Antiaris-An-tee-ay-riss: Upas-tree.
Antidesma - An-tid-dez-muh: Bignay.
Antigonon (opposite-angle, as to droop-
ing flowers)-An-tig-on-on.
Antirrhinum (snout-flower) - An-tihr-
rye-num: Snapdragon. Aphelandra-
Af-fel-and-ruh. Apium-Ay-pee-um:
Celery. Aplectrum (without-spur) -
Ap-plek-
trum: Putty-root, Adam-and-Eve.
Apocynum-Ap-oh-sye-num: Dogbane.
Aponogeton (for its aquatic habit) -
Ap-on-oh-jeet-on. Aporocactus
(impenetrable-cactus) -
Ap-or-oh-kak-tus. Aptenia-Ap-teen-
ee-uh. Aquilegia (water-drawer;
possibly, by
an earlier name, for an eagle)-Ak-
wil-leej-ee-uh: Columbine. Arabis-
Ar-ab-iss: Rock-cress. Arachis-Ar-ak-
iss: Peanut. Aralia-Ar-ray-lee-uh.
Araucaria-Ar-raw-kay-ree-uh. Arbutus-
Arb-yew-tus. Archontophoenix
(majestic-phoenix)-
Ark-on-toh-fee-nix: King palm.
Arctostaphylos (bear-grape) -Ark-toh-
staff-il-oss: Bearberry, Manzanita.
Arctotis (bear's-ear)-Ark-toh-tiss.
Ardisia (pointed, as to stamens)-Ard-
diz-ee-uh.
Areca-Ar-reek-uh. Arecastrum - Ar-
ek-kast-rum: Queen
palm. Aregelia (for botanist C. von
Regel)-
Ar-rej-eel-ee-uh. Arenaria (for sand)
- Ar-ren-nay-ree-
uh: Sandwort. Arethusa (for
mythical nymph)-Ar-
eth-thew-suh. Argemone (for an eye
disease for which
this may have been remedial)-Ar-
jem-on-ee: Prickly-poppy. Argyreia
(silvery, as to under-leaves)-
Ar-jih-ree-uh.
Ariocarpus-Ar-ree-oh-karp-us.
Arisaema-Ar-riss-seem-uh. Aristea
(stiff, as to leaf points)-Ar-
riss-tee-uh. Aristolochia - Ar-rist-
oh-loh-kee-uh:
Birthwort.
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Aristotelia (for Aristotle)-Ar-rist-oh-
teel-ee-uh.
Armeria-Ar-meer-ee-uh: Thrift, Sea-
pink.
Arnebia-Arn-nee-bee-uh.
Aronia - Ar-rohi-nee-uh: Chokeberry.
Artabotrys (suspended-grapes) - Ar-
tab-ot-riss: Tail-grape.
Artemisia (for wife of Mausolus)-Art-
em-miz-ee-uh: Wormwood.
Arthropodium (jointed-foot) - Arth-roh-
poh-dee-um.
Artocarpus (bread-fruit)-Art-oh-karp-
us: Bread-fruit.
Arum-Ay-rum.
Aruncus (the classical name) - Ar-
runk-us: Goats-beard.
Arundinaria-Ar-run-din-nay-ree-uh.
Asarum-Ass-ar-um: Wild ginger.
Asclepias - Ass-kleep-ee-ass: Milk-
weed.
Ascyrum-Ass-sye-rum.
Asimina-Ass-sim-in-uh.
Asparagus-Ass-par-ag-us.
Asperula (roughish, as to leaves) - Ass-
pehr-oo-luh: Woodruff.
Asphodeline - Ass - foh - del - lye - nee:
Jacob's-rod.
Asphodelus-ass-foh-del-us: Asphodel.
Aspidistra (small-round-shield, for
shape of stigma) - Asp-id-dist-ruh.
Asplenium (not-the-spleen, as to me-
dicinal use) - Asp-leen-ee-um:
Spleenwort.
Aster (star)-Ast-er.
Astilbe (not-shining)-Ass-till-bee.
Astragalus-Ass-frag-al-us: Milk vetch.
Astrophytum (star-plant) - Ass-troff-it-
um: Star cactus.
Athyrium - Ath-theer-ee-um: see As-
plenium.
Atraphaxis-At-raf-fax-iss.
Atriplex-At-rip-lex: Salt-bush.
Aubrieta (for French painter Claude
A ubriet) -Aw-breet-uh.
Aucuba-Aw-fcew-buh.
Aureolaria-Aw-ree-ol-lay-ree-uh.
Averrhoa (for Arabian philosopher
A verrhoes) -Av-er-roh-uh.
Azalea-Az-zay-lee-uh: see Rhododen-
dron.
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Babiana-Bab-ee-ay-nuh.
Baccharis-Bak-ar-iss.
Baeria (for Estonian naturalist Karl
von Baer)-Behr-ee-uh: Goldfields.
Balsamorhiza - Bal-sam-or-rye-zuh:
Balsam-root.
Bambusa - Bam-boo-suh: Bamboo.
Banksia (for English naturalist Sir Jo-
seph Banks)-Banks-ee-uh.
Baptisia (a-dipping, as for color dye-
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ing) - Bap-tiz-ee-uh: False-indigo,
Wild-indigo. Barbarea (for Saint
Barbara) - Barb-
ar-ree-uh: Winter-cress. Upland-
cress. Barklya (for Australian Sir
Henry
Barkly) - Bark-lee-uh. Barleria (for
botanist J. Barrelier) -
Bar-leer-ee-uh. Barosma (heavy-
smell)-Bar-ros-muh.
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