Help with Translation of Scientific Names

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allei (allelo-)

Greek: reciprocal, each other

americanum

(named for) America

anthos

flower

calyx

cup

canadensis

(named for) Canada

chion

snow

chrys

Greek: gold

claytonia

(named for) John Clayton (botanist, 1694–1773)

dendron (-dendro

tree

di-

two

epi

on

exo

Greek: outside, exterior, beyond

folium; pl: folia

Latin: leaf

-form

Latin: having the form of (from forma, meaning form, contour, appearance)

helios (heli-)

sun

hydro-

water

jeffersonia

(named for) Thomas Jefferson (US President and botanist, 1743 – 1826)

lirio-

tulip, lily

lutea

Latin: yellow

marilandica

(named for) Maryland

-opsis

Greek: appearing (literally, view)

passi-

passion

pathos

Greek: suffering, experience

pathetos

Greek: subject to suffering

pedi-, pedis

Latin: feet

pelte (peltatum)

small shield

phyllon (phyllum); pl: phylla

leaf

podos (podo-)

Greek: foot

quad-, quadri-

four

radic-

root

rhodo-

rose

simplicissima

Latin: simplest

toxic (toxico-)

poison, toxic

tri-

three

una (uni-)

one

virginica, virginiana, virginicum

(named for) Virginia

xantho, zantho

Greek: yellow

xylem

wood

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