A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

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A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Bulb-plate: lectus,-i (s.m.II), abl. sg. lecto (Stearn; ‘bed, couch;’ bulb-plate [> L. lectus,-I (s.m.II) > Gk. lekton, lechos; a bed, couch for reclining at meals or for study or writing (Glare)].

NOTE: the bottom of the bulb is made up of a short section of stem forming the basal plate just above the roots and just below the interior ‘bud’ or nascent stem organ.

Suffultus,-i (s.m.II), abl.sg. suffulto: “aa plate or disc forming the basis of a bulb; when much lengthened gives rise to the term ‘Bulbus suffultus’ (Endlicher)” (Jackson).

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