| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| coelestis | 1: see-LES-tis
2: koh-el-ES-tis | Blue colored |
| coeleste | 1: see-LES-tee
2: ko-el-ES-tee | Blue colored |
| Vitis | VY-tiss | The Latin word for vine |
| agrestis | ag-RES-tiss | Of or belonging to fields |
| agreste | ag-RES-tee | Of or belonging to fields |
| arkansana | ar-kan-SAH-nuh | Of or from Arkansas (U.S.) |
| arkansanus | ar-kan-SAH-nus | Of or from Arkansas (U.S.) |
| arkansanum | ar-kan-SAH-num | Of or from Arkansas (U.S.) |
| Acmena | 1: ak-MEE-nuh
2: AK-mee-nuh | From the Greek acmenos (full of vigor), and a name for the Greek goddess, Venus |
| Araeococcus | air-ay-oh-KOK-kus | From the Greek araios (thin) and kokkos (berry); referring to the shape of the fruit |
| Azorella | ay-zor-EL-luh | Diminutive form of Azores (islands in the eastern Atlantic ocean) |
| Dacrydium | 1: dak-RY-dee-um
2: dak-RID-ee-um | from the Greek dakrydion (a small tear); referring to the resin exuded from the plant |
| Dactylis | DAK-ty-lis | From the Greek dactylos (finger); referring to the finger-like shape of the inflorescence |
| Dais | DAY-is | From the Greek word for torch, referring to the form of the inflorescence |
| Danae | DAN-ay-ee | Named for Danaë, the mythological Greek daughter of the King of Argon |
| Daphniphyllum | daf-ne-FILL-um | From the Greek daphne (laurel) and phyllon (leaf); referring to the resemblance of the leaves to laurel leaves |
| Darmera | DAR-mer-uh | Named for Karl Darmer, 19th century horticulturist in Berlin |
| Darwinia | dar-WIN-ee-uh | Named for Dr. Erasmus Darwin, 18th century physician, scientist, and grandfather to Charles Darwin |
| Decaisnea | | Named for Joseph Decaisne, 19th century Belgian-born French botanist, horticulturist, and director of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris |
| Deinanthe | | from the Greek deinos (wonderous) and anthe (flower) |
| Dendranthema | den-dran-THEE-muh | From the Greek dendron (tree) and anthemon (flower); referring to the woody flower stems |
| Dendrocalamus | den-droh-KAL-uh-mus | From the Greek dendron (tree) and calamus (reed); referring to the tall heights these bamboos reach |
| Dendrochilum | den-droh-KY-lum | From the Greek dendron (tree) and cheilos (lip); referring to an orchid with conspicuous lips |
| Dendromecon | den-droh-MEE-kon | From the Greek dendron (tree) and mekon (poppy); refers to the shrubby habit of this plant |
| Denmoza | den-MOH-zuh | An anagram for Mendoza, the Argentinian province to which this plant is native |
| Desfontainia | des-fon-TAY-nee-uh | Named for Rene Louiche Desfontaines (1750-1833), a French botanist, and professor at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris |
| Desmodium | des-MOH-dee-um | From the Greek desmos (band or chain) and refers to the jointed seed pods |
| Dichondra | dy-KON-druh | From the Greek di (two) and chondros (grain of corn); refers to the two capsules |
| Dictyosperma | dik-tee-oh-SPER-muh | From the Greek dictyon (a net) and sperma (seed); a technical allusion to the seeds |
| Diervilla | dy-er-VIL-uh | Named for M. Dierville, a French surgeon |
| Dionaea | dy-OH-nee-uh | From the Greek name for Venus |
| Dionysia | dy-oh-NIZ-ee-uh | From the Greek dionysos (a Greek name for Bacchus) |
| Dillwynia | dil-WIN-ee-uh | Named for Lewis Weston Dillwyn, 19th century Bristish botanist |
| Dillenia | dil-LEN-ee-uh | Named for Johann Jacob Dillenius, 18th century German botanist and physician |
| Dioon | dy-OH-awn | From the Greek dis (twice) and oon (egg); refers to the paired seeds |
| Dipcadi | | a Turkish name for the musk hyacinth |
