Botanic Scientific Terms

OM

omma - G. n. Eye. - 14, 277

ommaneyi - CSN. Capt H T Ommaney. See Ipomoea o. - 5, pl 1328

omphalos - G. m. Navel, central part of flower containing seed vessel. - 14, 277

ON

oncidium - DSN. G. From onkos pad or mass, referring to the fleshy warty callus on the lip of many species of this genus. - 28, 327

oncoba - MGN. The Arabic name for these shrubs or small trees. - 16, 264d

onkos - G. Pad or mass. See Oncidium - 28, 327

ononis - G. The generic names of Ononis and Lotus are combined to give genus Lotononis. - 1,124; 16,186g

onos - G. f. Ass. - 14, 277

onyx - G. m. Talons, claws, nail, hence clawed base of petal. - 14, 277

OO

oodes - G. Egg-like. - 14, 277

OP

op- - See ob-. - 14, 303

ophio- - G. In compounds, relating or pertaining to snakes, snake-like. - 14, 277, 473

ophis - G. m. Snake. - 14, 277

ophisten - G. Behind, at the back. - 14, 277

ophrestia – DSN. Anagram of Tephrosia. See genus Ophrestia.- 16, 198f; 18,394

ophrydis – DSN. From the Greek Ophrys, the name for a two-leafed orchid. See Ajuga o. - 1, 230; 16,348a, 18,470

ophrys – DSN. G. (1). Name of a two-leaved orchid. See ophrydis. (2). . From ophrys, an eyebrow. See Ophrys - 1, 230; 16, 348a; 28, 343

opistho- - G. Back, behind. - 14, 304

opposita – DSN. Set in pairs. Hoslundia o. - 18,72

oppositifolia - DSN. Opposite leaves. Nuxia o., Acokanthera o. - 2, 422; 16, 308c

opposita - DSN. L. Opposite. See Hoslundia o. - 16, 356g

oppositiflorus – DSN. Flowers inserted on stem opposite to each other. See Gladiolus o. – 18,358

ops – DSN. Eye. See genus Euryops.- 18,330

opse - G. Late. A face for Euryops. - 14, 277; 16, 456a

opsis – DSN. G. f. Aspect, appearance, hence resemblance, similarity, sight. A face. See Thojopsis, Coreopsis, Meconopsis, Monopsis, Angraecopsis, Eriopsis, Phalaenopsis, Vandopsis, Ionopsis, Carlinopsis, Phaulopsis, Calopsis.- 1, 266; 10, 321; 12, 301; 13 1219, 1220; 14, 277; 16,420e; 18,198,318,496,570,588; 28,50, 145,159, 362, 412

opus - G. Like, similar. See genus Corylopsis. - 10, 106

OR

orbea – DSN. From orbis, an orb. See orbeanthus. For genus Orbea the orb in the center of the flower is large. - 1, 208; 16, 322b,d

orbeanthus - DSN. G. Having orbicular (spherical or circular) flowers. - 1, 208; 16, 314i

orbeopsis - DGN. Resembling the genus Orbea. - 1, 216; 16, 322b; 18,302

orbiculata - DSN. L. Disc-shaped, round or flat; cavity or small cup. See Cotyledon o.it alludes to the leaves. - 1, 118; 16, 152c,d; 18,54

orbicularis - DSN. Circular. See Crassula o.,Xysmalobium o. – 18,146,578

orbis - L. An orb. See Orbeopsis, orbenthus, Orbea. - 1, 208, 216; 16, 322d; 18,584

orchis – DSN. G. From orchis testicle, alluding to the shape of the tubers. See Cynorkis, Cyrtorchis, Graphorkis, Orchis, Schoenorchis,. - 1, 90: 16, 112d; 28. 107, 110, 154, 344, 392

oreo- - G. Ori-. In compounds, mountain-. See origenes. - 14, 277, 474

oreophila - DSN. Mountain loving. See Disa o. – 18,120

oereophilum - DSN. L. Mountain-loving. See Helichrysum. o. - 16, 440a; 18,316

ori- - G. Oreo-. In compounds, mountain-. See origenes. - 14, 277, 474

oribiensis – GSN. From Oribi Gorge, KZN. See Plectranthus o. – 18,476

orientalis – GSN. Eastern. In Ephippiocarpa o. because found on east coast. Thuja o. - 2, 434; 10,319,340; 12, 303; 13, 1222

origanum - DSN. Orosganos – Joy of the Mountain. - 8, Nov 84, pp33; 13, 1219

origenes - G. Mountain-born, from Oreo-. In compounds, mountain-. - 14, 277

-orium - Indicates place of work or action, verb base. Labratorium. - 14, 306

-orius - -a, -um. Indicates capacity, action or function, verb base. Tinctorius, belonging to dying, tingere, to soak in colour. - 14, 309

ormocarpum - DSN. G. Necklace-fruit, alluding to the shape of the pod. - 16, 190a

ornis - G. m. A bird. See genus Ornithogalum, Ornithoglossus, See Ornithocephalus, Ornithophoroa, ornithogaloides - 1, 32, 36; 14, 277; 16, 34b; 16, 40e, 50g; 18,98,90,512; 28,344,345

ornith- - G. In compounds, pertaining to birds, bird-like. - 14, 474

ornithocephalus - DSN. G. From ornis, ithos bird and kephale head. Alludes to the curious shape of the column-apex which resembles a bird’s head in the type species. - 28, 344

ornithogaloides – DSN. Resembles the genus Ornithogalum.Eriospermum o. - 18,90

ornithogalum - DSN. G. From ornis, a bird and gala, milk. - 1, 32; 16, 34b; 16,40e; 16. 50g; 18,98

ornithoglossum - DSN. G. From ornis, a bird and glossa, a tongue. - 1, 36

ornithophoroa - DSN. G. From ornis, ithos bird and phoros bearing, an allusion to the column which is bird-like in side view. - 28. 345

ornithopodon - DSN. G. Bird footed. See Geranium o. - 3, 102

ornithopodum - DSN. G. Bird-footed . In Geranium o. it alludes to the shape of the leaves. - 148; 16,206a

orobanche - See orobanchoides. - 1, 238

orobanchoides - DGN. Resembling the genus Orobanch – a parasitic plant. See Alectra o. - 1, 238; 16, 368l; 18,306

oros - G. n. Mountain, hill. - 14, 277

orphium – MGN. For genus Orphium from the Greek mythological Orpheus. - 10, 238

orth- - G. orth-. In compounds, straight, erect. - 14, 474

ortho- - G. ortho-. In compounds, straight, erect. See genus Orthosiphon.- 14, 474; 18,428

orthoceras - DSN. G. With a straight horn. See Holothrix o. - 1, 88; 16, 110d

orthos - G. Straight, upright. - 14, 277

orthosiphon - DSN. G. With a straight tube. - 1, 228; 16, 346h

-orum - Genitive plural ending of substantive II and adjectives, meaning ‘of’.See amicorum - 14,474