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gency) - Nas-tersh-ee-um: (Water-
cress is N. officinale. For common
nasturtium see genus Tropaeolum).
Neillia (for Scotsman Patrick Neill)-
Neel-ee-uh.
Nelumbium - Nee-lum-bee-um: Lotus.
Nemastylis (thread-like-styles) - Nee-
mast-il-iss.
Nemesia-Nem-met-see-uh.
Nemopanthus (thread-foot-flower, as to
slender stalks) - Nee-mop-anth-us:
Mountain-holly.
Nemophila (woods-loving, as to shade
requirement)-Nee-moff-il-uh.
Neolloydia (new-Lloydia, as to classi-
fication ) -Nee-ol-loy-dee-uh.
Nepenthes (an ancient drug, removing
sorrow) - Nep-penth-eez: Pitcher-
plant.
Nepeta-Nep-et-uh.
Nephrolepis (kidney-like-scale, as to
spore-cases) -Nef-frol-ep-iss: Sword-
fern.
Nerine (for the mythical nereid)-Ner-
rye-nee.
Nerium (classical name for oleander)
-Neer-ee-um: Oleander is N. olean-
der.
Nertera (lowly, as to habit) - Nert-er-
uh: Bead-plant.
Neviusia (for its discoverer, Rev. R. O.
Nevius) - Nev-ee-yew-see-uh: Snow-
wreath.
Nicandra (for Nicander, poet of an-
cient Colophon)-Nye-kand-tvh.
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Nicotians (for Jean Nicot, who intro-
duced tobacco in France) - Nik-oh-
shee-ay-nuh.
Nidularium (little-nest, as to flower
cluster)-Nid-yew-lay-ree-um.
Nierembergia (for Spanish Jesuit Juan
Nieremberg) - Nee-rem-berj-ee-uh:
Cup-flower.
Nigella (dark, as to black seeds) -
Nye-jell-uh: Fennel-flower.
Nolara (little-bell, as to corolla shape)
-Nol-lay-nuh.
Nolina (for French agriculturist C. P.
Nolin) -Nol-lye-nuh.
Noltea (for German botanist E. F.
Nolte) -Af olt-ee-uh.
Nopalea-Noh-pay-lee-uh.
Nopalxochia-Noh-pal-zok-ee-uh.
Nothofagus (false-beech) - Noth-oh-
fay-gus.
Notbopanax (false-panax) - Noth-oh-
pay-nax.
Nyctocereus (night-cereus, as to bloom
habit) -Nik-toh-jeer-ee-us.
Nymphaea (for classical nymphs) -
Nim-fee-uh: Nymphea, Water-lily.
Nymphoides (nymphaea-like) - Nim-
foy-deez: Floating-heart.
Nyssa (post, as to trunk; or for a myth-
ical water nymph, as to its fondness
for swampy places) - Niss-uh: Tu-
pelo, Sour-gum, Pepperidge.
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Ochna (classical name, no longer used,
for pear tree)-Ok-nuh.
Ocimum (classical name for basil) -
Ohi-sim-um: (Several basils are in-
cluded in this genus, notably Basil,
Bush Basil, Tree Basil).
Odontoglossum (tooth-tongue, as to
crested flower lip) - Oh-don-toh-
gloss-um.
Odontonema (tooth-thread, as to
toothed stamen filaments)-Oh-don-
toh-neem-uh.
Oenothera-Ee-noh-theer-uh.
Olea (the classical name)-Oh-lee-uh:
Olive.
Olearia (probably for Adam Olearius,
German traveler)-Oh-lee-ay-ree-uh:
Tree-aster, Daisy-tree.
Omphalodes (navel-like, as to seed
shape) -Om-fal-loh-deez: Navelwort.
Oncidium (little - arrow - barb, as to
shape of lip)-On-sid-ee-um.
Onobrychis (classical name for a for-
age plant)-On-oh-brye-kiss.
Onoclea - On-oh-klee-uh: Sensitive-
fern.
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Ononis (the classical name)-On-noh-
niss: Rest-harrow.
Onopordum (classical name for cotton
thistle; literally, ass-fodder) - On-
oh-pord-um: (Scotch thistle is O.
acanthium).
Onosma (ass-odor, presumably attrac-
tive to or reminiscent of the animal)
-On-ora-muh.
Onosmodium (see Onosma above) -
On-os-moh-dee-um: False-gromwell.
Onychium (little-claw) - Oh-nik-ee-
um: Claw-fern.
Ophioglossum (snake-tongue, as to
fronds)-Off-ee-oh-gtoss-um: Adders-
tongue-fern.
Ophiopogon (snake-beard, presumably
as to shape of flower cluster) - Off-
ee-oh-poA-gon: Lily-turf.
Ophrys (brow, perhaps as to larger
sepals than petals) - Off-riss.
Opuntia-Op-punt-ee-uh: Prickly-pear.
Orchis (testicle, as to tuber shape) -
Ork-iss.
Origanum (mountain-beauty)-Or-rig-
an-um: Marjoram.
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