1725–1804, Italian botanist +

Allium +

Latin, classical name for garlic +

Allotropa +

Greek allos, other or different, and tropos, turn or direction, alluding to inflorescence +