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TECOPHILAEACEAE (La, G)
Cyanella Family (Wf)

tego, tectus, = to cover, hide, conceal; to shelter, protect, defend; to cover over, enclose; covered, i.e. hidden, concealed;
philios, = loving, friendly, kind.
(ld, LS)

THELYPTERIDACEAE (G)
Fern Family (Le)

thelus , thelea, thele, = female; a teat, nipple;
pteron, = a feather, wings;
pteron, = a feather, wings;
-is, = indicates a close connection.
pteris, = fern.
(LS, BL, Ro)

THEOPHRASTACEAE

Theophrastus of Eresus (c.371-288 BC),** was an early Greek botanist.
(Ch)

THYMELAEACEAE (La)
Daphne Family (Wf)

thymum, = thyme;
-ellum, = diminutive.
(ld, BL)

TILIACEAE (La)
Hibiscus Family (Le)

tilia, = the linden or lime-tree.
Included in Malvaceae.
(ld, Le)

TROPAEOLACEAE (G)
Nasturtium Family (Int)

tropaion, = a trophy.
Named by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, who chose the genus name because the plant reminded him of an ancient custom: After victory in battle, the Romans erected a trophy pole (or tropaeum, from the Greek tropaion, source of English "trophy") on which the vanquished foe's armour and weapons were hung. The plant's round leaves reminded Linnaeus of shields, and its flowers of blood-stained helmets.
-olus,= diminutive.
(LS, BL, I8)

TYPHACEAE (G)
Bullrush Family (Le)

typhe, = cat’s tail.
(Ox)