ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF LATIN NAMES OF SPECIES 



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alep picus: of Aleppo (in Syria). 



allia ceus: of the alliums, garlic-like. 



aloi des: aloe-like. 



alpes tris: alpine. 



alpi nus: alpine. 



alta icus: of the Altai Mts. (S. Siberia). 



alter nans: alternating. 



alter nus; alternating, alternate. 



al tifrons: tall-fronded or -herbaged. 



altis simus: verj' tall, tallest. 



al tus: tall. 



amab ilis: lovely. 



ama rus: bitter. 



ambig uus: ambiguous, doubtful. 



amelloi des: amellus-Uke. 



america nus: American. 



ahiethys tinus: amethystine, violet - 

 cHlored. 



am<£ nus: charming, pleasing. 



amphib ius: amphibious, growing both 

 in waliT and on land. 



axnplexicaii lis: stem-clasping. 



amplfs simus: most or very ample. 



am plus: ample, large, extended. 



amuren sis: of the Amur River region 

 (E. Siberia). 



amygdal inus: pertaining to or like 

 amygdalus. 



anacan thus: without spines. 



anat51 icus: of Anatolia (Asia Minor). 



an ceps: two-headed, two-edged. 



andic olus : native of the Andes. 



andi nus: Andine, Andian, pertaining 

 to the Andes 



androg ynus : with both staminate 

 and i)istillate flowers in one cluster. 



anfractuo sus: twisted. 



an glicus : EngUsh, pertaining to Eng- 

 land. 



angui nus: snaky, pertaining to ser- 

 pents. 



angula ris: angular, angled. 



angula tus: angular, angled. 



angulo sus: angular, angled. 



angus tus: narrow. 



annot inus : year-old. 



annula ris: annular, ringed. 



annula tus: annular. 



an nuus: annual, living but one year. 



anom alus: anomalous, out of the 

 ordinar\' or usual. 



antilla ris: of the Antilles (W. Indies). 



antip odum: of the antipodes. 



antique rum: of the ancients. 



anti quus: ancient. 



apenni nus: pertaining to the Apen- 

 nines (Italy). 



aper tus: uncovered, bare. 



apet alus : without petals. 



aphyl Ius : leafless. 



apicula tus: apiculate, tipped with a 

 point. 



appendicula tus: ajjpendaged, bearing 

 an extension or additional part or 

 process. 



applana tus: flattened. 



applied tus: joined, attached. 



ap terus: wingless. 



aquat icus, aquat ilis: aquatic. 



a queus: aqueous, waterj-. 



aquili nus: aquiline, pertaining to the 

 eagle. 



arab icus: Arabian. 



arachnoi des: spider-like, cobwebby. 



arbores cens: becoming tree-like, 

 woody. 



arbo reus: tree-like. 



arc ticus: arctic. 



arcua tus: bow-like, bowed. 



arena rius: of sand or sandy places. 



areola tus: areolate, pitted. 



argenta tus: silvery, silvered. 



argen teus: silvery. 



argophyl Ius: silver-leaved. 



argu tus: sharp-toothed. 



argyrse us: silvery. 



ar idus: arid. 



arieti nus: like a ram's head. 



arista tus: aristate, bearded. 



aristo sus: bearded. 



arma tus: armed (as with thorns). 



aromat icus: aromatic. 



arrect us: raised up, erect. 



articula tus: articulated, jointed. 



arundina ceus: reed-like. 



arven sis: pertaining to cultivated 

 fields. 



ascen dens: ascending. 



asiat icus: Asian. 



as per: rough. 



aspera tus: rough. 



aspericaii lis: rough-stemmed. 



asper rimus : very rough. 



assim ilis: similar, like to. 



assiir gens: assurgent, clambering. 



a ter: coal-black. 



atlant icus: Atlantic, growing in At- 

 lantic regions. 



atra tus: blackened. 



atropurpii reus: dark purple. 



atror ubens: dark red. 



atrosanguin eus: dark blood-red. 



atrov irens: dark green. 



