Maianthemum (May-flower) - May-
anth-em-um.
Majorana - Maj-or-ray-nuh: Sweet
marjoram (M. hortensis).
Malacocarpus (soft-fruit) - Mal-ak-oh-
karp-us.
Malacothrix (soft-hair, as to foliage of
some species) - Mal-ak-koth-rix.
Malcomia (for English horticulturist
William Malcolm) - Mal-koh-mee-
uh: Malcolm-stock.
Mallotus (fleecy, as to seed capsule) -
Mal-loh-tus.
Malope (classical name for mallow)-
Mal-oh-pee.
Malpighia (for Italian anatomist Mar-
cello Malpighi) - Mal-pig-ee-uh.
Malus (a classical name) - May-lus:
Apple.
Malva-Mal-vuh: Mallow.
Malvastrum (mallow-like) - Mal-vast-
rum: False-mallow.
Mammillaria (for nipple-like protuber-
ances ) -Mam-il-lay-ree-uh.
Mandevilla (for English diplomat
Henry J. Mandeville) - Man-dev-
vill-uh: Chilean-jasmine.
Manettia-Man-net-ee-uh.
Mangif era (mango-bearing) -Man-jiff-
er-uh: Mango.
Manihot-Man-ee-hot.
Maranta (for medieval physician Bar-
tolommeo Maranta) - Mar-rant-uh:
Arrow-root (M. arundinacea).
Marattia (for Italian botanist J. L. Marat
ti ) -Mar-raMee-uh.
Margyricarpus (pearly-fruit) - Mar-
jihr-ik-^arp-us: Pearl-fruit.
Marrubium - Mar-roo-bee-um: Hoar-
hound, Horehound.
Marsdenia (for English author W.
Marsden) -Mars-deen-ee-uh.
Marsilea (for Italian naturalist Luigi
Marsigli) - Mar-sill-ee-uh: Pepper-
wort.
Masdevallia (for Spanish botanist J-
Masdeval)-Mas-dev-val-ee-uh.
Mathiola (for Italian physician P. A.
Mattioli) - Math-eye-oh-luh: (The
stocks are included in this genus).
Matricaria (mother, for supposed me-
dicinal uses) - Mat-rik-kay-ree-uh:
Matricary.
Maurandia (for Spanish botanist Mau-
randy)-Maw-ran-dee-uh.
Maxillaria (jaw-bone, as to mentum or
projecting part of orchids) - Mak-sil-
lay-ree-uh.
Maytenus-May-teen-us: Mayten.
Mazus-May-zus.
Meconopsis (poppy-like) - Mee-kon-
nop-siss.
Medeola - Med-dee-oh-Iuh: Indian cu-
cumber-root.
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Medinilla (for Spanish official D. J. de
Medinilla y Pineda)-Med-in-nill-uh.
Mediocactus (intermediate-cactus) -
Mee-dee-oh-kak-tus. Melaleuca
(black-white, as to black
trunk and white branches) - Mel-
al-lew-kuh: Bottle-brush.
Melampodium (for mythical seer Mel-
ampus)-Mel-am-pohi-dee-um.
Melanthium (black-flower, as to color
of faded perianth)-Mel-anth-ee-um:
Bunch-flower. Melastoma (black-
mouth, as to staining
quality of its fruit)-Mel-last-om-uh.
Melia-Mee-lee-uh: Bead-tree.
Melianthus (honey-flower) - Mel-ee-
anth-us: Honey-bush. Melica
(honey, for attractiveness to
bees)-Mel-ik-uh: Melic-grass.
Melilotus (honey-lotus, as to scent at-
tractive to bees) - Mel-il-loh-tus:
Melilot, Sweet clover. Meliosma
(honey-odor, as to flowers)
-Mel-ee-oss-muh. Melissa (bee,
which it attracts)-Mel-
liss-uh: Balm. Melitris (bee, which it
attracts) - Mel-
lit-tiss. Melocactus (melon-cactus, as
to shape
of plants)-Mel-oh-kak-tus.
Melothria (from the classical word for
a wild vine)-Mel-oth-ree-uh.
Menispermum (moon-seed) - Men-iss-
sperm-um: Moonseed. Mentha-
Menth-uh: Mint. Mentzelia (for
German physician and
botanist Christian Mentzel) - Ment-
zeel-ee-uh.
Menyanthes (month-flower, perhaps de-
noting period of bloom) - Men-ee-
anth-eez: Bog-bean, Buck-bean.
Menziesia (for Scottish naturalist Ar-
chibald Menzies) - Men-zee-see-uh.
Meratia - Mer-ray-shee-uh: See pre-
ferred genus Chimonanthus.
Mercurialis (for mythical Mercury) -
Mer-kew-ree-ay-liss: Herb-mercury.
Mertensia (for German botanist F. C.
Mertens) -Mer-ten-see-uh: Bluebells.
Mesembryanthemum (midday-flower, as
to flowers, which open in sun, close
in shadow) - Mes-em-bree-anth-em-
um: Fig-marigold. Mespilus-Mess-
pil-us: Medlar. Metasequoia (after-
sequoia) - Met-
uh-sek-kwoy-uh: Dawn-redwood (M.
glyptostroboides). Metrosideros (tree-
heart-iron) - Mee-
troh-sid-deer-os: (Sometimes called
Iron-tree). Meum-Mee-um. Michelia
(for Italian botanist Piero
Micheli)-Mye-keel-ee-uh.
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