A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

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A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Phylacium,-ii (s.n.II), abl.sg. phylacio: a little keeper, guardian, reliquary, receptacle [> Gk. phylax,-acis (s.m.III), a guard, keeper, protector, watcher, sentinal; safeguard + Gk. dim. -ion]; cf. phyllacterium,-ii (s.n.II);

- Phytophylacium Ehrhartianum, continens plantas, quas in locis earum natalibus collegit et exsiccavit Fridericus Ehrhart (1780-1785); an exsiccat: Ehrhart’s Plant Reliquary, containing plants which Friderich Ehrhart collected in their native places and exsiccated.

Phylacium,-i (s.n.II) genus, family Fabaceae. The Little Protector, for the large, specialized boat-shaped leafy bracts that enclose and protect the flowers and fruits.

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