[pbs] Origin of name
Jim McKenney
jimmckenney at jimmckenney.com
Mon Aug 20 15:26:43 EDT 2007
Alberto asked about the word oporanthum.
Alberto, the word oporanth- probably means "late summer flowering". Opora
was a Greek name for the period from late July to early September.
Note that used in the genus Acis (which is feminine) the form would be
oproantha: Acis autumnalis oporantha.
Jim McKenney
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oporanthous bulbs to come into bloom.
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