ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF LATIN NAMES OF SPECIES 



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alep picus: of Aleppo (in Syria). 



allia ceus: of the alliums, garlic-like. 



aloi des: aloe-like. 



alpes tris: alpine. 



alpi nus: alpine. 



alta icus: of the Altai Mts. (S. Siberia). 



alter nans : alternating. 



alter nus: alternating, alternate. 



al tifrons: tall-fronded or -herbaged. 



altis simus: very tall, tallest. 



al tus: tall. 



amab ilis: lovely. 



ama rus: hitter. 



ambig uus: ambiguous, doubtful. 



amelloi des: amellus-like. 



america nus: American. 



amethys tinus: amethystine, violet - 

 rolored. 



amde nus: charming, pleasing. 



amphib ius: amphibious, growing both 

 in water and on land. 



amplexicau lis: stem-clasping. 



amplis simus: most or very ample. 



am plus: ample, large, extended. 



amuren sis: of the Amur River region 

 (E. Siberia). 



amygdal inus: pertaining to or like 

 amymlalus. 



anacan thus: without spines. 



anatol icus: of Anatolia (Asia Minor). 



an ceps: two-headed, two-edged. 



andic olus: native of the Andes. 



andi nus: Andine, Andian, pertaining 

 to the Andes. 



andr&g ynus : wit h both staminate 

 and pistillate flowers in one cluster. 



anfractuo sus: twisted. 



an glicus: English, pertaining to Eng- 

 land. 



angui nus: snaky, pertaining to ser- 

 pents. 



angula ris: angular, angled. 



angula tus: angular, angled. 



angulo sus: angular, angled. 



angustus: narrow. 



annot inus: year-old. 



annula ris: annular, ringed. 



annula tus: annular. 



an nuus : annual, living but one year. 



anom alus: anomalous, out of the 

 ordinary or usual. 



antillS ris: of the Antilles (W. Indies). 



antip odum: of the antipodes. 



antiqud rum: of the- ancients. 



ant! quus: ancient. 



apenni nus: pertaining to the Apen- 

 nines (Italy). 



aper tus: uncovered, bare. 



apet alus: without petals. 



aphyl Ius: leafless. 



apicula tus: apiculate, tipped with a 



point. 



appendicula tus: appendaged, bearing 

 an extension or additional part or 

 process. 



applana tus: flattened. 

 applica tus: joined, attached. 

 ap terus: wingless, 

 aquat icus, aquat ilis: aquatic, 

 a queus: aqueous, watery, 

 aquili nus : aquiline, pertaining to the 



ralilr. 



arab icus: Arabian. 

 arachnoi des: spider-like, cobwebby, 

 arbores cens: becoming tree-like, 

 woody. 



arbo reus: tree-like. 



arc ticus: arctic. 



arcua tus: Ixjw-like, bowed. 



arena rius: of sand or sandy places. 



areola tus: arcolate, pitted. 



argenta tus: silvery, silvered. 



argen teus: silvery. 



argophyl Ius: silver-leaved. 



argu tus: sharp-toothed. 



argyras us: silvery. 



ar idus : arid. 



arieti nus: like a ram's head. 



arista tus: aristate, bearded. 



aristo sus: bearded. 



arma tus: armed (as with thorns). 



aroma t icus: aromatic. 



arrect us: raised up, erect. 



articula tus: articulated, jointed. 



arundina ceus: reed-like. 



arven sis: pertaining to cultivated 

 fields. 



a seen dens: ascending. 



asiat icus: Asian. 



as per: rough. 



aspera tus: rough. 



aspericau lis: rough-stemmed. 



asper rimus: very rough. 



assim ilis: similar, like to. 



assur gens: assurgent, clambering. 



a ter: coal-black. 



atlant icus: Atlantic, growing in At- 

 lantic regions. 



atra tus: blackened. 



atropurpu reus: dark purple. 



atror ubens: dark red. 



atrosanguin eus: dark blood-red. 



atrov irens: dark green. 



