[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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