"""T. canadensis"", including 7β,10β,13α-triacetoxy-5α-(3'-dimethylamino-3'-phenylpropanoyl)oxy-2α-hydroxy-2(3→20)abeotaxa-4(20),11-dien-9-one and 2α,10β-diacetoxy-9α-hydroxy-5α-(3'-dimethylamino-3'-phenylpropanoyl)oxy-3,11-cyclotax-4(20)-en-13-one. Taxus canadensis Taxus canadensis, the Canada yew or Canadian yew, is a conifer native to central and eastern North America, thriving in swampy woods, ravines, riverbanks and on lake shores. Locally called simply ""yew"", this species is also referred to as American yew or ground-hemlock. Most of its range is well north of the Ohio River. It is, however, found as a rare ice age relict in some coves of the Appalachian Mountains. The southernmost colonies are known from Ashe and Watauga Counties in North Carolina. It is usually a sprawling shrub, rarely exceeding"
"Tragus (plant) Tragus, commonly called bur gras, burr grass or carrot-seed grass, is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, and Eurasia with several species on islands in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans plus one species in Argentina. Plants are monoecious, stoloniferous, and either annual or perennial depending on the species. The genus has been introduced in subtropical and tropical areas around the world as weeds of disturbed areas. The culms (stems) are ascending or low and mat forming, glabrous, and circular in cross-section. Blades are flat or folded and linear,"
"numbers indicate overgrazing. several species now regarded as better suited to other genera: ""Brachypodium Bromus Festuca Leptothrium Lolium Pseudechinolaena"" Tragus (plant) Tragus, commonly called bur gras, burr grass or carrot-seed grass, is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, and Eurasia with several species on islands in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans plus one species in Argentina. Plants are monoecious, stoloniferous, and either annual or perennial depending on the species. The genus has been introduced in subtropical and tropical areas around the world as weeds of disturbed areas. The culms (stems)"
"Crataegus Crataegus (), commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, May-tree, whitethorn, or hawberry, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name ""hawthorn"" was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe, especially the common hawthorn ""C. monogyna"", and the unmodified name is often so used in Britain and Ireland. The name is now also applied to the entire genus and to the related Asian genus ""Rhaphiolepis"". The Latin name ""Crataegus"" is from the Greek ""kratos"" ""strength"" and ""akis"" ""sharp"", referring"
"Thyine wood Thyine wood is a 15th-century English name for a wood from the tree known botanically as ""Tetraclinis articulata"" (syn. ""Callitris quadrivalvis"", ""Thuja articulata""). The name is derived from the Greek word ""thuon"", ""fragrant wood,"" or possibly ""thuein"", “to sacrifice”, and it was so called because it was burnt in sacrifices, on account of its fragrance. In Rome, wood from this tree was called ""citrum"", ""citrus wood"". It was considered very valuable, and was used for making articles of furniture by the Greeks and Romans. Craftsmen who worked in citrus wood and ivory had their own guild ""(collegium)"". Thyine"
"from the Latin ""calcitrapa"" (foot-trap), such as in the French usage ""chausse-trape"". The synonymous Latin word ""tribulus"" provides part of the modern Latin name of a plant commonly called the caltrop, ""Tribulus terrestris"", whose spiked seed case can injure feet and puncture tires. This plant can also be compared to ""Centaurea calcitrapa"", which is also sometimes referred to as the ""caltrop"". A water plant with similarly-shaped spiked seeds is called the ""water caltrop"", ""Trapa natans"". Caltrops were known to the Romans as ""tribulus"" or sometimes as ""murex ferreus"", the latter meaning 'jagged iron' (literally 'iron jagged thing'). They were also"
"Lucus In ancient Roman religion, a lucus is a sacred grove. ""Lucus"" was one of four Latin words meaning in general ""forest, woodland, grove"" (along with ""nemus"", ""silva"", and ""saltus""), but unlike the others it was primarily used as a religious designation. Servius defines the ""lucus"" as ""a large number of trees with a religious significance,"" as distinguished from the ""silva"", a natural forest, and a ""nemus"", an arboretum that is not consecrated. A ""saltus"" usually implied a wilderness area with varied topographical features. A ""lucus"" was a cultivated place, more like a wooded park than a forest, and might"
"Land, according to the Torah (Deut. 8). Jesus cursed a fig tree for bearing no fruit (). The fig tree was sacred in ancient Cyprus where it was a symbol of fertility. Video Ficus Ficus ( or ) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes and hemiepiphytes in the family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi-warm temperate zone. The common fig (""F. carica"") is a temperate species native to southwest Asia and the Mediterranean region (from Afghanistan to"
