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ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF LATIN NAMES OF SPECIES- 



fovea tus: pitted. 



frag ilis: fragile, brittle. 



fri grans: fragrant, odorous. 



f ragrantis simus : very fragrant. 



f rax in eus: fraxinous, like Fraxinus 

 or ash trees. 



frig idus: cold, of cold regions. 



frondd sus: fronded, leafy. 



fructif era: fruit-bearing, fruitful. 



fructfg enus: fruitful. 



fruts cens: shrubby, bushy. 



f ruticd sus : f ruticose, shrubby, bushy. 



fucS tus: painted, dyed. 



fu gax: swift. 



ful gens: shining, glistening. 



fulg idus: fulgid, shining. 



fuligind sus: black - painted or -col- 

 ored, sooty. 



fulves cens: fulvous or becoming ful- 

 vous. 



fulvus: fulvous, tawny, orange-gray- 

 yellow. 



funS lis: of a rope or cord. 



f u nebris : funereal. 



fungo sus: fungous, pertaining to a 

 fungus, spongy. 



funicula tus: of a slender rope or 

 cord; with a funicle (stalk of an 

 ovule or seed). 



fur cans: forked. 



furca tus: furcate, forked. 



fus cus: fuscous, brown, dusky. 



fusifor mis: spindle-shaped. 



galericula tus: helmet-like. 



gal licus: of Gaul or France; also per- 

 taining to a cock or rooster. 



gandaven sis: belonging to Ghent, 

 Belgium. 



gargan icus: belonging to Gargano 

 (Eastern Italy). 



gel idus: ice-cold. 



gemina tus: twin. 



geminiflo rus: twin-flowered. 



gemma tus: gemmed, jewelled; also 

 bearing buds. 



gemmff era: bud-bearing. 



genevSn sis: belonging to Geneva. 



genicula tus: jointed, kneed. 



geoi des: of the earth. 



geome't ricus : geometrical, in a pat- 

 tern. 



german icus: German, of Germany. 



gibber 6 sus: humped, hunchbacked. 



gibbiflo rus: gibbous-flowered. 



gibbd sus : swollen on one side. 



gib bus: gibbous, swollen on one side. 



gigante us: gigantic, very large. 



gigant icus: gigantic. 



gi gas: of giants, immense. 



glabel lus: smoothish. 



glS ber: glabrous, smooth. 



glaber rimus : most smooth, smoothest. 



glabra tus : somewhat glabrous or 

 smooth. 



glabres cens: smoothish, or becoming 

 so. 



glaciS lis: icy, frozen. 



gladia tus: sword-like. 



glandulif era: gland-bearing. 



glandule sus: glandular. 



glastifd lius: with leaves like' the 

 dyer's woad (Isatis, once called 

 Glastum). 



glauces cens: glaucescent, becoming 

 glaucous. 



glaucifd lius: glaucous-leaved. 



glaucophyl lus: glaucous-leaved. 



glau cus: glaucous, with a bloom, 

 grayish. 



globdsus: globose, spherical, nearly 

 or quite globular. 



globula ris: of a little ball or sphere. 



globulif era: globule-bearing, globe- 

 bearing. 



globuld sus: globuled, like a little ball. 



glomera tus: glomerate, clustered. 



glorio sus: glorious, superb. 



gluma ceus: glumed, with glumes or 

 glume-like structures. 



glutino sus: glutinous, gluey, sticky. 



gongyld des: roundish. 



gracilen tus : slender. 



grac ilis: graceful, slender. 



gracfl limus: graceful, very slender. 



gra cus: of Greece, Greek. 



gramin eus: grassy, grass-like. 



graminifS lius: grass-leaved. 



gran diceps: large-headed. 



grandicus pis: with large cusps or 

 points. 



grandidenta tus: large- 01 big-toothed. 



grandifld rus: large-flowered. 



grandifd lius: large-leaved. 



grandifor mis: on a large scale, of a 

 big kind. 



grandipuncta tus: with large spots. 



gran dis: large, big. 



granula tus: granulate, covered with 

 minute grains. 



granule sus: granulate, granulose. 



gratis simus: very pleasing or agree- 

 able. 



gra tus : pleasing, agreeable. 



grave olens: heavy-scented. 



