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ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF LATIN NAMES OF SPECIES 



lu teus: yellow, 

 luxu nans: luxuriant, thrifty, 

 lyra tus: lyrate, piunatifid with large 

 terminal lobe. 



macilen tus: lean, meager. 



macran drus : with large anthers. 



macran thus: large-flowered. 



macrob otrys: large-clustered. 



macrocar pus: large-fruited. 



macroceph alus: large-headed. 



macrodac tylus: large-fingered. 



macrodon tus: large-toothed. 



macropet alus : with large petals. 



macrophyl lus: large-leaved. 



macroplec tron: large-spurred. 



macrop odus: large-footed or -stalked. 



macrop terus: large-winged. 



macrospa dix: with large spadix. 



macrosta chyus: large-spiked. 



macroste gius: large-decked. 



macroste mus: with large filaments. 



macros tylus: large-styled. 



macro u rus: large-tailed. 



macula tus: spotted. 



maculo sus: spotted. 



msesi acus : of Moesia, ancient name 

 of Bulgaria and Servia. 



magellan icus: Straits of Magellan 

 region. 



magnif icus: magnificent, eminent, 

 distinguished. 



ma ja lis : of May, May time. 



majest icus: majestic. 



ma jor, ma jus: greater, larger. 



malabar icus: of Malabar (in British 

 India). 



malifor mis: apple-formed. 



malva ceus: Malva-like, mallow-like. 



mam mo sus: breasted, with breasts. 



manica tus: manicate, long-sleeved, 

 covered densely as with thick hairs 

 so that the covering can be re- 

 moved as such. 



marces cens: withering but not fall- 

 ing. 



mar cidus: withering but not falling 

 off. 



margarita ceus: pearly, of pearls. 



margina lis: marginal, marked in 

 some way along the margins or 

 edges. 



margina tus: margined. 



marginel lus: somewhat margined. 



mariland icus: of the Maryland 

 region; also written marylandicus. 



marit imus: maritime, of the sea. 



marmora tus: marbled, mottled. 



marmo reus: marbled. 



marmorophyl lus : leaves marbled. 



marocca nus: of Morocco. 



mas: male. 



mascula tus: masculine. 



mas culus: male, masculine. 



matrons lis : pertaining to matrons. 



mauritan icus: of Mauretania (N. 

 Africa). 



maxilla ris: maxillary, of the jaw. 



max imus: largest. 



mediterra neus: of the Mediterra- 

 nean region. 



me dius: medium, intermediate. 



medulla ris: of the marrow or center 

 or pith. 



megalan thus : large-flowered. 



megaphyl lus : large-leaved. 



megapotam icus: of the large river. 



megarrhi zus: large-rooted. 



megasper mus: large-seeded. 



megasta chyus: large-spiked. 



megastig mus: with large stigma. 



melanan thus: black-flowered. 



melanchdl icus : melancholy, hang- 

 ing or drooping. 



melanocau Ion: black-stemmed. 



melanocdc cus: black-berried. 



melanoleu cus: black-and-white. 



melandx ylon: black- wooded. 



melea gris: like a guinea-fowl, 

 speckled. 



mel leus : pertaining to honey. 



melltf era: honey-bearing. 



melofor mis: melon-shaped. 



membrana ceus: membranaceous, 

 membranous, thin and more or less 

 translucent. 



meniscifo lius: crescent-leaved. 



mesoleu cus: mixed with white. 



metal liens: metallic (color or luster). 



mexica nus: Mexican, of Mexico. 



mi cans: glittering, sparkling, mica- 

 like. 



micran thus: small-flowered. 



microcar pus: small-fruited. 



mic rodon: small-toothed. 



microglos sus: small-tongued. 



microl epis: small-scaled. 



micr6m eris: small -numbered, of 

 small number of paits. 



micropet alus: small-petaled. 



microphyl lus : small-leaved. 



microp terus: small-winged. 



microsep alus: small-sepaled. 