"Fraxinus Fraxinus , English name ash, is a genus of flowering plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae. It contains 45–65 species of usually medium to large trees, mostly deciduous, though a few subtropical species are evergreen. The genus is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America. The tree's common English name, ""ash"", traces back to the Old English ""æsc"", while the generic name originated in Latin. Both words also mean ""spear"" in their respective languages. The leaves are opposite (rarely in whorls of three), and mostly pinnately compound, simple in a few species. The seeds, popularly"
"Cereus (plant) Cereus is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae) including around 33 species of large columnar cacti from South America. The name is derived from Greek (κηρός) and Latin words meaning ""wax"" or ""torch"". The genus ""Cereus"" was one of the first cactus genera to be described; the circumscription varies depending on the authority. The term ""cereus"" is also sometimes used for a ceroid cactus, any cactus with a very elongated body, including columnar growth cacti and epiphytic cacti. ""Cereus"" are shrubby or treelike, often attaining great heights (""C. hexagonus, C. lamprospermus, C. trigonodendron ""up to 15 m). Most"
"Acanthus mollis Acanthus mollis, commonly known as bear's breeches, sea dock, bearsfoot or oyster plant, is a herbaceous perennial plant with an underground rhizome in the genus ""Acanthus"". It is regarded as an invasive species in some jurisdictions. The name of the genus derives from the Greek name of the plant ""ákanthos""; it was imitated in Corinthian capitals. This ""ákanthos"" is related to ""ákantha"" meaning ""thorn"" referring to the thorn-bearing sepals, or any thorny or prickly plant in Greek. The Latin name of the species, ""mollis"" meaning ""soft, smooth"", refers to the texture of the leaves. ""Acanthus mollis"" reaches on"
"drop without warning. Fraxinus Fraxinus , English name ash, is a genus of flowering plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae. It contains 45–65 species of usually medium to large trees, mostly deciduous, though a few subtropical species are evergreen. The genus is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America. The tree's common English name, ""ash"", traces back to the Old English ""æsc"", while the generic name originated in Latin. Both words also mean ""spear"" in their respective languages. The leaves are opposite (rarely in whorls of three), and mostly pinnately compound, simple in a few species."
"tree. The genus name ""Scolymus"" derives from the Greek σχόλυμος (skolymus) meaning ""artichoke"". Pliny used this name for ""Scolymus hispanicus"". The species name ""hispanicus"" is Latin and means ""from Spain"", while ""maculatus"" is Latin and means ""spotted"", and ""grandiflorus"" is also Latin and means ""large-flowered"". ""Scolymus hispanicus"" it said to grow in the centre of Spain along roads and paths, particularly in unstable, loose and poor soils. The also grow in arable lands, both cultivated and fallowed, and in pastures. The florets are pollinated by insects. Around the Mediterranean, such as in Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Turkey,"
"Taxodium Taxodium is a genus of one to three species (depending on taxonomic opinion) of extremely flood-tolerant conifers in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. The generic name is derived from the Latin word ""taxus"", meaning ""yew"", and the Greek word ""εἶδος"" (""eidos""), meaning ""similar to."" Within the family, ""Taxodium"" is most closely related to Chinese swamp cypress (""Glyptostrobus pensilis"") and sugi (""Cryptomeria japonica""). Species of ""Taxodium"" occur in the southern part of the North American continent and are deciduous in the north and semi-evergreen to evergreen in the south. They are large trees, reaching tall and (exceptionally ) trunk diameter. The"
"from Greek two thorns. The larvae of Chilecomadia moorei feed on this plant. They are highly appreciated by terrarium enthusiasts for their use as live food for reptiles and amphibians. Dasyphyllum diacanthoides Dasyphyllum diacanthoides. Distinctive common names: Trevo and Tayu is a species of tree endemic to Chile and Argentina in the Asteraceae family. It occurs from Curico to Chiloe (35 to 42°S) between 200 and 800 m above sea level. It grows on moist and shaded sites and on arid soils. It is an evergreen tree or that measures up to 15 m (50 ft) tall and over 2"
"""Thymus fragrantissimus"", ""Thymus serpyllum citratus"", ""Thymus serpyllum citriodorum"", and more. It was also believed at one time that the plant was a hybrid of European garden origin, between ""Thymus pulegioides"" and ""Thymus vulgaris"". DNA analysis has shown that ""T. citriodorus"" is not part of the DNA tree that includes ""T. pulegioides"" and ""T. vulgaris"". Cultivars are selected for foliage color, and aromas of different citrus fruits. The following are sold by various nurseries, often under the synonyms, so scientific naming is not reliable: Thymus citriodorus Thymus citriodorus, the lemon thyme or citrus thyme, is a lemon-scented evergreen mat-forming perennial. There"
