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ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF LATIN NAMES OF SPECIES 



spica tus: spicate, with spikes. 



spicig era: spike-bearing. 



spinosfs simus: most or very spiny. 



spino sus: full of spines. 



spinulif era: bearing small spines. 



spinulo sus : somewhat or weakly 

 spiny. 



spira Us: spiral. 



spirel lus: a spiral, little spiral. 



splen dens: splendid. 



splendidis simus: very splendid. 



splen didus: splendid. 



spuma rius: frothing, of froth or 

 spume. 



spu rius: spurious, false, bastard. 



squa lens: daubed, filthy. 



squal idus: squalid, filthy. 



squama tus: squamate, with squamae 

 or small scale-like leaves or bracts. 



squamd sus: squamate, full of scales. 



squarro sus: squarrose, with parts 

 spreading or even recurved at 

 ends. 



stamln eus: bearing prominent 

 stamens. 



stans: standing, erect, upright. 



stauracan thus: with spines cross- 

 shaped. 



Stella ris: starry. 



Stella tus: stellate, starry. 



stellula tus: of little stars. 



stenoceph alus: narrow-headed. 



stenog ynus: with a narrow stigma. 



stenopet alus: narrow-petaled. 



stenophyl lus: narrow-leaved. 



stenop terus: narrow-winged. 



stSr ilis: sterile, infertile. 



stigma t icus: marked, of stigmas. 



stigmo sus: much marked, pertain- 

 ing to stigmas. 



stipula ceus: stipuled, with stipules. 



stipula ris: stipuled. 



stipula tus: stipuled. 



stolonif era: bearing stolons or run- 

 ners that take root. 



stramtn eus: straw-colored. 



strangula tus: strangled, constricted. 



streptocar pus: twisted-fruited. 



streptopet alus: with petals twisted. 



streptophyl lus: twisted-leaved. 



streptosep alus: with sepals twisted. 



striat ulus: somewhat or faintly 

 striped. 



stria tus: striated, striped. 



strictiflo rus: strict- or stiff -flowered. 



strfc tus: strict, upright, erect. 



strigilld sus: somewhat strigose. 



strigd sus: strigose, covered with 

 sharp straight appressed hairs. 



strigulo sus: beset with small or 

 weak appresscd hairs. 



striola tus: striolate, somewhat or 

 faintly striped. 



strobilif era: cone-bearing. 



strum a rius: of tumors or ulcers. 



struma tus: with tumors or ulcers. 



styld sus: with style or styles promi- 

 nent. 



styracif luus: flowing with storax or 

 gum. 



suave olens: sweet-scented. 



sua vis: sweet, agreeable. 



suavfs simus: sweetest, very sweet- 

 scented. 



subacau lis: somewhat stemmed, 

 nearly stemless. 



subalpi nus: subalpine, nearly al- 

 pine. 



subauricula tus: somewhat or rather 

 auricled or eared. 



subcarno sus: nearly or rather fleshy. 



subcorda tus : partially or imperfectly 

 or somewhat cordate. 



subedenta tus: nearly toothless. 



subercula tus: of cork, corky. 



suberec tus: somewhat or rather 

 erect. 



suberfi sus: cork-barked, full of cork. 



subf alca tus : somewhat falcate. 



subglau eus: somewhat or to some 

 degree glaucous. 



subhirtel lus: somewhat hairy. 



subluna tus : somewhat lunate or 

 crescent-shaped. 



submer sus: submerged, under water. 



subperen nis: imperfectly or nearly 

 perennial. 



subpe tiola tus : somewhat or partially 

 petioled. 



subses silis: nearly sessile, not com- 

 pletely sessile. 



subsinua tus: somewhat sinuate or 

 wavy-margined. 



subterra neus: subterranean, under- 

 ground. 



subula tus: subulate, awl-shaped. 



subumbella tus: somewhat or incom- 

 pletely umbellate. 



subvillo sus: somewhat villose or 

 soft-hairy. 



subvolu bills: somewhat twining. 



succulen tus: succulent, fleshy. 



suec icus : Swedish, of Sweden. 



suffrutes cens: slightly shrubby, be- 

 coming somewhat shrubby. 



suffruticd sus: slightly shrubby. 



sulca tus: sulcate, furrowed. 



sulphu reus: sulfur-colored. 



