chael Adanson)- Ad-an-soh-nee-uh:
Baobab-tree. Adenanthera (for
glandular anthers) -
Ad-en-anth-er-uh: Bead tree.
Adenocarpus (for glandular fruit)-
Ad-en-oh-karp-us. Adenophora (for
glandular nectary)-
Ad-en-off-or-uh: Lady-bell. Adiantum
(un wetted) -Ad-ee-an-tum:
Maidenhair fern. Adlumia (for
American gardener John
Adlum) - Ad-loom-ee-uh: Climbing
fumitory, Mountain-fringe, Alle-
ghany-vine. Adonis (for mythical
Adonis)-Ad-
doh-niss, Ad-don-iss: Pheasants-eye.
Aechmea (for pointed calyx) - Eek-
mee-uh. Aegopodium (goat-foot)-
Ee-go-poh-
dee-um: Goutweed.
Aesculus - Ess-kew-lus: Horse-chest-
nut, Buckeye. Aethionema - Eeth-ee-
oh-nee-muh:
Stone-cress. Agapanthus (love-
flower)-Ag-ap-anth-
us: Lily-of-the-Nile. Agathis (ball of
thread: for clustered
flowers)-Ag-ath-iss: Dammar-pine.
Agave (admirable)-Ag-gay-vee.
Ageratum (not-growing-old) - Aj-er-
ray-tum. Aglaonema (bright-thread)
- Ag-lay-
oh-nee-muh.
Agrimonia-Ag-rim-moh-nee-uh: Agri-
mony. Agrostemma (field-garland) -
Ag-ros-
stem-uh: (See Lychnis) Agrostis
(field, as to habitat)-Ag-
ross-tiss: Bent-grass. Ailanthus -
Ay -lanth -us: Tree-of -
heaven. Ajuga (not-yoked, as to
calyx) - Aj-
yew-guh: Bugleweed. Akebia-Ak-
kee-bee-uh. Albizzia (for an Italian
family, the
A Ibizzi)-Al-biz-ee-uh. Alchemilla -
Al-kem-mill-uh: Ladys-
mantle.
Aletris-Al-et-riss: Star-grass. Alisma-
Al-liz-muh: Water-plantain. Allamanda
(for Swiss scientist, J. N. S.
A llamand)-Al-lam-and-uh.
Allium-Al-ee-um.
Allionia-Al-lee-oh-nee-uh: Umbrella-
wort. Alnus (the classical name) -
Al-nus:
Alder.
Alocasia-Al-oh- kay-see-uh. Aloe-Al-
oh-ee. Alonsoa (for Spaniard Alonzo
Zanoni)
-Al-lon-zoh-uh. Alopecurus (fox-
tail)-Al-oh-pek-kew-
rus: Meadow-foxtail. Alpinia (for
Italian botanist Prosper
A Ipinus) -Al-pin-ee-uh.
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Alsophila (grove-loving) - Al-soff-il-
uh: Tree-fern.
Alstroemeria (for Baron Alstroemer)
-Al-strem-meer-ee-uh: Alstremeria.
Alternanthera (aIternate-flowers) -Al-
tern-anth-er-uh.
Althaea-Alth-ee-uh.
Alyssum - Al-liss-um: Alyssum, Mad-
wort.
Amaranthus (unfading) - Am-ar-anth-
us: Amaranth.
Amarcrinum (for amaryllis and cri-
num)-Am-ar-krye-num
Amaryllis-Am-ar-rill-iss.
Amelanchier-Am-el-lank-ee-uh: Shad-
bush.
Ammobium (living-in-sand) - Am-
moh-bee-um: Winged-everlasting.
Amorpha (formless) - Am-morf-uh:
False-indigo.
Ampelopsis (vine-like) - Am-pel-lop-
siss.
Amphicome (for hairy seeds) - Am-fik-
om-ee.
Amsonia (for physician Charles Am-
son)-Am-soh-nee-uh.
Anacampseros-An-ak-kamp-ser-oss.
Anacardium (for heart-shaped nut)-
An-ak-kard-ee-um: Cashew.
Anacyclus-An-ass-sye-klus.
Anagallis (delighting)-An-ag-gal-iss:
Pimpernel.
Ananas-An-nan-ass: Pineapple.
Anaphalis-An-naff-al-iss: Everlasting.
Anchusa (for a skin paint)-An-kew-
suh: Alkanet.
Andromeda (for mythical Andromeda)
-An-drom-ed-uh: Bog-rosemary.
Androsace - An-dross-ass-ee: Rock-
jasmine.
Anemone (wind) - An-nem-on-ee:
Anemone, Windflower.
Anemonella (little-Anemone ) -An-em-
on-nell-uh: Rue-anemone.
Anethum-An-neeth-um: Dill.
Angelica (lovely)-An-jell-ik-uh.
Angelonia-An-jel-loh-nee-uh.
Angraecum-An-greek-um.
Anguloa (for Spanish Don Francisco
de Angulo)-An-gew-loh-uh.
Annona-An-noh-nuh.
Anoda-An-noh-duh.
Antennaria (antennae-like, as to some
parts) - An-ten-nay-ree-uh: Ever-
lasting.
Anthemis-Anth-em-iss: Chamomile.
Anthericum (flower-hedge)-Anth-ehr-ik-
um.
Anthriscus-An-thrisk-us.
Anthurium (tail-flower, as to appear-
ance)-An-thew-ree-um.
Anthyllis (downy-flowers) - An-thill-
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