groenland icus: of Greenland. 



guianen sis: of Guiana (South 

 America). 



guineen sis: of Guinea (Afiica). 



gummif era: gum-bearing. 



guttsl tus: spotted, speckled. 



gymnocar pus: naked-fruited. 



gy rans : gyrating, revolving in a circle. 



hseman thus: blood-red-flowered. 



hama tus: hooked. 



hamo sus: hooked. 



harpophyl lus: sickle-leaved. 



hasta tus: hastate, spear-shaped. 



hastif era: spear-bearing. 



hast! lis : of a javelin or spear. 



hebecar pus: pubescent-fruited. 



hedera ceus: of the ivy (Hedera). 



helian thus: sunflower. 



helvet icus: Swiss, of Helvetia 

 (Switzerland). 



hel volus : pale yellow. 



hemisphsr icus: hemispherical. 



heptaphyl lus: seven-leaved. 



herba ceus: herbaceous, dying to the 

 ground and not woody. 



herbario rum: of the herbaria. 



heteracan thus: various-spined. 



heteran thus: various-flowered, varia- 

 ble in flowers. 



heterocar pus: various-fruited. 



heterodon: various-toothed. 



heteroglos sus: various-tongued. 



heteromor phus: various in form. 



heterophyl lus: various-leaved, with 

 leaves of more than one shape. 



hexagonop terus: six-angled-winged. 



hexagd nus: hexagonal, six-angled. 



hexapet alus: six-pctalcd. 



hi ans: open, gaping. 



hiberna lis: of or pertaining t<i \\ inti-r. 



hiber nicus: Hibernian, of or pertain- 

 ing to Ireland. 



hieroglyph icus : hieroglyphic, marked 

 as if with signs. 



himala icus: Himalayan. 



hirci nus : of M goat, with a goat's odor. 



hirsutis simus: very hairy, most 

 hairy. 



hirsu tulus: somewhat hirsute or 

 hairy. 



hirsu tus: hirsute, hairy. 



hirtel lus: somewhat hairy. 



hirtifl6 rus: hairy-flowered. 



hir tipes : hairy-stalked or -stemmed. 



hir tus: hairy. 



hispan icus: Spanish, of Spain. 



hispidis simus: most or very bristly. 



hispid ulus: somewhat hispid or 

 bristly. 



his pidus: hispid, bristly. 



histrion icus: histrionic, pertaining to 

 the stage or to actors. 



holoseric eus: woolly-silky. 



horizonta Us: horizontal. 



hor ridus: provided with spines or 

 barbs, prickly. 



horten sis: belonging to the hortus or 

 garden. 



hortic olus: a little garden; of the 

 garden. 



horto rum: of gardens. 



hortula nus: pertaining to a garden. 



humifu sus: sprawling on the ground. 



hu milis: low-growing, dwarf. 



hyacinth inus: hyacinthine, sapphire- 

 colored. 



hyacinthoi des: like the hyacinth. 



hyalinus: transparent, translucent. 



hyb ridus: hybrid, mixed, mongrel. 



hyema lis: of wintei ; also hiemalis. 



hygromet ricus : hygrometric, taking 

 up water. 



hymenan thus: mem bran aceous- 

 flowerecl. 



hymeno des: membrane-like. 



hyperbo reus: far northern. 



hypocraterif6r mis: salver-shaped, 

 flower with a slender cylindrical 

 tube and flat spreading limb. 



hypogafe us: underground, subter- 

 ranean. 



hypoglau cus: glaucous beneath. 



hypoleu cus: whitish, pale. 



hypophyl lus: under the leaf. 



hys trix: porcupine-like, bristly. 



ian thinus: violet, violet-blue. 



iber icus: of Ilwria (the Spanish 



peninsula). 



icosan drus: twenty-stamcncd. 

 ignes cens: fierj'. 

 ig neus : fiery. 



ilicifo lius: ilex-leaved, holly-leaved, 

 illustra tus: pictured, 

 illus tris: bright, brilliant, lustrous, 

 illyr icus: of Illyria (Grecian IVn- 



insula). 



imber bis: without beards or spines. 

 Jm bricans: imbricating, 

 imbrica tus: imbricated, lapping over, 



shingled. 

 immacula tus: immaculate, spotless. 



