Latin/Greek definitions Flashcards
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Coprosma
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Coprosma
From the Greek kopros ‘dung’ and osme ‘smell’, referring to the foul smell of the species, literally ‘dung smell’
2
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autumnalis
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autumnalis
Autumn flowering
3
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Robusta
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Sturdy
4
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Muehlenbeckia complexa
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muehlenbeckia: named after a botanist named Muehlenbeck
complexa: Tangled
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Podocarpus
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Genus of evergreen trees and shrubs (family Podocarpaceae) chiefly of the southern hemisphere that have spirally-arranged, flattened, needlelike leaves and seeds surrounded by a usually red or purplish fleshy aril.