"""Taxus""), which refers to its edible seeds that superficially resemble nutmeg () and its yew-like foliage. The seeds can be pressed for oil. The wood is used in construction and furniture. ""T. grandis"" is used as an ornamental tree in Europe and North America. Although known and utilized by the Chinese for centuries, the first European to discover ""Torreya grandis"" was Robert Fortune, who was hiking in the mountains of northeast Zhejiang in search of seeds, particularly those of ""golden pine-tree"" (""Larix kaempferi""). Encountering first two young cultivated trees, he managed to get guided to a valley with mature trees"
"Pterocarpus Pterocarpus is a pantropical genus of trees in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ""Pterocarpus"" clade within the Dalbergieae. Most species of ""Pterocarpus"" yield valuable timber traded as padauk (or padouk); other common names are mukwa or narra. ""P. santalinus"" also yields the most precious rosewood in China known as Zitan. The wood from the narra tree (""P. indicus"") and the Burmese padauk tree (""P. macrocarpus"") is marketed as amboyna when it has grown in the burl form. The scientific name is Latinized Ancient Greek and means ""wing"
"Tamarix The genus Tamarix (tamarisk, salt cedar) is composed of about 50–60 species of flowering plants in the family Tamaricaceae, native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa. The generic name originated in Latin and may refer to the Tamaris River in Hispania Tarraconensis (Spain). They are evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees growing to 1–18 m in height and forming dense thickets. The largest, ""Tamarix aphylla"", is an evergreen tree that can grow to 18 m tall. They usually grow on saline soils, tolerating up to 15,000 ppm soluble salt and can also tolerate alkaline conditions. Tamarisks are characterized"
"the ""civic oak crown"". Linnaeus described only five species of oak from eastern North America, based on general leaf form. These were white oak, ""Quercus alba""; chestnut oak, ""Q. montana""; red oak, ""Q. rubra""; willow oak ""Q. phellos""; and water oak, ""Q. nigra"". Because he was dealing with confusing leaf forms, the ""Q. montana"" and ""Q. rubra"" specimens actually included mixed foliage of more than one species. Oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (; Latin ""oak tree"") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 600 extant species of oaks. The common name ""oak"""
"it was retrieved by Isis. A reference to this is also made in the computer game, ""Age of Mythology"", in which the head of Osiris is said to be hidden inside the trunk of a great tamarisk tree. Wedgwood made a ""Tamarisk"" China pattern. According to the ""New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology"", the tamarisk plant is a favorite of the Greek god Apollo. Tamarix The genus Tamarix (tamarisk, salt cedar) is composed of about 50–60 species of flowering plants in the family Tamaricaceae, native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa. The generic name originated in Latin and may refer"
"colours, the same colours of the Italian flag, at the same time red for fruits and white for flowers, beyond the green colour of leaves, was considered, indeed, a symbol of the flag. Arbutus unedo Arbutus unedo, the strawberry tree, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe north to western France and Ireland. Due to its presence in southwest and northwest Ireland, it is known as either ""Irish strawberry tree"", or cain or cane apple (from the Irish name for the tree, ""caithne""), or sometimes Killarney strawberry tree."
"the ""Thuja orientalis"" is a native of Japan. He suggests, however, that the ""Thuja articulata"" of Mount ""Atlas"" (""Tetraclinis articulata"") may have possibly been the citrus of ""Pliny"". Bostock and Riley place the tree in the ""Thuja"" genus. Of note in contradiction of Bostock and Riley, the land of the Sabians is echoed in the name of ""Juniperus sabina"". Stobrum is also noted in early Indian economic history: R.N. Saletore notes it, again on Pliny's reference: The Arabs imported the fragrant wood of the bratus tree from the country of the Elymaei, the stobrum from Carmania, cinnamon from Ethiopia and"
"Vitex Vitex is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It has about 250 species. Common names include ""chaste tree"" or ""chastetree"", traditionally referring to ""V. agnus-castus"" but often applied to other species as well. Species of ""Vitex"" are native throughout the tropics and subtropics, with a few species in temperate Eurasia. About 18 species are known in cultivation. ""Vitex agnus-castus"" and ""Vitex negundo"" are often grown in temperate climates. About six others are frequently grown in the tropics. Most of the cultivated species serve as ornamentals. Some provide valuable lumber. The flexible limbs of some species are"
"the balsam tree and its branches or sprigs, as well as for its resin, ""opobalsamum"" (Pliny, Celsus, Scribonius Largus, Martialis, Statius, Juvenal) for the resinous juice of the balsam tree, and ""xylobalsamum"" (Pliny, Scribonius Largus, Cornelius Celsus) for balsam wood, all derived from Greek. Assuming that the ""tsori"" was a plant product, several plants have been proposed as its source. Celsius (in ""Hierobotanicon"") identified the ""tsori"" with the mastic tree, ""Pistacia lentiscus"" L. The Arabic name of this plant is ""dseri"" or ""dseru"", which is identical with the Hebrew ""tsori"". Rauwolf and Pococke found the plant occurring at Joppa. Ödmann"
