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Genus - X	species	pronunciation
Xanthoceras	-	zan-tho-THOES-er-as
-	sorbifolium	sor-bih-FOE-lih-um
Xanthosoma	-	zan-tho-SO-mah
-	sagittifolium	sah-jit-ih-FOE-lee-um
Xeranthemum	-	ze-RAN-thah-mum
-	annuum	AN-yew-um

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Genus - Y	species	pronunciation
Yucca	-	YUK-ah
-	aloifolia	ah-lo-ih-FOE-lee-ah
-	filamentosa	fil-ah-men-TOE-sah
-	glauca	GLOU-kah
-	gloriosa	glow-rih-OH-sah

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Genus - Z	species	pronunciation
Zaluzianskya	-	zah-looz-ee-AN-skee-ah
-	capensis	kah-PEN-sis
-	villosa	vih-LOW-sah
Zantedeschia	-	zan-teh-DES-kee-ah
-	aethiopica	ay-thee-OP-ih-kah
-	albo-maculata	al-bow-mak-ew-LAH-tah
-	rehmannii	ray-MAHN-ee-eye
Zanthoxylum	-	zan-thoe-ZY-lum
-	americanum	ah-mer-ih-KAY-num
-	clava-herculis	CLAY-va-her-KEW-lis
-	piperitum	py-PER-ih-tum
-	schinifolium	sky-nih-FOE-lih-um
-	simulans	SIM-yew-lanz
Zauschneria	-	zowsh-NAIR-ee-ah
-	garrettii	gar-RET-tee-eye
Zelkova	-	zel-KOE-vah
-	carpinifolia	kar-pie-nih-FOE-lih-ah
-	schneiderana	shny-der-AY-nah
-	serrata	ser-RAY-tah
-	sinica	SIN-ih-kah
Zenobia	-	zen-OH-bih-ah
-	pulverulenta	pul-ver-yew-LEN-tah
Zephyranthes	-	zeh-fih-RANTH-eez
-	atamasco	ah-tah-MAS-koe
-	grandiflora	grand-ih-FLO-rah
Zexmenia	-	zeks-ME-nee-ah
-	hispida	HISS-pih-dah
Zigadenus	-	zih-gah-DAY-nus
Zinnia	-	ZIN-ee-ah
-	angustifolia	an-gust-ih-FOE-lee-ah
-	elegans	ELL-eh-ganz
-	haageana	hay-gee-AH-nah
Zizia	-	ziz-EE-ah

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