[pbs] Origin of name
Alberto Grossi
crinum at libero.it
Mon Aug 20 15:28:27 EDT 2007
Many thanks.
Alberto
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Subject : Re: [pbs] Origin of name
> Alberto asked about the word oporanthum.
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> Alberto, the word oporanth- probably means "late summer flowering". Opora
> was a Greek name for the period from late July to early September.
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> Note that used in the genus Acis (which is feminine) the form would be
> oproantha: Acis autumnalis oporantha.
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Alberto Grossi
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