A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

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A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin


Nit, “the egg of a louse or other parasitic insect; also: the insect itself when young” (WIII): lens, gen. sg. lendis (s.f.III), abl. sg. lende. Nit-grass: “an annual grass (Gastridium ventricosum) of the family Gramineae that is native to the Mediterranean region but adventive in some parts of the southern U.S. and has small shining spikelets” (WIII).
nit-bearing: lendiger,-gera,-gerum (adj.A): “having the appearance of small insects, as the panicle of Gastridium lendigerum Gaud.” (Jackson).

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