Some Terms used in the Scientific Names for Plants

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Some Terms

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Cover set in Eric Gill’s Perpetua Titling (1929) 18 & 24 ptBody Text in Eric Gill’s Gill Sans (1926) 9/11/18 pt

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“You don’t draw an A and then stand back and say: ‘there, that gives you a good idea of an A as seen through an autumn mist’, or: ‘that’s not a real A but gives you a good effect of one.’ Letters are things, not pictures of things.- Eric Gill

“It’s not all Latin” - K. Dunster

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Aaa- ........................................................................................................................................notabies- ...................................................................................................................................fi racantho / acanthus ........................................................................................spiny, thornyaccolus .......................................................................................... dwells near, neighboursaceri- .................................................................................................................maple, bitteracerbus ..........................................................................................................................bitteracerosus ................................................................................needle-shaped (like a pine)-aceus ....................................................................................................... like, resemblingacicularis .............................................................................................................needle-likeacid- ...................................................................................................................sour, acidicacrenulatus ................................................................................. fairly crenate, scallopedacris ....................................................................................................................acrid, sharpacrotriche ........................................................................................................ hairy-lippedactino- ...........................................................................................................rayed, star-likeaculeatus ...................................................................................................................pricklyacuminatus ..................................................................................... long-pointed, tapering-adelphus ....................................................................................................... group, bundleaden- ...........................................................................................................................glandsadmirabilis ...........................................................................................................wonderfuladnatus ...................................................................................attached the whole lengthadpressus .................................................................................................. lying fl at againstadscendens ......................................................................................................... ascendingaduncus / aduncatus ..............................................................................................hookedadvenus ......................................................................................... foreign, newly-arrivedaemulus /aemulans ............................................................................... rivalling, imitatingaequi- /aequalis ........................................................................................................... equalaequinoctialis .................................................................................................mid-tropicalaerius ........................................................................................................................... aerialaeruginosus ............................................................................. verdigris, rusty-colouredaestival / aestivalis /aestivalus ............................................................................summeraffi nis ......................................................................................................................... relatedaggregatus ............................................................................................................clusteredagrarius /agrestis ........................................................................... cultivated land, fi eldsagrifolius .......................................................................................................scabby-leavedalatus ..........................................................................................................................wingedalbi- ..............................................................................................................................whitealci- .....................................................................................................................................elkalgidus ............................................................................................................................ coldalienus ............................................................................................................. alien, foreignalliaceus ............................................................................................. onion-like, garlic-likeallochrous .................................................................................................changing colouralni- ...............................................................................................................................alder

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viridulus ................................................................................................................... greenishviscidus /viscosus ........................................................................................................ stickyvitaceus .................................................................................................................... vine-likevitellinus ....................................................................................... egg-yolk reddish-yellowviti- ............................................................................................................................... grapevittatus ............................................................................................. longitudinally stripedvittiformis ....................................................................................................... band-shapedviviparus ......................................................germinating while still attached to parentvolubilis ...................................................................................................................... twiningvolutus ........................................................................................................rolled-up leaves-vorus ...................................................................................................................-devouringvulcanicus ............................................................................................................ volcanoesvulgaris /vulgatus................................................................................................... common-vulnerus ..........................................................................................wounded or marked

Xxxanthi- /xantho ..........................................................................................................yellowxero-.................................................................................................................................dry-xiph- ..................................................................................................................... sword-like-xylon ........................................................................................................relating to woodxylon- ..........................................................................................................................woody

Zzzebrinus ...........................................................................................................zebra-stripedzibethinus .....................................................................................civet-smell, malodorouszonatim .................................................................................................. in a zoned mannerzonatus ......................................................................................................... zoned, banded-zonus ............................................................................................................................ -zonezygo- ................................................................................................................. joined, yoked

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aqueus ...........................................................................................................clear as waterarachnoides ......................................................................................... spidery, cobwebbyarborescens /arboreus ....................................................... becoming tree-like, woodyarbuscula ...........................................................................................................a small treearctos ........................................................................................................................... beararenarius .................................................................................................. growing on sandareolatus ................................................. pitted, marked out into small angular spacesargentatus /argenteus ................................................................................................. silverargill /argyraeus............................................................................................................... clayargo- ............................................................................................................................... silverargutus ...............................................................................................sharp, sharp-toothedaridus ................................................................................................................................aridarietinus .................................................................................................... like a ram’s headarist- /atus /osus ....................................................................................................beardedarmatus ........................................................................................................................ armedarmillaris .................................................................................................................. collaredaromaticus .............................................................................................................aromaticarrectus ........................................................................................................................ erectarthro- ........................................................................................................................ jointedarticulatus ..............................................................................................atriculate, jointedarundinaceus .........................................................................................................reed-likearvensis ...................................................................................................... cultivated fi eldsasari- ......................................................................................................................... gingerascendens ........................................................................................................... ascendingasperratus /asperi- .................................................................................................... roughassimilis .......................................................................................................................similarassurgens /assurgenti- ....................................................................................... ascending-aster ............................................................................................................................. asterasterinus ............................................................................................................. aster-violet-ater ...................................................................................................................... coal-blackatomarius /atomatus .....................................................................................tiny-speckledatratus ..................................................................................................... blackened, darkatro- ............................................................................................................................. darkattenuatus ............................................................................................................... pointedaugusti- .................................................................................................... notable, majesticauranti- .......................................................................................................................goldenaurantiacus ........................................................................................................ orange-redaureolus /aureus ...................................................................................................... goldenauriculatus ................................................................................................................. earedaustralis /australinus .......................................................................................... southernautumnalis ............................................................................................................... autumnavenis .........................................................................................................................veinlessavium ............................................................................................................................. birdsaxillaris ................................................................................................................... axillaryazureus .........................................................................................................................azure

Vvvacillans .......................................................................... swaying or swinging to and frovagans ................................................................................................................. wanderingvaginalis /vaginatus ..............................................................................................sheathedvalidus .......................................................................................... strong, robust-growing-valvis ..........................................................................................................................valvedvarians ........................................................................................................................ varyingvariatus ..................................................................................................................... variablevariegatus ........................................................................................................... variegatedvegetabilis .............................................................................................belonging to plantsvegetus .....................................................................................................................vigorousvelatus .................................................................................................. covered, concealedvelox .................................................................................................rapidly growing, swiftvelutinus .....................................................................................................................velvetyvenenatus ............................................................................................................ poisonousvenosus .......................................................................................................................... veinsvenustus ..................................................................................................beautiful, gracefulverecundus .............................................................................................modest, blushingvermicularis .................................................................................................worm-shapedvernalis ........................................................................................................spring (season)vernicosus ............................................................................................................varnishedverrucosus ..................................................................................................................wartyversi- .......................................................................................................................... inverseverticillaris .............................................................................................................whorledverus ..............................................................................................true, genuine, standardvesciculosus ................................................................................................. little bladdersvescus ...................................................................................................... weak, thin, feeblevespertinus ...............................................................belonging to the evening, westernvestitus .....................................................................................................covered, clothedvexans .......................................................................................................................puzzlingvexillarius ........................................................... standard petal larger than the othersviaticus ...............................................................................growing along roads or pathsvillosus ...................................................................................................................soft-hairyviminalis ..................................................................bearing shoots for weaving (osiers)vimineus ...................................having long fl exible shoots for wicker-work (osiers)vini- ..................................................................................................................................winevinosus ..........................................................................................................wine-colouredviolaceus ....................................................................................................................... violetvirens ............................................................................................................................ greenvirgatus ........................................................................................................................twiggyvirginalis .............................................................................................................. virgin, purevirgineus ............................................................................................................. pure whiteviridi- ............................................................................................................................. green

