Reverse poculiform snowdrops and roman legionnaires
Rodger Whitlock (Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:23:40 PST)
On 21 Feb 2013, at 15:37, Mark BROWN wrote:
And what does infundibuliforme mean?
Shaped like a funnel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infundibulum/
Poculiform means "shaped like a Roman drinking cup"
Google images will cough up innumerable examples if searched for "poculum". You
will note that pocula came in many variants.
The skirt of a Roman legionary was called a "Pteruges", defined at
"a skirt of leather or fabric strips that is worn around the waist to protect
the upper legs"
Pterugiform would seem to be an appropriate form as an English adjective.
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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Z. 7-8, cool Mediterranean climate