ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF LATIN NAMES OF SPECIES 



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remo tus: remote, with parts distant. 



renifor mis: reniforni, kidney-shaped. 



re pan dus: repand, with margin wavy. 



re pens: repent, creeping. 



rep tans: creeping. 



resec tus: cut off, curtailed, pruned. 



resind sus: resin-bearing, full of resin. 



reticula tus: reticulate, netted, net- 

 vrined. 



retor tus: twisted back. 



retroflex us: reflexed. 



retu sus: rctuse, notched slightly at a 

 rounded apex. 



rever sus : reversed, end-for-end. 



revolu tus: revolute, rolled backward 

 from the margins. 



Rex: king. 



rhamnifolius: Rhamnus-Ieaved, buck- 

 thorn-leaved. 



rhizophyl lus : root - leaved, acaules- 

 cent. 



rhodan thus: rose-flowered. 



rhodochi lus: rose-lipped or -margined. 



rhodocinc tus: rose-girdled. 



rhodoneu rus: red-nerved. 



rhomboid eus: rhomboidal. 



ricinifo lius: Ricinus - leaved, with 

 leaves of castor-oil plant. 



rigid ulus: somewhat stiff or rigid. 



rig idus: rigid, stiff. 



ringens: ringent, gaping, open- 

 mouthed. 



ripa rius: of river banks. 



riva lis : pertaining to brooks. 



rivula ris: brook-loving. 



rob is tus: robust, stout. 



rosj ceus: rose-like. 



rosaerl6 rus: rose-flowered. 



rfl seus : rose, rosy. 



rostra tus: rostrate, beaked. 



rosula ris: rosulate, in rosettes. 



rota tus: rotate, wheel-shaped. 



rotundifo lius: round-leaved. 



rotun dus: rotund, round. 



rub el lus: reddish. 



ru bens : red, ruddy. 



ru her: red, ruddy. 



ruber rimus: very red. 



rubes cens: reddish, becoming red. 



rubiseffi lius: rubus- or bramble- 

 leaved. 



rubicun dus: rubicund, red. 



rubigino sus: rusty. 



rubricaii lis: red-stemmed. 



rubrifd lius: red-leaved. 



rubroner vis: red-veined. 



rufes cens: reddish, becoming red. 



runner vis: red-nerved. 



rii fus: red, reddish. 



rugo sus : rugose, wrinkled. 



runcina tus: runcinate, retrorsely or 

 lini kwardly incised or toothed. 



rupes tris: rock-loving. 



rupic olus: growing on cliffs or ledges. 



rus ticus: rustic, belonging to the 

 country. 



ruthen icus: Ruthcnian, Russian. 



ru tilans: red, becoming red. 



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sacca tus: saccate, bag-like. 



sacchara tus: containing sugar, 

 sweet. 



saccharif era : sugar-bearing. 



sacchari nus: saccharine. 



sac charum: sugar. 



saccif era: bag-bearing. 



sachalinen sis: of Saghalien Isl. (N. 

 Japan). 



sagitta lis: of the arrow, sagittate. 



sagitta tus : sagittate, arrow-like. 



sagittifo lius: arrow-leaved. 



salicifo lius: salix-leaved, willow- 

 leaved. 



salic inus: willow-like. 



salig nus: of the willow. 



sali nus: salty. 



sambu cinus : sambucus- or elder-like. 



sane tus: holy. 



sandwicen sis: of the Sandwich or 

 Hawaiian Isls. 



sanguin eus: bloody, blood-red. 



sap idus : savory, pleasing to taste. 



sapien turn: of the wise men or au- 

 thors. 



sapona ceus: soapy. 



sarco des: flesh-like. 



sarmat icus: of Sarmatia (an ancient 

 territory in S. Russia and Poland). 



sarmento sus: sarmentose, bearing 

 runners. 



sati vus: cultivated. 



sauroceph alus: lizard-headed. 



saxat ills: found among rocks. 



saxic olus: growing among rocks. 



saxo sus: full of rocks. 



scS her: scabrous, rough. 



scabrel lus: somewhat scabrous. 



scan dens : scandent, climbing. 



scapo sus: with scapes. 



seep trum:. of a scepter. 



schizoneu rus: cut-nerved. 



schizopet alus: cut-petaled. 