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Bbbaccans /baccatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . has berriesbacci- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . berriesbambusoides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bamboo-likebarbarus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . foreignbarbatulus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . somewhat beardedbarbiatus /barbigera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bearded, barbedbasilaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . base, bottombellidi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . beautifulbellus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . handsomebenedictus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . blessedbetaceus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . beet-likebetula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . birchbetulinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . birch-likebi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . twobiennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . biennialbinatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . twinbisectus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .bisectedbistortus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . twice-twistedbisulcatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two-groovedbituminosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . coal-blackblandus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mildblephari- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fringedbonus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . goodborealis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . northernbotrys /botryoides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . clustered, grape-likebrachiatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . branched at right anglesbrachy- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shortbracteatus /bracteosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bractedbrassica- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mustardbrevi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shortbrilliant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brilliantbronchialis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bronchialbrunneus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . deep brownbucephalus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ox-headedbufonius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . toadbulbi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bulb-bulbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bulbsbulbosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .bulbousbullatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .blistered, puckered-bundus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . manybuxi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . box

tremulus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .trembling, quakingtri- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . three-triche /tricho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hairstrichotomus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . three-branched or forkedtristis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sad, bitter, dulltriternatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thrice in threestrivialis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . common, ordinarytropicus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tropicstruncatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . truncated, cutoff squaretubatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tubes, trumpet-shapedtuberculatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .covered with tuberclestuberosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . producing tuberstubulatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . trumpet-shapedtumidus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . swollenturbinatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . top-shapedturbinellus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . little top-shapedturgidus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .infl ated, full, swollen with air or water-tylo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with knobstyphinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fevertypicus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . typical

Uu-ulatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .littleuliginosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . growing in wet or marshy placesumbonatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .having a round projection at centerumbraculi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . umbrellaumbrosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shady, growing in the shadeuncinatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .barbed or hooked pointundatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wavyunguicularis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . claweduni- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oneurbanus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of towns or citiesurceolatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . urn or pitcher-shapedurens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . burning, stinginguro- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tailursinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .bears, northernurtici- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .nettleusitatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .usefulustulatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . burnt,sereutilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .usefulutriculatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with bladdered one-seed fruitsuvarius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . like a bunch of grapes

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Cccaeruleus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dark bluecaesius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bluish-graycaespitosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tuftedcalami- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .reedcalathinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .basket-likecalcaratus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spurredcalcareus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . limecalli- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . beautifulcallosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thick-skinnedcalo- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . beautifulcalvus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bald, nakedcalycinus /calyculatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . calyx-likecalyptratus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with a calyptra-calyptus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . covered-calyx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . calyxcampanularia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .bell-fl oweredcampanulatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bell-shapedcampylo- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .curvedcanaliculatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .channeled, groovedcancellatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cross-barredcandicans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . white, hoarycandidus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pure white, shiningcanescens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gray-downycaninus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dogcanus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ash-coloured, hoarycapestris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fi elds, plainscapillaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hair-likecapilli- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hair-like, slendercapitatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . headedcapitellatus /capitellus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . little-headedcapreolatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . winding, twiningcapsularis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . capsuledcardinalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .redcardio- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .heart-shapedcarduaceus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thistle-likecaricosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . carex (sedge)-likecarinatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . keeledcarini- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . keelscarminatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . carminecarneus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fl esh-colouredcarnicus /carnosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fl eshycarnosulus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . somewhat fl eshy

tabularis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fl attened horizontally, table-liketanacetifolius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tansy-leavedtaraxicifolius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dandelion-leavedtardi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . latetardivus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . very latetartareus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . having a rough crumbling surfacetaxi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yewtechnicus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . technical, specialtectorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of roofstectus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . concealed, coveredtelmat- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wet meadowstempus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .timetemulentus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .drunken, intoxicatedtenax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tenacious, strongtenebrosus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dark, shady placestenellus /tenera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .slender, tender, softtentaculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sensitive glandular hair e.g. Drosera sp.tenui- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .slender, thinterebinthi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . turpentineteres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . circular in cross-sectionterminalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . terminalternatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in threesterrestris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . growing on the earth or groundtessellatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . checkeredtestaceus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . light brown, brick-coloredtestudinarius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tortoise-shelltetra- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fourtexanus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of Texastextilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . textiles, woven-thele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nipple-thermalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . warm springsthysano- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fringe-tigrinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tiger-stripedtinctorius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .used in dyingtomentosus ................................................................................................. densely woolytonsus ...............................................................................................shaven, clipped, shorntorminalis .............................................................................................. useful against colictorosus /torulosus............................................................ cylindrical with constrictionstorti- .................................................................................................... with twisted leavestoxicarius ............................................................................................................poisonoustoxico- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . poisontrachy- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .roughtranslucens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . translucent, allowing light to shine throughtransparens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . transparenttrapezi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . four unequal sides

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-carpus ................................................................................................................. fruit, seedcartilagineus .................................................................................................. cartilage-likecaryophyllaceus ................................................................................................. clove-likecastaneus ............................................................................................ chestnut-colouredcaudatus ..................................................................................................................... tailedcaudescens .......................................................................................................... stem-likecauli- ...........................................................................................................................stemscaulialatus .................................................................................................. wing-stemmedcausticus ..................................................................................................................caustic-cavus .........................................................................................................................hollowcenti- ......................................................................................................................hundred-centrus ................................................................................................................ centeredcephalatus ............................................................................................................... headedcephalotes .............................................................................................................head-like-cephalus ..................................................................................................................... head-ceps .................................................................................................................. edges, headceramicus ....................................................................................................... ceramic-likecerasi- ....................................................................................................................... cherrycerato- .....................................................................................................................hornedcere- ............................................................................................................................waxycereale ..............................................................................................................agriculturalcer- /eus /i- /inus .........................................................................................................waxycernuus ............................................................................................... drooping, noddingcheil- ................................................................................................................................. lip-chilus ........................................................................................................................ lippedchion- .......................................................................................................................... snowchiro- ............................................................................................................................handchloro- ....................................................................................................................... green-chromus ..............................................................................................................colouredchryseus /chryso- .................................................................................................. goldenciliaris /ciliatus ........................................................................................... fringed, ciliateciliolaris .................................................................................................secondarily ciliatecinctus .................................................................................................... girdled, crownedcinerascens /cinereus .......................................................................................... ash-graycinnabarinus ...................................................................................................cinnabar-redcinnamomeus /cinnamomi- ................................................................ cinnamon-browncilii- ............................................................................................................... fringed, ciliatecircinalis /circinatus ........................................................... coiled inwards from the tipcirrhatus /cirrhosus ...........................................................................................tendrilledcis- ................................................................................................................ on this side ofcitratus ............................................................................................................... citrus-likecitri- ............................................................................................................................. citrusclado- ...................................................................................................................... club-like-clados.................................................................................................................... branchedclandestinus ........................................................................................................ concealed

striatulus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .somewhat stripedstriatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .stripedstricti- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stiff, erectstrigosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scraggy with bristlesstrigulosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . somewhat strigosestriolatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . somewhat stripedstrobilaceus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cone-likestrobili- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . conestrumarius /strumatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tumors or swellingsstrumosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cushion-like swellingsstylosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .prominent styles-stylus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .stylestyphelos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hard, roughstyracifl uus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fl owing with gumsuaveolens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sweet-scentedsuavis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sweetsub- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . somewhat, nearly, slightlysubalpinus . . . . . . . . . . . growing below the timberline (above is the alpine zone)suberculatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . corkysuberosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cork-barkedsubmersus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . submerged, growing under watersubterraneus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . undergroundsubulatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . awl-shapedsucculentus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fl eshysuecicus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of Swedensuffrutescens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .slightly woody, shrubbysuffultus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . supportedsulcatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . furrowed, groovedsulphureus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sulfur-colouredsuperans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . overtoppingsuperbus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . superbsuperciliaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eyebrow-likesuperfl uus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .superfl uous, redundantsupinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bent backwards, prostratesupra- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on the upper side, oversurculosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . suckerssuspensus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . suspended, hungsylvaticus /sylvestris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the forest, growing wildsylvicolus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inhabitants of the forestsyn- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with, together

