ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF LATIN NAMES OF SPECIES 



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depaupera tus: depauperate, starved, 



dwarfed. 



depen dens: hanging down, 

 depres sus: depressed. 

 deus tus: burned, 

 devasta tor: (feminine devasiatrix) : 



devastating, laying waste. 

 diacan thus: two-spined. 

 diade ma: a diadem, crown. 

 dian drus: with two stamens. 

 diaph anus: diaphanous, very thin, 



transparent. 

 dichot omus: forked, two-branched 



equally. 



dfch rous: of two colors, 

 dicoc cus: with two berries. 

 did ymus: in a pair, as of anthers 

 differ mis : of differing forms, 

 diffu sus: diffuse, spreading. 

 digita tus: digitate, compound in 



form like the fingers, 

 dilata tus: dilated, expanded. 

 di!4 tus: dilated, spread out. 

 dimidia tus: halved, in two equal 



l>:irts. 



dim6r phus: dimorphous, two-formed, 

 di odon: with two teeth, 

 dioi cus: dioecious. 

 dipet alus: two-petaled. 

 diphyllus: two-leaved, 

 dipsa ceus: of the teasel or Dipsacus. 

 discoid eus: discoid, rayless. 

 discolor: of two or of different 



colors. 



dis par: dissimilar, unlike. 

 dissec tus: dissected, deeply cut. 

 dissi'm ilis: dissimilar, unlike, 

 dissitifld rus: remotely or loosely 



flowered. 



distd chyus: two-spiked, 

 dis tans: distant, separate, remote. 

 dfs tichus: two-ranked, with leaves or 



flowers in ranks on opposite sides of 



stem. 



dis tylus: two-styled. 

 diur nus: day-flowering, 

 divarici tus: divaricate, spreading, 



widely divergent. 



diver gens: diveiging, wide-spreading, 

 diversiflfi rus : diversely flowered, vari- 

 able-flowered. 



diversifo lius: variable-leaved, 

 divi sus: divided, separated, 

 dodecan drus: twelve-stamened. 

 dolabrifor mis: hatchet- or ax-shaped, 

 dold sus: deceitful, 

 domes ticus: domestic, domesticated, 

 drupa ceus: drupe-like, 

 drupff era: drupe-bearing, 

 du bius: dubious, doubtful, 

 dul cis: sweet. 



dumetd rum: of bushes or hedges, 

 dumd sus: bushy, 

 du plex: double, 

 duplica tus: duplicate, double. 

 durab ilis: durable, lasting. 

 durac inus: hard-berried, 

 durius culus : somewhat hard or rough. 



ebena ceus: ebony-like, 

 ebractea tus: bractless. 

 ebur neus: ivory-white, 

 echina tus: bristly, prickly, 

 echinocar pus: prickly-fruited. 

 echinosep alus: prickly-sepaled. 

 ecornu tus: hornless. 



edu lis: edible. 



effii sus: very loose-spreading. 



elas ticus: elastic. 



el4 tior: taller. 



ela tus: tall. 



el egans: elegant. 



elegantis simus: most elegant, very 

 elegant. 



elephan turn : of the elephants. 



ellip ticus: elliptical. 



elonga tus: elongated, lengthened. 



emargina tus: emarginate, with a 

 shallow notch at the apex. 



emet icus: emetic. 



em inens: eminent, prominent. 



enneaphyl lus: nine-leaved. 



ensa tus: sword-shaped. 



ensifo lius: sword-leaved. 



ensifor m-s: sword-formed or -shaped. 



entomoph ilus: insect-loving. 



eques tris: pertaining to the horse. 



equi nus : of horses. 



erec tus: erect, upright. 



erian thus: woolly-flowered. 



ericoi des: erica-like, heath-like. 



eriocar pus: woolly-fruited. 



erioceph alus: woolly-headed. 



erfi sus : erose, jagged, as if gnawed. 



errat icus: erratic, unusual, sporadic. 



erubes cens: blushing. 



erythrocar pus: red-fruited. 



erythroceph alus: red-headed. 



erythrop odus: red-footed, red- 

 stalked. 



erythr&p terus: red-winged. 



esculen tus: esculent, edible. 



estria tus : without stripes. 



