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CUCURBITACEAE
(
La
)
Gourd and Pumpkin Family (
Le
)
cucurbita, = a gourd.
(
ld
)
KEDROSTIS
(
G
)
cedros, = the cedar tree;
-tis, = usually indicates the agent or means.
(
LS
,
BL
)
ZEHNERIA
For Joseph Zehner.**
(
Ch
)
PILOGYNE
(
La
)
pilos, = wool or hair wrought into felt, felt;
gyne, = a woman, female;
gyn, gyno-, = female or pertaining to female organs;
-gynous, = having female organs or pistils.
(with hairy ovary)
(
LS
,
ld
,
Ox
,
BL
)