- colonies. The
specific epithet octopetala derives from Gr**** octo 'eight' and
petalon 'petal',
referring to the
eight petals of the flower, an
unusual number...
-
shape of the
flowers and
comes from the Gr****
loron meaning strap and
petalon meaning petal. The
species are:
Loropetalum chinense - white-flowering...
- Island, Haninge, Stockholm, Sweden. The name is
derived from the Gr**** word
petalon,
which means leaf,
alluding to its
perfect cleavage.
Economic deposits...
- by
Bishop Polycrates in his letter, a
sacrificing priest who wore the
petalon (i.e.,
emblem of the high priest). This John "the Elder" was a follower...
- Bulbophyllum. The
taxon name
comes from
Latin cirrus (fringe) and Gr****
petalon (petal),
hence meaning fringed-petaled.
Plants in this
genus are usually...
- "falling; (grammar) case, inflection"; ptōtikós "capable of inflexion";
pétalon "leaf (plant,
flower or tree)" >
petal pátati "(s/he) flies; descends,...
-
Ephesus (c. 190)
writes that John the
Evangelist “was a priest,
wearing the
petalon”—i.e.,
specifically that he had
served as High Priest.: 447 In this, he...
-
Ancient Gr****
words κροσσός (krossós),
meaning "fringe", and πέταλον (
pétalon),
meaning "leaf of a flower". It
alludes to the
fimbriate petals of the...
-
clematidium (SW Australia) and A.
resinosum (Queensland, NSW). The name is
derived from the Gr****
words afanos (incon****uous) and
petalon (petal)....
- August. The
species epithet derives from the Gr****
brachys (short) and
petalon (leaf, but here
referring to petals) and
describes the
plant as having...
