Meaning of Latin botanical names

[Jodie]

What do those plant name suffixes mean? Some of them I know, some of them I can
hazard a guess and some I'm never really quite sure.

Here's a list that looks quite good.
http://theseedsite.co.uk/latin.html

And a searchable 'botanary' ("botanical dictionary")
http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/

I expect the ones we might be particularly interested in are 'edulis' and 'esculenta' both
of which mean 'edible'

Officinal-is / -e etc refers to 'the shop' or 'office' of an apothecary - 'herbal uses', as given
in the first link is a bit vague but certainly true.

 

[Humpback]

Cabbage = Yucca tasticus

 

[locum76]

Cabbage = Yucca tasticus

and i believe aubergine is from the Gimmethedrebokae family.

 

[locum76]

more helpfully, sativa refers to cultivated species.

 

[BOD]

...I expect the ones we might be particularly interested in are 'edulis' and 'esculenta' both
of which mean 'edible'

Officinal-is / -e etc refers to 'the shop' or 'office' of an apothecary - 'herbal uses', as given
in the first link is a bit vague but certainly true.

How thoughtful of the person who named them!

Thanks for this link