Professional Documents
Culture Documents
larkspur - spur
lavender - livid
lentil - lens
lilac - lilac lily
lily - light, white
mandarin - Mandarin
mangrove - mangle , grove
/ millet - milli ,
milo - millet (
nut - nucleus
onion - union
orpine - orpiment ()
palm - palm
pansy - pensive
passion flower - passion passion fruit
pea - bead pearl
peanut - pea nut
phlox - phlogistic
pimiento - pigment
pine - pointed pin
pineapple - pine cone
pink - pink
pitcher plant - pitcher
plantain - plane (
pod - cod
polypody - poly , pod
pome - pome = apple
pomegranate = grenade
pomelo = pome = apple
quatrefoil - quarter foil
radish - radical , root
ragweed - rag
ragwort - rag
redwood -
rhododendron - rhodo = rose, dendron = tree
rose - red
shagbark - shag , bark
dogwood - dagger
dracaena - dragon + ena
duckweed - duck weed
eyebright -
grape - grapple
greasewood - grease
honeydew - honeydew
honeysuckle - suck
immortelle - immortal
kale- cole
kohlrabi - cole rape
laurel - laureate
leaf - leave ()
lemon - lime - linden
liquorice - glyco rhiza
locoweed - loco
/ lupin - lupine
mangrove - man grow
melon - melody
mignoette - mignon
milkweed -
mustard - must
myrtle - myrrh
nasturtium - nose turn
nectarine - nectar
nux vomica - vomit nut
By behavior
calendula - calender
flytrap - trap
four-o'clock - () turn
humble plant - humble
mimosa - mime
philodendron - philo dendron
speedwell- speed
spinach - spill
straw - strew ,
sunflower -
convolvulus - convolve
corn - core
cosmos - cosmos
cranberry - crane
crowfoot - crow foot
cucumber - cumber /
cyclamen - cycle ()
dandelion - teeth of lion
delphinium - dolphin
digitalis - digit
eggplant - egg
epiphyllum - epi-, phyllo-
, fern - feather
foxglove - glove
garlic - gar = spear
lic = leek
good
geranium - crane's bill
gladiolus - gladiator
globeflower - globe
goosefoot -
grapefruit - grape
grass - green
- grow
hazelnut - hazel
hydrangea - hydra = , angea =
iris - iris ,
kidney bean - kidney
kiwi fruit - kiwi
knapweed - kanp= knop = knob