attenua tus: attenuated, produced to 

 a point. 



at ticus: pertaining to Attica or 

 Athens, Greek. 



augustis simus: very notable. 



august us: august, notable, majestic. 



auranti acus: orange-red. 



aure olus: golden. 



au reus: golden. 



auricula tus: auricled, eared. 



australien sis: belonging to Australia. 



austra lis: southern. 



austri acus: .Austrian. 



autumna lis: autumnal. 



axilla ris: axillary, borne in the axils, 

 pertaining to the axils. 



azii reus: azure, sky-blue. 



bacca tus: berried. 



bacclf era: berry-bearing. 



balear icus: Balearian, of the Balearic 



Islands. 

 balsa meus: balsamic, balsam-like, 



with balsam odor. 

 balsamif era: balsam-bearing, 

 bambusoi des: bambusa-like, bam- 



ijon-Iikc. 

 banat icus: of Banat (S. Hungary), 

 barbaden sis: of Barbadoes. 

 bar barus: foreign, from a strange 



country, 

 barbi tus: barbed, bearded. 

 barbfg era: beaiing barbs or beards, 

 basila ris: pertaining to the base or 



bottom. 

 bel Ius: handsome, 

 benedic tus: blessM. 

 benghalen sis; of Bengal (E. India), 

 betuloi des: Bc-tula-likc, birch-like. 



bicatina tus: twice-keeled, with two 

 keels. 



bic olor: two-colored. 



bicor nis: two-horned. 



bicornu tus: two-horned. 



bidenta tus: two-toothed. 



bien nis: biennial, living only two 

 years. 



bif idus: twice cut, in two parts. 



biflo rus: two-flowered. 



bif urea tus: twice-forked. 



bigib bus: with two swellings or pro- 

 jections. 



biglu mis: two-glumed. 



bij ugus: yoked two together, joined, 

 fastened together. 



bn obus: two-lobed. 



bina tus: twin, double, two-and-two. 



binervis: two-nerved. 



binocula ris: binocular, two-eyed, two- 

 spotted. 



biparti tus: two-jjarted. 



bipet alus: two-petaled. 



bipinnatif idus: bipinnatifid, twice 

 piiuiately cut. 



bipinna tus: bipinnate, twice pinnate. 



bipuncta tus: two-spotted. 



bisec tus: cut in two parts. 



bispino sus: two-spined. 



biterna tus: twice ternate. 



blan dus: bland, mild. 



bo nus; good. 



borbon icus: of Bourbonne (in N. E. 

 France). 



borea lis: northern. 



botryoi des: cluster-like, grape-like. 



brachia tus; brachiate, branched at 

 right angles. 



brachyp odus: short -stalked. 



bractea tus: bracteate, bearing bracts. 



bracteo sus; bract-bearing. 



brevicaii lis; short-stemmed. 



brev if rons : short-fronded, short- 

 leaved. 



brev ipes: short -footed, as with short 

 pedicel or petiole. 



breviros tris: short-beaked. 



bre vis: short. 



brevise tus: shoit-bristled. 



brevis pathus: short -spathed. 



brevis simus: very short, shortest. 



brilliantis simus; most brilliant, very 

 lirilliant. 



brfin neus: deep brown. 



buceph alus; ox-headed. 



bufo nius: pertaining to the toad. 



bulbif era: bulb-bearing. 



bulbo sus: bulbous. 



bulla tus; inflated, swelling, puckered, 

 hullatc. 



byzanti nus: Byzantine (of the Con- 

 stantinople region). 



caerules cens: becoming or turning 

 dark blue. 



caeru leus; cerulean, dark blue. 



cs sius; bluish gray. 



ceespito sus ; cespitose, tufted, grow- 

 ing in low dense civmips. 



caf fer, caffra: Kafir. 



calab ricus: from (^alabria(inS. Italy). 



calathi nus; basket-like. 



calcara tus; spurred, with spurs. 



calca reus, of or pertaining to lime. 



callo sus; thick-skinned, with callosi- 

 ties. 