Sumatra nus : of the Isl. of Sumatra. 



superb iens: superb, proud. 



super bus: superb, proud. 



supercilia ris: eyebrow-like. 



super fluus: superfluous, redundant. 



surculd sus : producing suckers. 



Surinam en sis: belonging to Surinam 

 (Dutch Guiana). 



susia nus: of the province of Susiana 

 (Persia). 



suspen sus: suspended, hung. 



sylvat icus: sylvan, forest-loving 

 (also written silvaticus). 



sylves tris : of woods or forests. 



sylvic olus: growing in woods 



syphilit icus: syphilitic. 



syr! acus : Syrian, of Syria. 



sys tylus : with styles joined. 



tabula ris: pertaining to tablets. 



tabulifdr mis: tablet-formed. 



tjedig era: torch-bearing, resin-bear- 

 ing. 



tarazicif 5 lius : Taraxicum- or dande- 

 lion-leaved. 



tardiflo rus: late-flowered. 



tardi vus: tardy, late. 



tatar icus: of Tartary (old name for 

 Central Asia). 



tail reus: of oxen. 



tau ricus: Taurian, Crimean. 



taur! nus: bull-like. 



taxifo lius: Taxus-leaved, yew-leaved. 



tectd rum: of roofs or houses. 



tec tus: concealed. 



temulen tus: drunken. 



tenacis simus: most tenacious. 



te nax: tenacious, strong. 



tenebro sus: of dark or shaded places. 



tenel lus : slender, tender, soft. 



ten er: slender, tender, soft. 



tentaculS tus: with tentacles or short 

 projecting parts. 



tenuicau lis: slender-stemmed. 



tenuiflo rus: slender-flowered. 



tenuif 6 lius : slender-leaved. 



tenufl obus: slender-lobed. 



tenu ior: more slender. 



ten uis: slender, thin. 



tenuis simus : very slender, very thin. 



terebinth in us : of turpentine. 



te res: terete, circular in cross-sec- 

 tion. 



teretifd lius: terete-leaved. 



termina lis: terminal, at the end of a 

 stem or branch. 



terna tus : in threes, ternate. 



ternifd lius: with leaves in threes. 



terres tris : of the earth, terrestrial. 



tessella tus: tessellate, laid off in 

 squares or in dice-like pattern. 



testa ceus: light brown, brick-col- 

 ored; also testaceous, bearing a 

 prominent testa or outer seed-coat. 



testicula tus: testiculated, testicled. 



testudina rius: like a tortoise-shell. 



tetracan thus: four-spined. 



tetragd nus: four-angled. 



tetran drus: four-anthered. 



tetran thus: four-flowered. 



tetraphyl lus: four-leaved. 



tetrap terus: four- winged. 



tetraque trus: four-cornered. 



texa nus, texen sis: of Texas, belong- 

 ing to Texas. 



theft era: tea-bearing. 



therma lis: warm, of warm springs. 



thuyol des: like Thuja or arbor- vitse. 



thyrsifld rus: Thyrse-flowered. 



thyrsoid eus: thyrse-like. 



tibfc inis: of a flute player. 



tigri nus: tiger-striped. 



tine to rius: belonging to dyers, of dyes. 



tine tus: dyed. 



tipulifor mis: of the shape of a daddy- 

 long-legs. 



tomentd sus: tomentose, matted- 

 pubescent. 



tormina lis: useful against colic. 



tord sus: torose, cylindrical with con- 

 tractions at certain places or at 

 intervals. 



tor tills: twisted. 



tortuo sus: much twisted. 



t6r tus: twisted. 



torulo sus: somewhat torose. 



toiica rius: poisonous. 



tox icus: poisonous. 



toxif era: poison-producing. 



transpa rens: transparent. 



trapezifor mis: trapezium-formed, a 

 four-sided figure of which no two 

 sides are alike. 



trapezioi des: trapezium-like. 



tremuloi des: like Tremulus, the 

 trembling poplar. 



trem ulus: quivering, trembling. 



triacan thus: three-spined. 



trian drus: with three anthers or 

 stamens. 



