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BALANOPHORACEAE (G)
A family of parasitic herbs (Le)

balanos, = an acorn;
-phoros, = that which is brought in, tribute, paid by foreigners to a ruling state.
-phorus, = -bearing, -carrying.
(LS, BL)

BARTRAMIACEAE
One of the families of mosses ()

For John Bartram (1699-1777).**
(Ch)

BASELLACEAE (G)
Madeira-vine Family (Int)

basileis, basileios, = royal.
or
basis,= a stepping, a pedestal;
-ellus, = diminutive.
Basella, The local Malabar (Indian) name, a region in southern India, for vine spinach (Basella alba).
(LS, BL, Cl)

BLECHNACEAE (G)
Deer Fern Family (Le)

blechon, = pennyroyal.
blechnon, = a fern.
(LS, Pza)

BORAGINACEAE (La)
Forget-me-not Family (Wf)

borāgo, burra, = rough hair, short wool; a shaggy garment, in reference to the roughness of the foliage.
(Ox)

BRACHYTHECIACEAE (G)

brachys, = short, few, little.
thece, = a case to put anything in, a box, chest.
(LS)

BRASSICACEAE (La)
Mustard and Cabbage Family (Le)

brassica, brassicae, = cabbage; varieties of cabbage.
(ld)

BRUNIACEAE
Buttonbush Family (Wf)

For
(1) Dr. Cornelius Brun (Corneille de Bruin) (1652-1719/1726/1727),** OR
(2) Dr. Alexander Brown.**
(Ch)