Tttabula- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fl at tablet

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claudens /clausus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . closedclavatus /clavi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .club-shaped-clema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . twig, branch, shootclivorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hillsclypeatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shield-likecoarctatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . crowded, pressed togethercocci- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . berrycoccineus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scarletcochleari- /cochleartus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spoon-likecoelestinus /coelestis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .sky-bluecognatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . related tocohaerens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . clinging together-colasius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hairscollinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hills-coloratus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . colouredcolumellaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . small pillar, pedestalcolumnaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .columnarcomansatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hairycommixtus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mixedcommunis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . commoncommutatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . changingcomosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long-hairedcompactus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . compact, densecomplanatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fl attenedcomplexus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . circled, embracedcomplicatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . complicatedcompositus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .compoundcompressus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . compressed, fl attenedcomptus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ornamented-comus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hairs, crowncon- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . uniform, sameconcavus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hollowed outconchae- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shell-likeconcinnus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . neat, elegantconcolor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . uniform-colouredcondensatus /condensus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . condensed, crowdedconferti- /confertus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .densely, close-togetherconfusus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . uncertaincongestus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . congestedconglomeratus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . clusteredconi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cone-likeconjugatus /conugialis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . joinedconnatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . united, twincono- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cone-likeconopseus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . canopied

sordidus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dirty-looking-sorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pertaining to the sorisparsi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sparse, fewspathaceus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with a spathespathulatus /spathuli- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spathulatespeciosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . showy, splendidspectabilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spectacular, showyspectandrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . showyspectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . image, apparitionspeculatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shining, refl ecting-spermus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . seedsphacelatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with brown or blackish specklingsphaericus /sphaero- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sphericalspicatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spikyspinuli- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . small spinesspirellus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .little spiralsplendens /splendidus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shining, gleaming, brilliant spumarius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . frothingspurius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spurious, false. fakesqualidus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dirty, squalidsquamatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .with small scaly leaves/bractssquamosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . covered with coarse scalessquarrosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rough with overlapping pointy scales-stachys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . relating to a spike, spikesstamineus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .relating to stamensstans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . standing uprightstaphylos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grape-shapedstaura- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cross-shaped-stele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . columnstellaris /stellatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . starry, star-shaped-stemon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stamen-stemus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fi lamentssteno- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . narrowsterilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sterile-stichus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in a row or line-stictus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dotted, spottedstigmaticus /stigmosus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .relating to a stigma-stigmus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stigmastipulaceus /stipularis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . belonging to stipulesstipulosus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . large stipulesstoloni- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . runners that take root-stomus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mouthstramineus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .straw-colouredstrangulatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .strangled, constricted, throttledstrepto- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . twisted

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consanguineus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . relatedconsolidus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . consolidatedconspersus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scatteredconspicuus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . conspicuousconstrictus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . constrictedcontiguus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . touchingcontinentalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . continentalcontortus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . twistedcontractus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . contractedcontroversus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . controversialconvolvulaceus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . morning-glory-likecopros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dungcoralli- /corallinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . coral-redcordatus /cordati- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . heart-shapedcoriaria /coriaceus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . leatherycorneus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . horny, hard, but not brittlecorniculatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with a small horn-like appendage-cornis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hornedcornutus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . horn-shapedcorollatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . corolla-likecoronarius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . useful for garlandscoronatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . crownedcorrugatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wrinkledcorticosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thick-barkedcoruscans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vibrating, glitteringcorymbo- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . corymbcoryno- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . club-likecostatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ribbedcrassi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thick, fl eshycrassiusculus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . somewhat thickcrebrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . close, frequent, repeatedcrenatus /crenulatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scalloped, rounded teeth-crene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fountaincretaceus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chalkycrinitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tufts of long weak hairscrispatus /crispus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . curled, wavycristagalli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cock’s combcristatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . crestedcroc- /atus /eus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . saffron-yellowcruci- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . crosscruciatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cross-shapedcruentus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . blood-stainedcrusgalli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cockspurcrystallinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . crystallinecucullatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hooded

sclero- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hard-scoparius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . broom-likescopulorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rocksscorpioides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scorpion-likescotica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scottishsculptus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sculpted, engravedscutatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shield-shapedscutellaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dish-shapedseclusus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hiddensectus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cutsecundus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . following, nextsemi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . half-semper- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . always, eversenilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .old, white-hairedsensibilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sensitivesept- /septem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sevenseptentrionalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . northernsericeus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . silkyserotinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . late to leaf or fl owerserpens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . creepingserpentinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .snakey, serpentineserratus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . saw-edged with sharp teeth pointing forwardsserrulatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . somewhat serratedsesqui- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one and a halfsesquipedalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one and a half feet longsessili- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sessile-setiformis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bristle-likesex- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sixsibiricus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Siberiasiccatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . driedsiculus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sicilysidero- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ironsignatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .marked, designatedsiliceus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .sandsilvaticus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the woodssilvestris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the woodssimilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . similarsimplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .simple, unbranchedsimulans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . similar, imitatingsinensis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chinesesinulatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sinuous, wavy-marginedsmaragdinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . emerald-greensoboli- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . creeping roots, rooting stemssolidus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . solid, densesomnus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sleep

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cucumerinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cucumber-likecultorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . garden, cultivatedcultratus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . knife-shapedcuneatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wedge-shapedcum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .with, together with, along withcumulatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . heaped, piledcupuleatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup-shapedcupreus /cuprinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . copperycupressi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cypresscupressinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cypress-likecupreus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . copper-colouredcurtus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shortenedcurvatus /curvi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . curvedcuspidi- /cuspidatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cusps, sharp stiff points-cuspis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cusps, sharp stiff pointscyano- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bluecyaneus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dark-bluecyathodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cup-likecyclo- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . circularcyclicus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . coiled into a circlecylindraceus /cylindro- /cylindricus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cylindricalcymbiformis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . boat-shapedcymosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with cymes

Dddacryoideus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tear or pear-shapeddactyl- /dactylinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fi ngers, branchletsdasy- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thick, shaggydealbatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . covered with a white powder, whiteneddebilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weakdeca- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tendeciduus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . deciduousdecipiens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . deceiving of another speciesdeclinatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bent or curved downwardsdecolorans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . faded, losing colourdecompositus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . divided more than oncedecorticans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .with bark peeling offdecorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . elegantdecumbens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . prostrate with tip rising upwards decurrens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . running down the stemdefl exus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bent abruptly downwarddeformis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mishapendehiscens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dehiscent

rufescens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reddishrufi dulus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reddishruncinatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pinnatifi drupestris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rock-dwellingrupicolus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cliffs or ledgesrupifragus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rock-breakingruralis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . belonging to the countryrussatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .reddish, russetrusticanus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the countrysiderusticus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the countrysiderutido- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . roughrutilans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reddish-orange

Sssaccatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bag-shaped, pouchedsaccharatus /saccharinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sugarysacciformis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bag-shapedsagittatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arrow-likesalicariae- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . willowsalici- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . willowsaliginus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .willow-like, willowysalinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .saltysalsuginosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . growing in brackish places, salt-marshessanctus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . holysanguineus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . blood-redsapidus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tastysaponaceus /saponarius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . soapysarmentosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . has runnerssativa / sativus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cultivatedsaturatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .saturatedsauro- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lizardsaxi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rockssaxosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .full of rockssaxtilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rocksscaber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .scabrous, roughscabrellus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . minutely roughscandens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .climbingscaposus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with scapesscariosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .thin, dry and not greenschidi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spineschistosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . splitschizo- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .deeply divided