attenua tus: attenuated, produced to 

 a point. 



at ticus: pertaining to Attica or 

 Athens, Greek. 



augustis simus: very notable. 



august us: august, notable, majestic. 



aurant! acus: orange-red. 



aure olus: golden. 



ail reus: golden. 



auricula tus: auricled, eared. 



australien sis: belonging to Australia. 



austra lis: southern. 



austri acus: Austrian. 



autumna lis: autumnal. 



axilla ris: axillary, borne in the axils, 

 pertaining to the axils. 



azu reus: azure, sky-blue. 



bacca tus: berried. 



baccif era: berry-bearing. 



balear icus: Balearian, of the Balearic 

 Islands. 



balsa meus: balsamic, balsam-like, 

 with balsam odor. 



balsamif era: balsam-bearing. 



bambusoi des: bambusa-like, bam- 

 boo-like. 



banat icus: of Banat (S. Hungary). 



barbaden sis: of Barbadoes. 



bar barus: foreign, from a strange 

 country. 



barba tus: barbed, bearded. 



barbig era: Ix'aiing barbs or beards. 



basila ris: pertaining to the base or 

 bottom. 



be! Ius: handsome. 



benedic tus: blessed. 



benghalen sis: of Bengal (E. India). 



betulol des: Retula-like, birch-like. 



bicaiina tus: twice-keeled, with two 

 keels. 



b!c olor: two-colored. 



bicor nip: two-horned. 



bicornu tus: two-horned. 



bidenta tus: two-toothed. 



bien nis: biennial, living only two 

 years. 



btt idus: twice cut, in two parts. 



bifid rus: two-flowered. 



bifurca tus: twice-forked. 



bigib bus: with two swellings or pro- 

 jections. 



biglu mis: two-glumed. 



bfj ugus: yoked two together, joined, 

 fastened together. 



bfl obus: two-lobed. 



binS tus: twin, double, two-and-two. 



biner vis: two-nerved. 



binocula ris: binocular, two-eyed, two- 

 spotted. 



biparti tus: two-parted. 



bipet alus : two-petaled. 



bipinnatif idus : bipinnatifid, twice 

 pinnately cut. 



bipinna tus: bipinnate, twice pinnate. 



bipuncta tus: two-spotted. 



bisec tus: cut in two parts. 



bispino sus: two-spined. 



biternj tus: twice ternate. 



blan dus: bland, mild. 



bd nus: good. 



borb6n icus: of Bourbonne (in N. E. 

 France). 



borea lis: northern. 



botryoi des: cluster-like, grape-like. 



brachia tus: brachiate, branched at 

 right angles. 



brachyp odus: short -stalked. 



bractea tus : bracteate, bearing bracts. 



bracted sus: bract-bearing. 



brevicau lis: short-stemmed. 



brev ifrons: short-fronded, short- 

 leaved. 



brev ipes: short-footed, as with short 

 pedicel or petiole. 



breviros tris: short-beaked. 



bre vis: short. 



brevise tus: shoit-bristled. 



brevis pathus : short-spathed. 



brevis simus: very short, shortest. 



brilliantis simus: most brilliant, very 

 brilliant. 



brun neus: deep brown. 



buceph alus: ox-headed. 



bufo nius: pertaining to the toad. 



bulbif era: bulb-bearing. 



bulbo sus: bulbous. 



bulli tus: inflated, swelling, puckered, 

 bullate. 



byzanti nus: Byzantine (of the Con- 

 stantinople region). 



cserules cens: becoming or turning 

 dark blue. 



ca?ru leus: cerulean, dark blue. 



cae sius: liluish gray. 



csespitosus: cespitose, tufted, grow- 

 ing in low dense flumps. 



caf fer, caffra: Kafir. 



calab ricus: from ralabria(in S.Italy). 



calathi nus: haskct-like. 



calcara tus: spurred, with spurs. 



calca reus, of or pertaining to lime. 



callo sus: thifk-skinncd, with callosi- 

 ties. 



