Re: Pronouncing plant names

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pronouncing plant names
• From: &* H* <h*@ncweb.com>
• Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 07:39:27 -0500
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solen -- tube or cylindrical and stemon -- stamen; the stamens are joined at
the base of the corolla tube.  Timber press, Dict. of Plant Names.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: "Agardenchat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 11:38 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Pronouncing plant names


> For those interested in pronunciations of botanical names, Taunton has a
> nice page:
> http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/pages/spg017.asp
>
> Can anyone help me on the origins of Solenostemon?  scutellarioides is
easy,
> but I can't find anything except pronunciation for Solenostemon.  Is it
from
> Latin? Greek?  Meaning?
>
> Kitty
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