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dejectus .............................................................................................................. low, fallendelapsus ................................................................................................................fallen awaydelectus .................................................................................................................. selecteddeliciosus ............................................................................................................. deliciousdeltate / deltoid .................................................................................................. triangulardemersus ................................................................................. submerged, underwaterdeminuens ...........................................................................................................diminishingdemissus ........................................................................... low, lowly, humble, droopingdendr- /dendro- /-dendron................................................................................... tree-likedendrobium ......................................................................................................... epiphytic-dens ........................................................................................................................... toothdensus- ........................................................................................................................ densedentatus ................................................................................................................. tootheddenticulatus ............................................................................................ very small teethdenudatus ................................................................................................................. nakeddeorsum ..................................................................................................downward, belowdepauperatus .............................................................................. dwarfed, undevelopeddependens ........................................................................................ hanging, suspendeddepressus ....................................................................................... fl attened from abovederasus ........................................................................................smoothed off, shaved off-dermis /dermato ......................................................................................................... skindeserti ...................................................................................................................... desertdesiccatus .................................................................................................................dried updeustus .............................................................................................................. burned-updi- ................................................................................................................................... twodiadema .................................................................................................................... crowndiaphanus ........................................................................................................ transparentdichotomus ............................................................. always divided or forked in pairsdichrous ...................................................................................................... two-coloureddidymus ......................................................................................... in pairs (e.g. stamens)difformis ................................................................................ irregular or variable formdiffusus ................................................................................................. loosely spreadingdigitatus ............................................. hand-like, leafl ets radiating from tip of petioledilatatus ....................................................................... broadened, expanded, wideneddimidius .................................................................................................................... halveddioicus ................................................................................................................ dioeciousdipsaceus ........................................................................................................... teasel-likediscolor ..................................................................................... two colours, variegateddispar ......................................................................................................................... unlikedissectus ........................................................................................................... deeply-cutdissimilis .................................................................................................................... unlikedissiti- .................................................................................................. well-spaced, apartdistans ..................................................................................... distant, separate, remotedistichus ...................................................................... arranged in two opposite rowsdiurnis .................................................................... belonging to the day, day-fl owering

rectus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .straight, uprightrecurvatus /recurvus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .curved backwardsredivivus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . restored, brought to liferefl exus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bent back at more than 90°refractus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bent or strongly curved backrefulgens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brightly shiningregalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .regal, royalregina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . queenlyregius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kingly, royal, regalreligiosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . used for religious purposesreniformis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kidney-shapedrepandus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . slightly uneven or wavy marginrepens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . creeping, prostrate, lowreplicatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . folded backreptans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . creepingresinosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . resinousreticulatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nettedretortus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . twisted backretro- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .backwardsretrorsus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .turned backwardsretusus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .rounded shallowly notched endreversus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . turned about, reversedrevolutus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rolled backwardsrhizophyllus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . producing roots from the leavesrhodo- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rose-rhynch- /rhyncho- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . beakedrhytido- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rumpled, wrinkledrigens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rigid, stiff, unbendableringens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gapingriparius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . living on riverbanksrivalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pertaining to brooksrivularis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pertaining to brookletsrosaceus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . like the fl ower of a single roserostratus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . beaked, with a long beak-rostris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -beakedrosulatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the form of rosettesrotatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wheel-shapedrotundatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . roundrubens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reddishruber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . red, ruddyrubescens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . turning redrubiginosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rusty-redruderalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . growing among rubble (e.g. side of road)rudis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wildrudiusculus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sort of wild

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divaricatus ............................................................................. spreading at a wide angledivergens .............................................................................................going different waysdiversi- ..................................................................................................................... variousdodeca- .................................................................................................................... twelvedolich- /dolicho- ................................................................................. long, long-fl owereddolosus ................................................................................................................. deceitfuldomesticus ....................................................................................... domestic, commondraco- ...................................................................................................................... dragondrepano- ...................................................................................................... sickle-shapeddrupaceus ......................................................................................................... drupe-likedubius .................................................................................................................... doubtfuldulcis .......................................................................................................... sweet, pleasantdumetorum .............................................................................................. bushes, hedgesdumosus .................................................................... full of thorn-bushes, bushy habitduplex ...................................................................................................................... doubleduplicato ..................................................................................................... twice as muchdurabilis ........................................................................................................... long-lastingduracinus ...................................................................................................... hard-berrieddurior ....................................................................................................................... harderduriusculus . ............................................................................ somewhat hard or roughdurus ................................................................................................................................ hard

Eee- .............................................................................................................. without, lackingebenaceus ...................................................................................................... ebony blackebracteatus .......................................................................................................... bractlesseburneus ......................................................................................................... ivory-whiteechinatus ................................................................................... prickly like a hedge-hogecoticatus ...................................................................................................... without barkedulis ......................................................................................................................... edibleeffusus ......................................................................... very loose-spreading, stragglingelasticus ..................................................................................................................... elasticelatus ............................................................................................................................... tallelegans ..................................................................................................................... eleganteleganti- .................................................................................................................. elegantelegantulus .............................................................................................................. elegantelephanti- ................................................................................................... elephant, hugeellip- /soidalis /ticus ................................................................................................ ellipticelodes ........................................................................................................................ marshelongatus ............................................................................................................ elongatedemarcidus ................................................................................................................witheredemarginatus ................................................................................. shallow notch at apexemeticus ................................................................................................................... emetic

pungens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .piercing, hard sharp-pointedpuniceus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reddish-purplepurpuratus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . purplepusillus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . very smallpustulatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . blistered, having pustulespycno- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . close, dense, or thickpygmaeus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pigmy, dwarfpyramidalis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pyramid-shapedpyriformis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pear-shapedpyxidatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . box-like with a lid

Qqquad- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fourquadratus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . squaredquercinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oak-like-quetrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cornersquinatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in fi vesquinque- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fi ve

Rrracemi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .with a racemeracemosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with unbranched fl owersradians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . radiating from a common centreradiatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .bearing raysradicalis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .basal, arising from root-stockradicans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rootingradicatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . having rootsradicosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with many rootsradiosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . many raysradulans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .raspingramentaceus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . covered with a thin membranerami- ........................................................................................................................branchedramosus ...................................................................................................... much-branchedramulosus ................................................................................... bearing many branchletsranunculinus ................................................................................ resembling a buttercuprapiformis ....................................................................................................... turnip-shapedrarifl orus ................................................................................................. sparsely fl oweredre- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . againreclinatus ...............................................................................................reclined, bent back

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eminens ................................................................ prominent, projecting, standing outendo- .................................................................................................................within, insideenecans .................................................................................................... killing completelyenervis ......................................................................................................... without nervesennea- ........................................................................................................................... nineensatus- .............................................................................................................. sword-like-ensis ........................................................................................ indicating origin or place-epi ...................................................................................................... upon, over, on top ofequinus ............................................................................................ pertaining to horseserectus ....................................................................................................................... erecterio- .......................................................................................................................... woollyermis ......................................................................................................................... armederosus ........................................................................................................................ jaggederraticus ............................................................................................. erratic, wonderingerubescens ................................................................... blushing, reddening, rose colorerythro- ........................................................................................................................... red-escens ......................................................................................... like, becoming, slightlyesculentus ................................................................................................................. edibleevectus ................................................................................................................ extendedevertus ............................................................................................ expelled, turned outeu- ............................................................................................................ well, good, trulyevadens .....................................................................................................................escapingex- ..........................................................................................................from, out of, awayexaltatus ................................................................................................. raised high, loftyexaratus .............................................................................................................. furrowedexasperatus .................................................covered with sort hard points, roughenedexcavatus ................................................................................. hollowed out in a curveexcelsus .........................................................................................................high, lofty, tallexcisus ..................................................................................................................... cut outexcorticatus ........................................................................................... stripped of barkexiguus ................................................................................................. weak, feeble, littleeximie ......................................................................................... extraordinary, eminentexitiosus .......................................................................................pernicious, destructiveexo- ........................................................................................................... outward, outsideexoticus .................................................................................................................... exoticexpansus ................................................................................. expanded, spreading outexplodens ........................................................................................................... explodingexsculptus ...................................................................................... chiselled out, dug outexsertus ................................................................................................. protruding fromexsurgens .............................................................................................rising up or out ofextensus ............................................................................................................... extendedextra ........................................................................................................outside of, beyondextrusus ...............................................................................................................pushed outexudans .................................................................................................................. exuding

potamophilus ..................................................................................................... river-lovingpraealtus ................................................................................................................... very tallpraecox ..................................................................................................................very earlypraemorsus .............................................................................................. bitten at the endpraestans ......................................................................................................... distinguishedpraetextus ..............................................................................................................borderedprasinus ................................................................................................................leek-greenpratensis ............................................................................................growing in meadowspravissimus ..................................................................................................... very crookedprimuli- ................................................................................................................... primroseprimulinus ...................................................................................................... primrose-likeprincipalis .............................................................................................................chief, mainprismaticus ............................................................................................................. prismaticpro- ...............................................................................................................................beforeproboscideus ................................................................................................ proboscis-likeprocerus ..........................................................................................................very tall, highprocumbens .................................................................................. growing without rootsprocurrens ............................................................................................................extendingproductus ........................................................................................elongated, lengthenedprofusus ............................................................................................................... spread outprolifera /prolifi cans /prolifi cus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .producing offshoots or offsetspropendens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hanging downpropinquus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . neighboring, near toprotrusus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .protrudingprovincia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pertaining to Provence, southern Francepruinatus /pruinosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .with a waxy white bloompruni- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plumpruriens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . causing itching, stingingpsammo- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sand-pseudo- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . falsepsilo- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .slender or nakedpsittacinus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .parrot-likepsycodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fragrantptero- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .wingedpubens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . downypuberulus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .minutely pubescentpubescens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hairy as opposed to glabrouspubi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . softly hairypudicus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .bashful, shrinkingpulchellus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .beautiful and littlepullus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dark, duskypulverulentus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .powdered, dust-coveredpulvinatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cushion-shapedpumilus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dwarf, closely-growingpunctatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dotted, spotted