microste mus: of small filaments or 

 stemlets. 



milita ris: military. 



millefolia tus: thousand-leaved. 



millet d lius : thousand-leaved, leaves 

 or parts very many. 



ml mus: mimic. 



ml nax : threatening, forbidding. 



minia tus: cinnabar-red. 



mm imus: least, smallest. 



ml nor, ml nus: smaller. 



minutis simus: very or most minute. 



minu tus: minute, very small. 



mirab ills: marvellous, extraordinary, 

 wonderful. 



mistassin icus: of Lake Mistassini, 

 (Quebec). 



ml tis: mild, gentle. 



mitra tus: turbaned. 



mix tus: mixed. 



modes tus: modest. 



moldav icus: of Moldavia (in Ru- 

 mania). 



mol lis: soft, soft-hairy. 



mollis simus: very soft-hairy. 



molucca nus: of the Moluccas (East 

 Indies). 



monadel phus : in one group or bundle. 



mongol icus : of Mongolia. 



monilif era: bearing a necklace. 



monacan thus: onc-spined. 



monoceph alus: single-headed. 



mon&g ynus: of one pistil. 



mono! cus: monoecious. 



monopet alus: one-petaled. 



monophyl lus: one-leaved. 



monop terus: one-winged. 



monopyre nus: bearing one stone or 

 pyrene. 



monosep alus: one-sepaled. 

 monosper mus: one-seeded. 

 monosta chyus: single-spiked. 

 monspelien sis: of Montpelier. 

 monspessula nus: of Montpelier. 

 monstrd sus: monstrous, wholly ab- 

 normal or deformed, teratological. 

 monta nus: pertaining to mountains 



or mountainous regions, 

 monteviden sis: of Montevideo 



(Uruguay). 



montlc olus: native of mountains, 

 moscha tus: musky, musk-scented, 

 mucrona tus: mucronate, tipped with 



a short sharp point or mucro. 

 mucronula tus: with a small mucro or 



point. 



multibractea tus: many-bracted. 

 multicau Us: many-stemmed, with 



numerous stems. 

 mul ticeps: many-headed, many 



branched. 



multic olor: many-colored. 

 multif idus: nmltifid, many times 



parted. 



multifio rus: many-flowered, 

 multif urea tus: much -forked, many 



times forked, 

 multij ugus: many in a yoke, many 



times joined. 



multiner vis: many-nerved, 

 mul tiplex: many-folded, 

 multiradia tus : many-radiate, with 



numerous rays. 

 multisec tus: many times cut, much 



cut or dissected. 

 mun dulus: trim, neat, 

 muni tus: defended, fortified, 

 mura lis: of walls, growing on walls. 

 murica tus: muricate, roughed by 



means of hard points, 

 muscip ula: a mouse-trap, 

 mutab ills: changeable, variable, 



mutant. 



muta tus: changeable, 

 mu ticus: blunt, pointless, 

 mutila tus: mutilated, 

 myriacan thus: numberless s pined, 



very many-spined. 

 myriocar pus: very many-fruited. 

 myrmecoph ilus : ant-loving, 

 myrtiffl lius: myrtle-leaved. 



na nus: dwarf. 



napifor mis: turnip-shaped. 



narbonen sis: of Narbonne (ancient 

 region or province of S. France). 



na tans: floating, swimming. 



navicula ris: pertaining to a ship. 



neapolita nus: Neapolitan. 



nebuld sus: nebulous, clouded, in- 

 definite, obscure. 



neglec tus: neglected, overlooked. 



nemora lis: of groves or woods. 



nemoro sus: of groves or woods and 

 shady places. 



nepalen sis: of Nepal (Himalayan 

 region). 



neriifo lius: nerium-leaved, oleander- 

 leaved. 



nervd sus: nerved. 



nevaden sis: of the Sierra Nevadas 

 (in Spain or N. America). 



nic titans: blinking, moving. 



n! dus: nest. 



ni ger: black. 



