ekhis, = a viper;
stachys, = ear of corn.
(in modern botany, 'spike')
(ECHIUM, = a genus of the Boraginaceae; i.e. a spike like ECHIUM (q.v.)) (LS, BL, M)
For Christian Friedrich Ecklon (1795-1868);**
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names. (Ch, BL)