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Fffabaceus ............................................................................................................... bean-like fabiformis ......................................................................................................... bean-shapedfalcatus ......................................................................................................... sickle-shapedfallax .................................................................................................................... deceptivefarciminiformis ........................................................................................... sausage-shaped-farium ...........................................................................................ranked in a row or linefarinaceus ................................................................................................................ starchyfasciatus .....................................................marked with bands of colour (variegated)fasciatus .............................................................................................. unusually fl attenedfasciculatus ....................................................................... clustered, growing in bundlesfascinator .......................................................................................................... fascinatingfastigiatus ................................................................................... branches erect and closefastuosus ................................................................................................................... proudfatiscens .......................................................................................disintegrating, crumblingfatuus .......................................................................................................... foolish, simplefaviolatus ............................................................................................. fi nely honeycombedfavosus ........................................................................................................... honeycombedfebrifugus ........................................................................................................ fever-curingfemina /femineus ..................................................................................................... femalefenestralis ......................................................................................................... windowed-fer ............................................................................................................................. carryingferox ............................................................................................. ferocious, very thornyferreus ........................................................................................................................... ironferrugineus .......................................................................................... rusty, light-brownfertilis ......................................................................................................................... fertile-ferum ...................................................................................................................... bearingferus ..................................................................................................................................wildfestivus ......................................................................................................... festive, brightfi brillosus /fi brosus ................................................................................................ fi brousfi ci- .................................................................................................................................... fi g-fi dus ................................................................................................................ cut, dividedfi li- ..................................................................................................................... thread-likefi licatus ................................................................................................................... fern-likefi mbriatus ................................................................................................................ fringedfi rmatus ........................................................................................................................ fi rmfi ssilis ..................................................................................................................... cleft, splitfi ssuratus ................................................................................................................ fi ssuredfl abellatus .......................................................................................................... fan-shapedfl accidus ......................................................................... unable to hold up own weightfl agellaris /fl agellatus ........................................................................................... whip-likefl agelli- ................................................................................................. whip, scourge, fl ailfl ammeus .................................................................. fl ame-coloured, fi ery-red, scarlet

-phlebius ..................................................................................................................... -veinedphloginus ..............................................................................................................phlox-pinkphoeniceus ............................................................................................................bright red-phorus ..................................................................................................................... -bearingphyllomaniacus ..........................................................................................excessively leafy-phyllus ........................................................................................................................ -leavedphymatodeus ................................................................................................................wartypicturatus .............................................................................painted, pictured, variegatedpictus ...........................................................................................................colored, paintedpileatus .............................................................................................with a cap, cap-shapedpilifer .........................................................................................................bearing soft hairspilosiusculus ..................................................................................................... slightly hairypilosus ..................................................................................................................... soft hairspilularis .............................................................................................................globular fruitpini-.................................................................................................................................. pine-piperita................................................................................................ peppermint-scentedpisiformis .............................................................................................................pea-shapedpisinus .................................................................................................................... pea-greenplacatus .................................................................................................................quiet, calmplacentiformis ...............................................................................circular and fl at-shapedplagio- .........................................................................................................................obliqueplani- ....................................................................................................................................fl atplantagineus ...................................................................................................... plantain-likeplanus ..................................................................................................................................fl atplaty- ..............................................................................................................................broadpleio- ............................................................................................... many, more than usualplenifl orus ........................................................................................full or double fl owers-pleuro ........................................................................................................... ribs or nervespleuro- .............................................................................................................................. sideplicatus .......................................................... folded into lengthwise pleats or furrowsplumosus ................................................................................................ plumed, featheredplumbeus ............................................................................................................ leaden greyplumosus .................................................................................................................. featherypluri- ................................................................................................................................manypodophyllus .........................................................................................with a foot-like leafpoeticus ......................................................................................................................... poetspolifolius ........................................................................................................... white-leavedpolitus ....................................................................................................................... polishedpoly- ............................................................................................................many, numerouspomaceus .............................................................................................................. pome-likepomeridianus .............................................................................opening in the afternoonpomponius ................................................................................................. tuft or top knotponderosus ....................................................................................................heavy, weightyporcinus ............................................................................................................................ pigsporphyr- /porphyro- ................................................................................................. purple

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fl avescens ................................................................................................................. yellowfl avidus ................................................................................................................ pale yellowfl avus ............................................................................................ yellow paler than luteusfl exibilis /fl exilis ..................................................................................................... fl exiblefl exuosus .................................................................................................... fl exible, zigzagfl occosus ......................................................................... woolly, with tufts of soft hair-fl orens ................................................................................................................ fl oweringfl orepleno .............................................................................................. double-fl oweredfl oribundus .............................................................................. profusely free-fl oweringfl oribus .............................................................................................................. with fl owersfl oridus ................................................................................................................ fl owering-fl orus ............................................................................................. abounding in fl owersfl utitans ............................................................................................... fl oating, swimming-fl uus ........................................................................................................................ fl owingfl uviatilis ..................................................................................................................... riversfoeniculatus ...................................................................................................... fennel-likefoetidus ............................................................................................... fetid, foul-smellingfoliaceus ........................................................................................................................... leafyfoliatus ................................................................................................................ leaf-letted-folius ......................................................................................................................... leavesfollicularis .......................................................................................................... follicle-likefontinalis ................................................................ growing in or by springs (of water)foratus .................................................................................................... pierced with holes-formis /-forma ...................................................................................................... -shapedformosanus .........................................................................related to Formosa (Taiwan)formosus .............................................................................................................. beautifulfornicaeformis ................................................................................................ ant-shapedfoveatus ...................................................................................................................... pittedfoveolatus .....................................................................................................minutely pitted-fractus .................................................................................................................... brokenfragans .................................................................................................................... fragrantfragarioides .............................................................................................. strawberry-likefragilis ........................................................................................................................ fragile-fragus ................................................................................................... splitting, breakingfrigidus .......................................................................................................................... coldfrondosus ..................................................................................................................... leafy-frons ........................................................................................................................ frondsfructifera ......................................................................................................... fruit-bearing-fructus ......................................................................................................................... fruitfrumentaceus .............................................................................................. grain (cereal)fruticans ................................................................................................ becoming shrubbyfruticosus ......................................................................................................shrubby, bushyfucatus ........................................................................................... painted, dyed, stainedfugax ......................................................................fl eeting, swift, transitory, ephemeralfulgens /fulgidus ....................................................................... shining, bright-coloured

paradisiacus......................................................................................... of parks or gardensparadoxus ........................................................................................... paradoxical, strangeparasiticus ................................................................................................................ parasiticpartitus ........................................................................................................................ partedparvitas ................................................................................................................... smallnessparvus ......................................................................................................... very small, punypatellaris ..............................................................................................circular, disk-shapedpatens ......................................................................................................................spreadingpatulus .....................................................................................................spread, outspreadpauci- ..................................................................................................................................fewpauperculus .................................................................................................................... poorpausiacus .............................................................................................................olive-greenpavoninus........................................................................................................ peacock-eyedpectinatim ...................................................................................................form of a combpedatus ............................................................................................................... bird-footedpeduncularis /pedunculatus .....................................................................................stalkedpedunculosus ............................................................................................with many stalkspelagicus ............................................................................................ pertaining to the seapellucidus .................................................................................................. translucent dotspeltatus ............................................................................................................shield-shapedpelviformis .......................................................................................................basin-shapedpendulinus ........................................................................................ somewhat pendulouspenicillatus ..................................................................................................... pencil-shapedpennatus ..................................................................................................feathered, pinnatepenta- .................................................................................................................................fi veper- ............................................................................................. through, very, completelyperbellus ......................................................................................................... very beautifulpersicinus ....................................................................................................peach-colouredpercussus .............................................................................................. very sharp-pointedperegrinus ...............................................................................................exotic, wanderingperforatus ............................................................................................. pierced with holesperfossus ......................................................................................pierced through, hollowpergracilis ......................................................................................................... very slenderperi- ......................................................................................... about, around, surroundingpermixtus ............................................................................................................very mixedperspicuus ................................................................................................clear, transparentpertusus ................................................................................................stabbed, perforatedperulatus .......................................................................having buds covered with scales-pes ......................................................................................................................... foot, stalk-petalinus / petaloideus .......................................................................................petal-likepetiolaris................................................................................................borne on a petiolepetiolatus.......................................................................................provided with a petiolepetraeus .........................................................................................growing amongst rocksphaeo- ..................................................................................................................dark, dusky-philus .......................................................................................................................... -loving

