Botanic Scientific Terms

OS

-osis - Suffix used in mycology to coin names of diseases. - 14, 474

osm - G. In compounds, scented. - 14, 474

osma - DSN. Smell. See genus Agathosma, Diosma, Osmanthus - 10, 24; 10?, 128, 239; 13, 1219

osme - G. f. Smell, odour, fragrance. See Crocosmia, Agathosma.- 14, 277; 16, 94f; 18,42,402

osmanthus - DSN. From osma, fragrance and anthos, flower, since all the species have fragrant flowers. - 10, 239

osmarea - DSN. This is a bigeneric hybrid between Osmanthus delavayi and Phillyrea decora. - 10, 239

osme - G. A smell. See genus Coprosma., Crocosmia - 1, 74;3, 56; 10, 101; 12, 300; 16, 88g

osteon - G. Bone. See Osteospermum. - 1, 268; 14, 277; 16, 426c; 18,332

osteospermum - DSN. G. From osteon, a bone and sperma, a seed. - 1, 268; 16, 426c,d, 454e

ostrya - MGN. G. The ancient Greek name for this species. - 4, 101

-osus- - a, -um. Suffix. Indicates abundance or full or marked development, noun base. Venosus, full of veins, vena. - 14, 309, 475

-osyne - -otes. Forms abstract nouns indicating a special feature, adjectival base. Leptosyne, Letpotes, from leptos, slender or fine. - 14, 307

osyris - DSN. G. Branch alluding to the many branches in the genus. - 16, 126l.

OT

otheo – DSN. To burst forth. See genus Otholobium.- 18,462

otholobium - DSN. G. Having eared lobes. - 16, 190e

othone – DSN. G. Sail, linen. See Diothonea, Othonna.- 18,330; 28, 129

otion – DSN. G. n. Auricle, little ear. - 14, 277

otiophora - DSN. G. Having bristly and eared leaf bases. - 16, 404g

otis - DSN. G. Ear. See Arctotis, Cyanotis, Leonotis, Myosotis.- 3, 10, 128; 10, 204; 18,70,332,468

otochilus - DSN. G. From otos ear and cheilos lip. - 28. 346

otos - DSN. G. Ear. See Otochilus - 28. 346

ottelia - DGN. L. The Latinised first part of the Malabar name ottel-ambel. - 16, 28a; 18,84

ottoniana - CSN. Friedrich Otton. See Polystachya o. - 1, 96; 16, 118f; 18,124

-otus-a, -um. Indicates resemblance or possession, noun base. E.g. Lopidotus scaly from Lepis, a scale. - 14, 310

OU

Oura - G. Tail. See genus Elionurus, Stachyurus, Urelytrum. - 1, 12, 14; 10, 303; 16, 24g

Ous - G. An ear. See genus Cyanotis, Leonotis. - 1, 20, 230; 16, 32d

OV

ovalifolium - DSN. L. Having ovate leaves. See Aspidoglossum o. - 16, 316a;18,544

ovalis - DSN. L. Oval, broadly elliptic. See Eulophia o. bainesii. - 1, 94; 16, 116f; 18,244

ovata - DSN. L. Ovate, egg-shaped. See Ruttya o., Barleria o., Agathosma o., Brachycorythis o. - 1,250,254; 16,388a, 392e, 396f; 18,200,402,456

ovatifolia - DSN. L. Egg-shaped, oval leaves. See Ledebouria o. - 16, 40b; 18,344

ovatus - DSN. L. Ovate. See Hibiscus aethiopicus var o. - 16, 265b,c

ovi- - L. In compounds, egg-. - 4, 475

OX

oxalis - DSN. G. Oxus acid, sour and als salt. Refers to sharp taste of the leaves that contain oxalic acid in many species. - 1, 150; 3, 100; 5, pl 92; 16, 208a

oxus - G. Acid or sharp. See genus Oxalis, Oxydendrumr. - 1, 150; 3, 100; 10, 240; 16, 208a

oxy - G. Acid or sour. See Oxalis., oxyphylla - 1, 150; 16, 144d

oxyanthus – DSN. Sharp flower. In O. speciosus refers to sharp teeth of calyx and sharp tipped petals. - 2,464

oxycantha - DSN. With sharp thorns. - 10, 340

oxycarpa - DSN. With sharp fruit. See Fraxinus o. - 10, 160, 340

oxydendrum - DSN. From oxus, sharp and dendron, tree, and refers either to its love of acid soil or to the bitter taste of its leaves. - 10, 240

oxyglossa – DSN. Pointed tongue. See Disperis o. – 18,370

oxygonum - DSN. L. With sharp angles. - 16, 300b-c

oxylobium - DSN. From oxy, sharp and lobos, pod, and refers to the sharp pointed seed pods. - 10, 240

oxyodus - G. With sharp teeth, from oxys, sharp. - 14, 277

oxyphylla - DSN. G. From oxys, sharp and phyllon, a leaf. See Cleome o.,Cleome o.var - obusta - 1, 114; 16, 144d

oxyphyllos - G. With pointed leaves, from oxys,pointed. - 14, 277

oxyriifolius - DSN. L. Having pointed leaves, See Senecio o. - 1, 272; 16, 430e

oxys - G. Sharp, keen, shrill pungent, acid, sour. See oxylobium., oxyphylla, oxyodus, oxyphyllos. See genus Hypoxis, Oxygonum, Oxalis.- 1,114; 14, 277; 18,106,134,402

OZ

ozoroa - DSN. G. Ozoriferous. - 16, 232a

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