"is derived from the Ancient Greek, κεάνωθος (keanōthos) 'spiny plant'. The name was originally used by Theophrastus for another plant, and Linnaeus reused it for ""Ceanothus"". ""Thyrsiflorus"" is derived from the Ancient Greek word, Thyrsus, meaning a 'contracted panicle', 'wreath', or 'thyrsus'. ""Florus"" is derived from Latin and means 'flower', and so ""thyrsiflorus"" means 'with flowers arranged in the shape of a contracted panicle or thyrsus staff'. Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, known as blueblossom or blue blossom ceanothus, is an evergreen shrub in the genus ""Ceanothus"" that is endemic to California. The term 'Californian lilac' is also applied to this"
"Camptotheca Camptotheca (happy tree, cancer tree, or tree of life) is a genus of medium-sized deciduous trees growing to tall, native to southern China and Tibet. The genus is usually included in the tupelo family Nyssaceae, but sometimes included (with the tupelos) in the dogwood family Cornaceae. The name ""happy tree"" is a direct translation of the Chinese name xǐ shù (Simplified Chinese:喜树). There are two species: The bark and stems of ""C. acuminata"" contain the alkaloid camptothecin. Several chemical derivatives of camptothecin are under investigation for or used as drugs for cancer treatment, including irinotecan, topotecan, rubitecan. ""C. acuminata"""
"sliced stems have been used as a soap substitute. It is cultivated as a living fence also. Cereus (plant) Cereus is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae) including around 33 species of large columnar cacti from South America. The name is derived from Greek (κηρός) and Latin words meaning ""wax"" or ""torch"". The genus ""Cereus"" was one of the first cactus genera to be described; the circumscription varies depending on the authority. The term ""cereus"" is also sometimes used for a ceroid cactus, any cactus with a very elongated body, including columnar growth cacti and epiphytic cacti. ""Cereus"" are shrubby"
"although in many respects defective, especially in its syntax, was for a long time the leading textbook. His translations into Latin were very numerous, including: He also turned into Greek Cicero's ""De senectute"" and ""Somnium Scipionis"" with much success, in the opinion of Erasmus; with more elegance than exactitude, according to the colder judgment of modern scholars. He was the author also of two small treatises entitled ""De mensibus"" and ""De origine Turcarum"". The flowering plant Gazania, of southern Africa, is named after him. Theodorus Gaza Theodorus Gaza or Theodore Gazis (, ""Theodoros Gazis""; ; ), also called by the"
"Oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (; Latin ""oak tree"") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 600 extant species of oaks. The common name ""oak"" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ""Lithocarpus"" (stone oaks), as well as in those of unrelated species such as ""Grevillea robusta"" (silky oaks) and the Casuarinaceae (she-oaks). The genus ""Quercus"" is native to the Northern Hemisphere, and includes deciduous and evergreen species extending from cool temperate to tropical latitudes in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and North Africa. North America contains the largest"
"Vitex agnus-castus Vitex agnus-castus, also called vitex, chaste tree (or chastetree), chasteberry, Abraham's balm, lilac chastetree, or monk's pepper, is a native of the Mediterranean region. It is one of the few temperate-zone species of ""Vitex"", which is on the whole a genus of tropical and sub-tropical flowering plants. Theophrastus mentioned the shrub several times, as ""agnos"" (άγνος) in ""Enquiry into Plants"". It has been long believed to be an anaphrodisiac – leading to its name as ""chaste tree"" – but its effectiveness for such action remains unproven. Vitex is a cross-pollinating plant, but its self-pollination has been recorded. ""Vitex"","
"during the Pliocene. Taxodium Taxodium is a genus of one to three species (depending on taxonomic opinion) of extremely flood-tolerant conifers in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. The generic name is derived from the Latin word ""taxus"", meaning ""yew"", and the Greek word ""εἶδος"" (""eidos""), meaning ""similar to."" Within the family, ""Taxodium"" is most closely related to Chinese swamp cypress (""Glyptostrobus pensilis"") and sugi (""Cryptomeria japonica""). Species of ""Taxodium"" occur in the southern part of the North American continent and are deciduous in the north and semi-evergreen to evergreen in the south. They are large trees, reaching tall and (exceptionally )"
"Thyrsus A thyrsus or thyrsos () was a wand or staff of giant fennel (""Ferula communis"") covered with ivy vines and leaves, sometimes wound with taeniae and topped with a pine cone or by a bunch of vine-leaves and grapes or ivy-leaves and berries. The thyrsus, associated with Dionysus (or Bacchus) and his followers, the Satyrs and Maenads, is a symbol of prosperity, fertility, hedonism, and pleasure/enjoyment in general. It has been suggested that this was specifically a fertility phallus, with the fennel representing the shaft of the penis and the pine cone representing the ""seed"" issuing forth. The thyrsus"