Toggle navigation
Geoffrey's plant names explained
Home
Contact
More
Families
Appendix
Bibliography
Abbreviations
Submit
Genera within a family
Family:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
POLYTRICHACEAE
(
G
)
Moss (
)
polys, polle, poly, = (of number), many; (of size), heavy; (of value), much;
thrix, = hair, wool, beard.
trich-, tricho-, = hairy or hair-like;
-ium, = diminutive.
(
LS
,
BL
)
POLYTRICHUM
(
G
)
Moss (
)
polys, polle, poly, = (of number), many; (of size), heavy; (of value), much;
thrix, = the hair both of man and beast; sheep’s wool.
-thrix, -trichis, = hair.
(
LS
,
BL
)