Property:Etymology

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Greek akron, summit, and kome, hairs of the head, in reference to the high crown of leaves  +, akrokomos, with leaves at the top, said especially of palms  +
Greek akros, top, and poros, pore, possibly alluding to tubulose points of branches  +
Greek akron, tip, and ptilon, feather, describing the pappus bristles  +
Greek acros, at the end, tip, and stichos, row, referring to the distal spore-bearing pinnae  +
Greek, aktea, ancient name for the elder, probably for leaf similarity  +
Greek aktis, ray, and stachys, spike, referring to the rays of the fertile leaves  +
Greek a-, not, and delos, evident, alluding to small, obscure flowers  +
Greek aden, gland, and kaulos, stem  +
Greek adeno, gland, and phyllon, leaf  +
Greek a den, gland, and stoma, mouth, alluding to gland at rim of hypanthium  +
Greek adiantos, unwetted, for the glabrous leaves, which shed raindrops  +
For John Adlum, 1759-1836, a horticulturist born in York, Pa., died in Georgetown, D.C.  +
For Adolphe Brongniart, 1801–1876, French botanist and student of Rhamnaceae  +
Greek mythology: sprouted from blood of Adonis, lover of Aphrodite, based on the blood red flowers  +
Dioscoridean name for A. arboreum  +
Greek aga-, very or much, and genus Linum, alluding to resemblance of stems and leaves  +
Greek mythological daughter of Clisthenes, alluding to beauty of flowers  +
Greek agave, noble or admirable  +
A mythi-cal hermaphrodite monster, in reference to the original inclusion in Menispermaceae, where it was the only genus with bisexual flowers  +
Generic name Ageratum and Latin - ina, diminutive  +
Greek a, not, and geras, old age, apparently alluding to long-lasting nature of flowers  +
Possibly Greek agnostos, unknown, and rhiza, root, alluding to the initially unknown roots  +, in protologue of basionym of type species, Greene stated, “Root unknown.”  +
Greek agos, leader, and seris, chicory  +, allusion unclear  +
Greek Argemone from argemos, cataract of eye, alluding to supposed curative properties of plant for eye disease  +
Greek agros, field, and stemma, crown or wreath, alluding to the flowers’ use in garlands  +