LEAVES: Leaves 2.5 - 10 cm long, sessile, distichous, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acute to acuminate base asymmetric, rounded to cordate. geniculata are more pubescent, however, and its filaments are bearded only at the base." geniculata,, the only other commonly cultivated species the leaves of G. RELATED SPECIES: "Gibasis pellucida has often been confused with G. HABITAT: "In citrus groves and waste places." Shady woodlands, especially woodland edges and trailsides.ĭESCRIPTION: “Creeping, sprawling perennial herb, rooting at the nodes. In Florida, it has been reported in eleven scattered counties across the entire state. NATIVE TO: “Jamaica and the tropical Americas.” “Central and southern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, naturalized in Florida and Texas” Mexico. This species is easily confused with Gibasis geniculata, the Tahitian Bridal Veil, which has "more pubescent leaves" and is commonly sold as a hanging plant at nurseries. I so hope that it ends up having qualities that we can craft into medicine, as the recently stumbled upon patches of this non-native plant looked so lush and healthy. If anyone has any information as to any herbal or other uses that it may have, please contact me. As far as human-related uses go, I have only found one mention of it being used medicinally, with no details given, in an article detailing rainforest plants of central Vera Cruz, Mexico. One of its names in Mexico translates to "chicken herb" so I will assume that it is used as a chicken forage there. This member of the Dayflower family is known as Matalin in Vera Cruz, Mexico. Friends and I found some very large patches of it recently near Lake Jessup, and I mean VERY large. It is native from El Salvador north into the Yucatan of Mexico. Not a common non-native, but not a rare one either. This word can be split up as “e” which means “out “+ “lucid”, thus to make something lucid, clear the thing out is to elucidate it.Bridal Veil pops up in shady places across much of Florida. If there are any “Rasmus” fans over here like me they might know the song “Lucifer’s angel”. He is associated with the Satan (a word related to shaitan) (the devil) because of this revolt. Now the meaning “devil” comes from an archangel by the name Lucifer who in heaven motivated by pride led a revolution against god. It reaches its maximum brightness shortly before sunrise and shortly after sunset hence the name. “Morning star” is a roman astrological term for the planet Venus, which is the brightest object in the sky after sun and moon. This word can be split up as lux (light) + fer (bearing) thus the meaning develops as light bearing, morning star. Lucifer (N): the devil, the planet Venus when it rises in the morning, (archaic) a match. In his third novel the writer veered of from his pellucid style of writing. Just by looking through the pellucid water one was able to plumb the depth of the lake. So something through which lux (light) can pass completely is pellucid. This word can be split up as “per” which means “through” (as in perambulate, perdition)+ lucere. Pellucid (adj): transparent, limpid, easy to understand. The presence of dregs made the water translucent.Īs we have seen the Latin root “lux” means “light”, as far as remembering this root goes I would suggest link it up with the soap brand Lux (Lux aur kya J Imagine that by using this soap your countenance will radiate light, and finally we engineers would be able to find a cheap alternative source of energy). Thus something that allows light to pass through partially is translucent. This word can be split as “trans” (as in transparent, transgression) which means “through “+ “lucere”. Translucent (adj): allowing light to pass through partially semi transparent. JĪnother common cognate of this word is translucent. In simple words her shining face misrepresented her sad mood. Her lucent countenance belied her melancholic disposition. If you might remember the firm by the name “Lucent technologies” create a mnemonic relating this word to the firm. So something that gives out light is lucent. The root “lucidus” is derived form Latin root “lucere” which means, “to shine”, which in turn is derived from the root “lux” which means light. This word comes from the Latin root “Lucidus” which means “bright”.īecause of the professors lucid explanation the abstruse theory of quantum physics started to seem a tad more manageable to the students. Lucid (adj): 1) easily understood, clear, intelligible.
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