407. Names of female beings, plants, flowers, shrubs, and trees, are
feminine: as,
#Gāia#, #Glycerium#, women’s names; #mālus#, _apple-tree_; #quercus#,
_oak_; #īlex#, _holm-oak_; #abiēs#, _fir_.
408. Masculine are: #bōlētus#, _mushroom_, #carduus#, _thistle_, #dūmī#,
plural, _brambles_, #intibus#, _endive_, #iuncus#, _rush_, #oleaster#,
_bastard olive_, #rubus#, _bramble_, #rumex#, _sorrel_, #scirpus#,
_bulrush_, and rarely #fīcus#, _fig_. Also some of Greek origin: as,
#acanthus#, #amāracus#, #asparagus#, and #crocus#. Neuter are: #apium#,
_parsley_, #balsamum#, _balsam-tree_, #rōbur#, _heart of oak_, and some
names with stems in #-er-# (573).