schizophyl lus: cut-leaved. 



schola ris: pertaining to a school. 



sclerocar pus: hard-fruited. 



sclerophyl lus: hard-leaved. 



scot ica : Scotch, of Scotland. 



sculp tus: carved. 



scutella ris: salver- or dish-shaped. 



scu turn: a shield. 



sebif era: tallow-bearing. 



sebd sus: full of tallow or grease. 



sechella rus : of the Seychelles 

 (Indian Ocean). 



secun dus: secund, side-flowering. 



securig era: axe-bearing. 



seg etum : of cornfields. 



semiala tus: semi -winged, half or 

 somewhat winged. 



semicauda tus: semi- or partially 

 tailed. 



semicylin dricus: semi- or somewhat 

 cylindrical. 



semipinna tus: half or imperfectly 

 pinnate. 



semperflft rens: ever flowering. 



semper virens : ever green. 



sen! lis: senile, old, white-haired. 



sensi'b ilis : endowed with feeling, sen- 

 sitive. 



sensiti vus: sensitive. 



sepia rius: pertaining to hedges. 



se pium : of hedges or fences. 



septangula ris: seven-angled. 



septem lobus: scven-lobed. 



septempuncta tus: seven-spotted. 



septentriona lis: northern, belong- 

 ing to the North. 



sepul tus: sepulchered, interred. 



seric eus: silky. 



serot inus: late, late-flowering or late- 

 ripening. 



ser pens: creeping, crawling. 



serpent! nus: of snakes, serpentine, 

 looping or waving. 



serratifo lius: serrate-leaved, saw- 

 edge-leaved. 



serrj tus: serrate, saw-toothed. 



serrula tus: serrulate, somewhat ser- 

 rate. 



sesquipeda lis: one foot and a half 

 long or high. 



sessiflo rus: sessile-flowered, with- 

 out pedicel. 



sessifd lius: sessile-leaved, without 

 petiole. 



sessilifo lius: sessile-leaved. 



ses silis: sessile, stalkless, sitting. 



seta ceus: setaceous, bristle-like. 



setig era : bristly, bristle-bearing. 



set6 sus: setose, full of bristles. 



setuld sus : full of small bristles. 



sibir icus: of Siberia. 



signa tus: marked, designated, at- 

 tested. 



sikkimen sis: of Sikhim or Sikkim 

 (N. India). 



silic eus : pertaining to or growing in 

 sand. 



siliculd sus: bearing silicles. 



silvat icus: pertaining to woods, ayl- 

 van; sometimes sylvaticus. 



silves tris : pertaining to woods. 



simplex: simple, unbranched. 



simplicicau lis: simple-stemmed. 



simplicity lius: simple-leaved. 



simplicis simus: simplest, very un- 

 branched. 



sim ulans: similar to, resembling. 



sinen sis: Chinese, of China. 



sin icus : Chinese. 



sinua tus: sinuate, wavy-margined. 



sinuo sus: sinuate. 



sitchen sis: belonging to Sitka, 

 Alaskan. 



smarag dinus: of emerald. 



smilac inus: of smilax. 



sobolif era: bearing creeping rooting 

 stems or shoots. 



socil lis: sociable, companionable. 



socotra nus: of the Island of Socotra 

 (south of Arabia). 



sola ris: solar, of the sun. 



sol idus: solid, dense, not hollow. 



somnif era: sleep-producing. 



sor didus: dirty, unclean, foul. 



spadic eus: with a spadix. 



sparsifl 6 rus : sparsely or few - flow - 

 ered. 



sparsifo lius: sparsely or few-leaved. 



spar sus : sparse, scattered, few. 



spar teus: pertaining to the broom. 



spatha ceus: with a spathe. 



spathula tus: spatulatc, spoon-shaped, 

 narrowed toward the base from a 

 rounded top. 



speciosis simus: very showy. 



specio sus: showy, good-looking. 



spectab ilis: spectacular, worth seeing, 

 remarkable, showy. 



spectan dus: showy. 



spec trum: an image, apparition. 



sphaceli tus: dead, withered, disease'.!. 



sphtfer icus: spherical. 



sphaerocar pus: spherical-fruited. 



sphaeroceph alus: spherical-headed. 



sphaerofd eus: sphere-like. 



sphserosta chyus: spherical-spiked. 