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fuliginosus ....................................................................................................... sooty, blackfulvidus ................................................................. somewhat tawny (yellowish-brown)fulvus ........................................................................................... tawny (yellowish-brown)fumeus ......................................................................................................................... smokyfunebris ................................................................................................................. funerealfungosus .................................................................................................................. spongyfunicularis ............................................................................................................. rope-likefurcatus ................................................................ forked with two long terminal lobesfuscus ............................................................................................................ brown, duskyfusiformis .................................................................................................. spindle-shaped

Gggalanthus ............................................................................................ milk-white fl owersgaleatus ............................................................................................................... helmetedgalericulatus ..................................................................................... with a little helmetgamo- ............................................................................................................................united-gamus ........................................................................................................................ sexesgelatus ......................................................................................................................... frozengelatinous /gelineus ............................................................................................ jelly-likegemellus /geminus ................................................................................twin-born, pairedgeminatus /gemini- ...................................................................................................... twingemmatus .............................................................................................................. buddedgeneralis ............................................................................................... general, prevailinggeniculatus ................................................................................................. jointed, kneed-genus .......................................................................................... born in a certain placegeometricus ................................................................................................... in a patterngeotropus ............................................................................. turning towards the ground-ger .......................................................................................................... bearing, carryinggibbosus .......................................................................................... swollen on one sidegigant- /giganteus ......................................................................................... gigantic, largegiganthes ..................................................................................................... giant-fl oweredglabratus ............................................................................................. somewhat smoothglabrous .................................................................................................................... smoothglacialis ............................................................................................................... icy, frozengland- /glandulosus ............................................................................................ glandularglaucous .........................a grayish, bluish, or whitish waxy coating easily rubbed offglobosus .................................................................................................. round like a ballglobularis .................................................................................................. globule-bearingglobuliformis ...................................................................................................... button-likeglochidiatus .................................................................................... with barbed bristlesglomeratus .......................................................... clustered closely together in a headgloriosus ............................................................................................................... glorious

orbicularis ................................................................................................... circular, roundorchideus .......................................................................................................... orchid-likeoreganus .................................................................................................................Oregonoreo- .......................................................................................... pertaining to mountainsorgyalis ........................................................................ six feet long or high (a fathom)orientalis ................................................................................................................ easternornans ............................................................................................................. ornamentalornatus ............................................................................. adorned, embellished, ornateornith- ........................................................................................................................... birdortho- ..................................................................................................................... straightortus ............................................................................................................descended fromosm- /-osma .............................................................................................................. -scent osmo- ..................................................................................................................... fragrant-osus .......................................................................................................abundance, full ofovalis ................................................................................................................ oval, ellipticovi- .................................................................................................................................. eggovinus .................................................................................................pertaining to sheepoxy- ............................................................................................................................. sharp

Pppabularius ......................................................................................... fi t for pasture fodderpachy- ................................................................................................................... thick, stoutpacifi cus ........................................................................................................................Pacifi cpalaceus .........................................................margin attached e.g. leaf blade to petiolepaleaceus ................................................................................................. chaff-like texturepallens ...............................................................................................................................palepallescens ......................................................................................................becoming palepalliatus ...................................................................................................................... cloakedpallidus ..............................................................................................................................palepalmaris ....................................................equalling the width of the palm of the handpalmatus ........................................................palmate, lobed like an outstretched handpaludosus .........................................................................................................of the marshpalustris ...................................................................................................... swampy, marshypanduratus ......................................................................................................fi ddle-shapedpaniculatus .......................................................................................................with paniclespanicula .................................................................................compound raceme (panicle)panniformis /pannosus ................................................................................ felted texturepapaverinus .......................................................................................................... poppy-redpapillionaceus ..................................................................................................butterfl y-likepapillosus ............................................................................. covered with protuberancespapyraceus ..................................................................................................................paperypara- ...................................................................................................... by the side of, near

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glosso- ..................................................................................................................... tongueglumaceous ..............................................................................like the glumes of grasses glutinous /glutinosis ..................................................................................... sticky, viscidglypto- ........................................................................................................................cut intogompho- ......................................................................................................... club-shaped-gon ................................................................................................................. angles, sidesgongylodes .......................................................................................... roundish, swollengonia- ........................................................................................................ angled, corneredgracilis .............................................................................................................. thin, slendergracillimus ............................................................................................ very thin, slendergramineus ........................................................................................................... grass-likegraminifolius ..................................................................................................... grass-leavedgrandi- ................................................................................................................... big, largegraniticus .................................................................................................... granite-lovinggranular / granulate / ...........................................granulose covered with tiny bumpsgratus ....................................................................................................agreeable, pleasinggraveolens ................................................................................................. strong-smellinggriseus ............................................................................................................................ greygrosse ..................................................................................... coarsely, larger than usualgruinus .......................................................................................................................... cranegummosus ............................................................................................................... gummyguttatus .................................................................................................. spotted, speckledgymno- .........................................................................................................................nakedgymnocarpus .................................................................................................naked-fruitedgyn- / gyno- ...................................................................................................(female) pistilgyrans .....................................................................................................revolving, gyratinggyrosus .............................................................curved backwards and forwards, spiral

Hhhaem- / haemat- ............................................................................................... blood-redhalo- .................................................................................................................................salt-halophilus .............................................................................................................salt-lovinghamatus / hamosus .................................................................................. barbed, hookedhapalo- .............................................................................................................................. softhaplo- ............................................................................................................................ singlehastatus ...........................................................................................................spear-shapedhedy- ............................................................................................................................ sweet-heleo- / helo- .............................................................................................................marshhelveticus ..................................................................................................................... Swisshelvolus ..............................................................................................................pale yellowhemi- ............................................................................................................................... half-hepaticus ....................................................................................................... liver-coloured

nucifer ............................................................................................................. nut-bearingnudus ............................................................................................................................ nakednullimodo ......................................................................................by no means, in no waynummularus ............................................................................................................... moneynutans .................................................................................................................... noddingnyctagineus ............................................................................................... night-bloomingnycticalus .................................................................................................. night-blooming

Ooob- ........................................................................................................ inversed, reversedobconicus .............................................................................................. inversely conicalobcordatus ........................................................................................... inversely cordateobesus ................................................................................................................. obese, fatobfuscatus ........................................................................................... clouded, confusedoblanceolatus .................................................................................. inversely lanceolateobliquus ................................................................................................................... obliqueobliteratus ......................................................................................... obliterated, erasedobscurus ................................................................................................. obscure, hiddenobsoletus .................................................................................... obsolete, rudimentaryobtusus .......................................................................................................... obtuse, bluntobvallatus ....................................................................................... apparently walled upoccidentalis .......................................................................................................... westernoceanicus ................................................................................. pertaining to the oceansocellatus ....................................................................marked with two-coloured spotsochraceus ............................................................................................... ochre-colouredochreatus .......................................................................................... with a boot-sheathochro- .................................................................................................................. yellowishocto- ............................................................................................................................ eightocularis ......................................................................................................... eyed, spottedoculatus ........................................................................................................ eyed, spottedodon- ..................................................................................................................... toothedodoratus /odorus ............................................................ having a smell, usually sweetoffi cinalis ............................................................................................................. medicinal-oides .............................................................................................................................. likeoleraceus .................................................. pertaining to kitchen gardens, lettuce-likeoligo- ............................................................................................................................... fewolitorius ................................................................................................. vegetable gardenolivaceus .......................................................................................................... olive-greenoliviformis ..................................................................................................... olive-shapedopacus ...................................................................................................... opaque, shadedoperculatus ............................................................................................................... liddedophio- ............................................................................................... pertaining to snakesoppositus ............................................................................................................. opposite

