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ZAMIACEAE
(
La
)
Gymnosperm Family,(
I23,
) Sago-palm Family (
I24
)
azaniae, = nuces, nuts; pine-nuts; which open while still on the tree (a name used by Pliny the Elder for a pine cone, from άζάίνω, = to dry up.).
(
ld
)
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
(
G
)
Twinleaf Family (
Wf
)
zugon, = yoke; ‘the prefix ..... refers to conjugation’;
phyllon, = a leaf.
(leaves bifoliate and appear yoked together)
(
LS
,
Ox
,
Le
)