etuberd sus: without tubers. 



europae us : European. 



exalta tus : exalted, very tall. 



excava tus: excavated, hollowed out. 



excel lens : excellent, excelling. 



excel sus: tall. 



exci sus : excised, cut away. 



ez!g uus: little, small, poor. 



exim ius: distinguished, out of the 

 ordinary. 



exitio sus: pernicious, destructive. 



exole tus : mature, fully grown, dying 

 away. 



exdt icus: exotic, from another 

 country. 



expan sus: expanded. 



exsculp tus: dug out, carved out. 



exser tus: exserted, protruding from. 



exsur gens : rising up, standing up. 



exten sus: extended. 



exit dans: exuding. 



f aba ceus : f aba-Uke, bean-like. 



falca tus: falcate, sickle-shaped or 

 scythe-shaped. 



falcifo lius: falcate-leaved. 



falcifor mis: sickle-formed. 



f&l lax: deceptive. 



farina ceus: contaimng farina or 

 starch, or like flour; perhaps also 

 farinose. 



farinif era: farina-bearing. 



farino sus: farinose, mealy, powdery. 



fascia tus: fasciate, abnormally flat- 

 tened and broadened. 



fasciculi ris: fascicled, clustered, 

 brought together. 



fasciculi tus: fascicled. 



fascina tor: fascinating, charming. 



f astigia tus : fastigiate, branches erect 

 and c-lose together. 



fastufi sus: proud. 



febrif ugus: febrifuge, fever-dispelling. 



fenestri lis: with window-like open- 

 ings. 



fe rox: ferocious; very thorny. 



f er reus : pertaining to iron. 



ferrugin eus: rusty, of the color of 

 iron rust. 



fer tilis: fertile, fruitful. 



festi vus: festive, gay, bright. 



fibrd sus: fibrous, bearing prominent 

 fibers. 



ficoid eus: fig-like. 



filaments sus: filamentous, composed 

 of threads or bearing threads. 



filica tus: fern-like, ferny. 



filicifo lius: fern-leaved. 



filici nus: fern-like. 



filicoi des: fern-like. 



filif era: bearing filaments'or threads. 



filifo lius: thread - leaved, with leaves 

 cut into thread-like divisions. 



filif or mis: filiform, thread-like. 



ffl ipes: with stalks thread-like. 



fimbria tus: fimbriated, fringed. 



firma tus: firm, made firm. 



fir mus: firm, strong. 



fissifo lius: split-leaved. 



fis silis: fissile, cleft or split. 



fis sus: cleft, split. 



fistulo sus: fistular, hollow-cylin- 

 drical. 



flabella tus: fiabellate, with fan-like 

 parts. 



flabellifor mis: fan-formed. 



flac cidus: flaccid, soft. 



flagella ris: flagellate, whip-like. 



flagclla tus: whip-like. 



flagellifor mis: whip-formed. 



flagel lum: a scourge or flail. 



flam meus: flame-colored. 



flaves cens: yellowish, becoming yel- 

 low or yellowish. 



flavic omus : yellow-wooled or -haired. 



flav idus: yellow, yellowish. 



flavispi nui : yellow-spined. 



flavis simus : very yellow, deep yellow. 



fla vus: yellow. 



flex ilis : flexible, pliant. 



flexud sus : flexuose, tortuous, zig-zag. 



flocco sus: woolly. 



fld re-al bo : with white flowers. 



florentl nus: Florentine. 



fl6 re-pie no: with full or double 

 flowers. 



floribun dus: free-flowering, bloom- 

 ing profusely. 



flor idus: flowering, full of flowers. 



flu itans: floating. 



fluvial ilis: pertaining to a river. 



fcjem ina: female. 



fcenicula ceus: fennel-like. 



fcetidis simus: very fetid. 



feet idus: fetid, bad-smelling. 



folia tus: with leaves. 



foliola tus: with leaflets. 



foli6 sus: leafy, full of leaves. 



follicula ris: bearing follicles, fol- 

 licled. 



forfica tus: shear-shaped. 



formicaefor mis: ant-shaped, ant-like. 



formosi's simus: most or very beau- 

 tiful. 



formo sus: beautiful, handsome. 