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hepta- ............................................................................................................................ sevenherbaceus ................................................................................. herbaceous, not woodyhesperius ............................................................................................................. the Westhetero- ......................................................................................... different, other, variedheterogeneus .......................................................................... not uniform in structure hexa- ................................................................................................................................ sixhians ................................................................................................................ open, gapinghibernalis /hibernus ............................................. winter, wintry, belonging to winterhibernicus ............................................................................................................... Irelandhieroglyphicus ....................................................................................................... marked hircinus .................................................................................................. smells like a goathirsutus ............................................................... covered with coarse, stiff long hairshirtellus ................................................................................................... somewhat hairyhirtus ........................................................................................................................... hairyhispanicus .............................................................................................................. Spanishhispidus ...........................................................................................covered with bristlesholo- .............................................................................................................. entire, wholehomo- ............................................................................................ like, of the same kind, homogeneous ....................................................................................uniform in structurehorizontalis ...................................................................................................... horizontalhorridus ............................................................................................ prickly, sticking out hortensis ..................................................... pertaining to gardens, raised in a gardenhortorum ...................................................................................... cultivated, of gardenshortulanus ........................................................................................................... gardenerhortulorum ................................................................................................... little gardenhortulus ............................................................................................................. tiny gardenhumifusus ........................................................ sprawling on the ground, procumbenthumilis ...................................................................................................... low, low-growinghyacinthinus ........................................................................................ sapphire-colouredhyalinus ............................................................................................................ translucenthybridus ....................................................................................................... hybrid, mixedhyemalis ............................................................................................ belonging to winterhygrometricus ........................................................................................ taking up waterhymeno- ........................................................................................................... membranehymenodes ............................................................................................... membrane-likehyper- ..................................................................................................beyond, above, overhyperboreus ................................................................ belonging to the very far northhypnoides ............................................................................................................ moss-likehypo- .......................................................................................................... under, beneathhypocrateriformis ...................................................................................... salver-shapedhystrix ............................................................................................ porcupine-like, bristly

Nnnanellus ............................................................................................................ very dwarfnanno /nano .............................................................................................................. dwarfnapi- ........................................................................................................................... turnipnarinosus ...................................................................................................... broad-nosednascens ................................................................................................................... beginningnasutus ............................................................................................................ large-nosednatans .................................................................................................. fl oating, swimmingnauseosus ....................................................................................... nauseating, sickeningnavicularis .......................................................................................................boat-shapednebulosus .............................................................................................. clouded, obscureneglectus ...................................................................................... neglected, overlookednemoralis /nemorosus ............................................. pertaining to woods and grovesnephro- .................................................................................................................... kidney-nervis /neurus.............................................................................................. nerves, veinsnervosus .................................................................................................... nerved, veinedneso- ................................................................................................... pertaining to islandsnidus ............................................................................................................................. nestniger /nigeratus /nigricans ......................................................... various types of blacknitens /nitidus ......................................................................................... polished, shiningnivalis /niveus .................................................................................... snowy, snow-whitenivosus ............................................................................................................. full of snownobili- .......................................................................................................... noble, famousnocti- ........................................................................................................................... nightnoctifl orus ....................................................................................................night-fl oweringnocturnus .................................................................................... belonging to the nightnodi- .......................................................................................................................... nodesnodosus ................................................................................................................... knobbynodulosus ............................................................................................. with small nodesnolitangere .................................................................................................. do not touchnonscriptus .................................................................................................... undescribednotabilis ....................................................................................... noteworthy, remarkablenotatus ................................................................................................................... markednotho- .......................................................................................................................... falsenovae- ........................................................................................................................... newnovae-angliae .............................................................................................. New Englandnovae-belgii ....................................................................................................... New Yorknovae-caesareae ............................................................................................ New Jerseynovae-zelandicae .......................................................................................... New Zealandnovem ...............................................................................................................................ninenubilus .................................................................................... cloudy, dark, greyish-bluenubigenus ................................................................................................................. cloudsnucatus..................................................................................................................nut-brown

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Iiiadinus ............................................................................................................... jade-greenicosa- ....................................................................................................................... twentyignescens .................................................................................. fi ery, glowing bright-redigneus ...................................................................................................................... fi re-redilici- ............................................................................................................................... hollyillecebrosus ......................................................................................... alluring, attractiveillinitus ....................................................................... daubed over, smeared, varnishedillustratus .............................................................................................................. picturedillustris ....................................................................................................... bright, lustrousim- ........................................................................................................................... withoutimbricatus ........................ scales, sepals, etc., having overlapping adjacent edgesimmaculatus ...................................................................................... spotless, unstainedimmersus .......................................................... covered up, submerged, under waterimminens ........................................................................................................... overhangingimperialis ............................................................................................................... imperialimplexus ........................................................................................ entangled, interwovenimpressus ............................................................................................................ sunken inimpudicus ....................................................................................... shameless, immodestincanus ............................................................................................................ hoary, whiteincarnatus .................................................................................................. fl esh-colouredincertus .............................................................................................. uncertain, doubtfulincisus .......................................................................................... cut deeply and sharplyinclinatus ................................................................................................. bent downwardincomptus .............................................................................................. plain, unadornedincrassatus ......................................................................................................... thickenedincurvatus /incurvus ..................................................................................... bent inwardindica ...........................................................................................................................of Indiainermis .....................................................unarmed, without prickles, spines, or thornsinfestus ........................................................................ troublesome, becoming a weedinfl atus .....................................................................................bladdery, infl ated, swolleninfl exus ............................................................................................................ bent inwardsinfractus ....................................................................................... sharply bent, incurvedinfundibularis ............................................................................. trumpet/funnel-shapedingens .......................................... enormous, exceeding the usual size for the genusinopinatus ...........................................................................................................unexpectedinquinatus .................................................................................... polluting, discolouringinscriptus ......................................................................................................... written oninsculptus ..........................................................................................................engraved oninsignis ................................................. distinguished by, remarkable for, outstandinginsititius ................................................................................................................... graftedinsularis ........................................................................................... pertaining to islandsintactus ................................................................................................. intact, untouched

meniscatus ......................................................... shaped like a half-moon or crescentmeridionalis ............................................................................................ south, southern-merus ......................................................................................... parts, number of partsmeso- ........................................................................................................................ middlemetallicus ............................................................................................................... metallicmicans ................................................................................................. glittering, sparklingmicro- .......................................................................................................................... smallmille- .................................................................................................................... thousandminiatus ............................................................................................................. saturn-redminimus ............................................................................................ very little, very leastminor ............................................................................................................inferior, lesserminus .................................................................................................................. less, smallminutius ............................................................................................... very small, minutemirabilis ............................................................................................................ marvellousmitis .................................................................................................. mellow, mild, gentlemitratus ............................................................................................................ turban-likemixtus ........................................................................................................................ mixedmodestus ............................................................................................................... modestmollis .......................................................................................................... soft and pliant moniliformis ................................................... shaped like a string of cylindrical beadsmono- ............................................................................................................................ onemonstrosus .................................................................................. monstrous, abnormalmontanus ...................................................................................... growing on mountainsmori- .................................................................................................................... mulberry-morphus ................................................................................................................ shapedmosaicus .................................................................................... mosaic, many-colouredmoschatus ................................................................................................ musky-scentedmucosus ...................................................................................................................... slimymucronatus ............................................................................... ending in a sharp pointmucronulatus .......................................................................................with a small pointmulti- .......................................................................................................................... many-multiplex ....................................................................................................... many-foldedmundulus ........................................................................................................... trim, neatmunitus ......................................................................................... armed, provided withmuralis ................................................................................................... growing on wallsmuricatus ........................................................................ rough with short hard pointsmusci- ............................................................................................................................... fl ymuscosus .................................................................................................................. mossymutabilis ............................................................................................ changeable, varyingmutatus ................................................................................................................. changed muticus .................................................................................................... blunt, no pointsmutilatus ........................................................................................... cut short, mutilatedmyrio- ........................................................................................................ countless, a lotmyrmeco- ................................................................................................pertaining to antsmyxo- ........................................................................................................................... slimy

