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Name Description
dactyloides
finger like
dasy
prefix meaning "hairy"
dealbata
whitened
dealbatus
whitened
decorus
beautiful
decumbens
stems lying down
decussata
crossed like the letter X
decussatus
crossed like the letter X
deltoides
like Greek letter Delta; triangular
dens-canis
dog's tooth
diandra
two stamens
diandrus
two stamens
dicarpum
two seeds
dicarpus
two seeds
dichotoma
dividing into pairs
dichotomus
dividing into pairs
didyma
in pairs
didymus
in pairs
diffusa
spreading
diffusum
spreading
diffusus
spreading
digitalis
finger like
dimorpha
with two forms
dimorphus
with two forms
dioica
dioecious; male & female flowers on different plants

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