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integer ....................................................................................................................... entireintegri- ....................................................................................................................... entireintercurrens ............................................................................................. running betweeninterjectus .............................................................................................. placed betweeninterruptus ..................................................................................................... interruptedinterspersus .......................................................................................strewn, interspersedinterstitium .................................................................................................. space betweenintertextus ............................................................................... interwoven, intertwinedintestinus ................................................................................................................... internalintortus .................................................................................................................. twistedintricatus ........................................................................................... intricate, entangledintrorsus .................................................................................................... turned inwardintumescens .......................................................................................................... swolleninversus ........................................................... inverted, turned over or upside downinvisus ............................................................................................... unseen, overlookedinvolucratus ................................ with a ring of bracts around the base of a fl owerinvolutus ..................................................................................................... rolled inwardsion- /io- ..................................................................................................... violet-coloured-ipes .................................................................................................................... foot, stalkiridi- ................................................................................................................................. irisirregularis ............................................................................................................. irregularirriguus .................................................................................. wet, soaked, well-wateredischno- ...............................................................................................................thin, slenderiso- ........................................................................................................................equal, like-issimus ......................................................................................................................... veryixo- .............................................................................................................................. sticky

Jjjaponica /us ..........................................................................................................from Japanjubatus ............................................................................................ crested, with a manejucundus ................................................................................................................. pleasingjugatus ............................................................................................yoked together in pairsjugosus ....................................................................................................................... joined-jugus ....................................................................................................... yoked, togetherjulaceus ........................................................................... smoothly cylindrical, catkin-likejunceus ................................................................................................................. rush-likejuncifolius ........................................................................................................ rush-leavedjuvenalis .....................................................................................................youthful, juvenilejuxta.................................................................................................................................. near

Mmmacilentus .......................................................................................................lean, meagermacro- ........................................................................................................... large or longmaculatus ............................................................................................................... spottedmaculosus .......................................................................................................... full of spotsmagnifi cus ....................................................................................................... magnifi centmagnus ........................................................................................................................ largemajalis ............................................................................................................................ Maymajesticus ............................................................................................................. majesticmajor ........................................................................................................................ greatermalaco- ................................................................................................. soft, mucilaginousmali- ............................................................................................................................ applemalvaceus ...................................................................................... pertaining to mallowmamillatus ...........................................................................with small breasts or nipplesmammosus ...................................................................... with large breasts or nipplesmanicatus ....................................................................................................... long-sleevedmanzanita ......................................................................................................... small applemargaritaceus ....................................................................................... pearl-like, pearlymarginalis ............................................................................................... edged, marginedmarianus ......................................................................................... after the virgin Marymarilandicus ....................................................................................................... Marylandmarinus ...................................................................................................growing in the seamaritimus ............................................................................................growing by the seamarmoratus ............................................................................................ marbled, mottledmas /masculus /masculinus ..................................................................... male, masculinematricalis .............................................................................................................. maternalmaximus ................................................................................................................ greatestmedicus ............................................................................................................... medicinalmedio- ....................................................................................................................... centremediopictus ............................................................................ striped down the centremedius .............................................................................middle, medium, intermediatemedullaris ..................................................................................................... marrow, pithmega- /megalo- .................................................................................big, great, very largemeio- .......................................................................................................lesser or smallermelancholicus ..................................................................................... hanging, droopingmelano- ................................................................................................... black, very darkmeleagris ........................................................................................................... checkeredmelius ............................................................................................................................bettermelleus ....................................................................................................................... honeymellitus .......................................................................................................... honey-sweetmelo- ......................................................................................................................... melonmembranaceus ........................................................................................ membrane-likemendosus ........................................................................................ incorrect, full of faults

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Kkkermesinus ............................................................................................................... crimson

Lllabiatus ...................................................................................................................... lippedlabilis ....................................................................................................................... slipperylabiosus .............................................................................................................. large-lipped-labium ............................................................................................... lower lip of corolla-labrus ............................................................................................................................ lipslacerus .......................................................................................................................... tornlaciniatus ............................................................................slashed into narrow divisionslacti- ..................................................................................................... milk, milky-colourlactifer ..........................................................................................................milk-producinglacunosus ...............................................................................covered with holes or pitslacustris .......................................................................................................inhabiting lakeslaetus ......................................................................................... bright, cheerful, pleasantlaevigatus .......................................................................................... smooth and polishedlaevus ........................................................................smooth, free of hairs or roughnesslagenoiformis .............................................................................. fl ask or bottle-shapedlaminarus ............................................................................................................ blade-likelanatus ...................................................................................................................... woollylanceolate ........................................................................................................... lance-likelaneus ...................................................................................................... woolly, wool-likelanguescens .............................................................................................. wilting, witheringlanosus ..........................................................................................................................woolylanuginosus .................................................................................................. woolly, downylappaceus ............................................................................................................... bur-likelargus ....................................................................................................................... abundantlasio- .............................................................................................................. woolly, hairylasiocarpus ..........................................................................................................wooly fruit-lateralis ......................................................................................................................... sideslateri- ............................................................................................................... at the sideslateritius ................................................................................................................ brick-redlati- ................................................................................................................... broad, widelaudatus .................................................................................................... laudable, worthylauri- ............................................................................................................................ laurellaurinus ................................................................................................................. laurel-likelavandulaceus /lavandulus ........................................................................... lavender-likelaxi- ...................................................................................................................... loose, openleio- .......................................................................................................................... smoothlenticular /lenticularis ..................................................................................... lens-shapedlentiginosus ............................................................................................................ freckled

lentus ................................................................................................fl exible, pliant, toughleonto- ........................................................................................................................... lionleopardinus ............................................................................................ leopard-spottedlepido- ...........................................................................................................................scalylepidotus .................................................................................... covered in small scalesleprosus ..................................................................................................................... scurfylepto- ............................................................................................... narrow, slender, thinleuco- ........................................................................................................................ white-lignosus .................................................................................................................... woodyligu- /laris /latus .................................................................................................. strap-like-ligulatus .................................................................................................................... ligulesligustici- ..................................................................................................................... lovageligusticus .................................................................................................................. Ligurialigustri- ...................................................................................................................... privetlilacinus .......................................................................................................................... lilacliliaceus ..................................................................................................................... lily-likelimbatus ............................................................................................................... borderedlimpidus ....................................................................................................clear, transparentlimosus ...................................................................................................... muddy, marshylineari- ........................................................................................................................ linearlineatus ........................................................................................... parallel-lined, stripedlinguiformis /lingulatus ........................................................................... tongue-shapedlinifolius ..............................................................................................................fl ax-leavedliquidus ............................................................................................................................ clearlitho- ........................................................................................................................... stonelittoralis .................................................................................pertaining to the seashorelividus ................................................................................................................ livid, bluishlobatus ........................................................................................................................ lobedlobulatus ......................................................................................................... small-lobedlocularis ....................................................................................... having cavities or cellslongaevus ................................................................................................................long-livedloph- ....................................................................................................................... crestedloratus ........................................................................................................... strap-shapedlubricus ...............................................................................................smooth and slipperylucidus ............................................................................................... clear, bright, shininglunaris /lunatus ..................................................................................... crescent-shapedlunulatus .................................................................................... slightly crescent-shapedluridus ........................................................................................... dirty drab pale yellowluteolus ...................................................................................................................... yellowlutescens ................................................................................................... becoming yellowlutetianus ............................................................................................................... Parisianluteus .............................................................................................................. deep yellowluxurians ................................................................................................. luxuriant, thriftylyratus .................................................................................. pinnate, long terminal lobe

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