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ENGLISH EQl'IVALENTS OF LATIN NAMES OF SPECIES 



fovei tus: pittod. 



frig ilis: fras'lr. hrittlo. 



fra grans: frapraiit, odorous. 



fragrantfs simus: vorj' fracrant. 



fraxin eus: fraxinous, like Fraxinus 

 or ash trees. 



frig idus: cold, of cold regions. 



frondo sus: frondod. leafy. 



fnictif era: fniit-l>earing, fruitful. 



fructig enus: fruitful. 



frutes cens: shrubliy. bushy. 



frutico sus: fruticose. shrubby, bushy. 



fuca tus: painted, dyed. 



fu gai: swift. 



fill gens: shining, glistening, 



fulg idus: fulgid, shining. 



fuligino sus: black -painted or -col- 

 ored, .sooty. 



fulves cens: fulvous or becoming ful- 

 vous. 



fulvus: fulvous, tawny, orange-gra>- 

 yellow. 



funa lis: of a rope or cord. 



fu nebris: funereal. 



fungo sus: fungous, pertaining to a 

 fungus, spongj'. 



funicula tus: of a slender rojje or 

 cord; with a funicle (stalk of an 

 o\-ule or seed). 



fur cans: forked. 



furca tus; furcate, forked. 



fus cus: fuscous, brown, dusky. 



fusifor mis: spindle-shaped. 



galericula tus: helmet-hke. 



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 

 b'-aring buds. 



gemmifera: bud-bearing. 



geneven sis: belonging to Geneva. 



genicula tus: jointed, kneed. 



geoi des: of the earth. 



geomet ricus: geometrical, in a pat- 

 tern. 



germanicus: German, of Germany. 



gibberd sus: humped, hunchbacked. 



gibbifid 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. 



g\i ber: glabrous, smooth. 



glaber rimus : most smooth, smoothest. 



glabrii tus : somewhat glabrous or 

 .Tnooth. 



glabres cens: smoothish, or becoming 

 so. 



glacis lis: icy, frozen. 



gladid tus: sword-like. 



glandulif era: gland-ljearing. 



glandutd sus: glandular. 



glastifd lius: with leaves like] the 

 dyer's woad fisatis, once called 

 Gla.stum;. 



glauces cens: glaucesceut, becoming 

 glaucous. 



glaucifo lius; glaucous-leaved. 

 glaucophyl lus: glaucous-leaved, 

 glaii cus: glaucous, with a bloom, 



grayish. 

 globo sus: gh)bo.se, spherical, nearl>' 



or quite gloliular. 

 globula ris: of a little ball or sphere. 

 globulif era: globule-bearing, globe- 



licaring. 

 globulo 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, 

 gongylo des: roundish, 

 gracilen tus: slender, 

 grac ilis: graceful, slender. 

 gracil limus: graceful, very slender, 

 grje cus: of Greece, Greek, 

 gramin eus: gra.ssj', grass-like, 

 graminifo lius: grass-leaved. 

 gran diceps; large-headed, 

 grandiciis pis: with large cusps or 



points. 

 grandidenta tus: large- or big-toothed, 

 grandiflo rus : large-flowered, 

 grandifo 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 



niiiiuti' 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 



.■\merica). 

 guineen sis: of Guinea (Afiica). 

 gummif era: gum-bearing, 

 gutta tus; spotted, speckled, 

 gymnocar pus: naked-fruited, 

 gy rans; gyrating, revolving in a circle. 



haeman thus: blood-red-ilowered. 



bama tus: hooked. 



hamo sus: hooked. 



harpophyl lus: sickle-leaved. 



hasta tus; hastate, spear-shaped. 



hastif era : spear-bearing. 



hasti lis: rjf 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. 



hemisphser icus: hemispherical. 



beptaphyl lus: seven-leaved. 



herb^ ceus; herbaceous, dying to the 

 ground ;ind not woody. 



herbario rum ; of the herbaria. 



heteracan thus: various-spined. 



heteran thus; various-flowered, varia- 

 ble in flower.s. 



heterocar pus: various-fruited. 



heter odon; various- toothed. 



heteroglos sus; various-tongued. 



heteromor phus: various in form. 



heterophyl lus: various-leaved, with 

 lca\'cs of more than one sh.ape. 



hexagonop terus: six-angled-winged. 



hexago nus: hexagonal, six-angled. 



hexapet alus; six-petaled. 



hi ans; oi>en. gaping. 



hiberna lis: of or i)ertaining to winter. 



hiber nicus: Hibernian, of or pertain- 

 ing to Ii eland. 



hieroglyph icus: hierogl.vphic, marked 

 as if \\ith signs. 



himala icus: Himalayan. 



hirci nus : of a 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. 



hirtiflo rus; liair.\--flowcred. 



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; wooll.v-silky. 



horizonta lis: horizontal. 



hor ridus: provided with spines or 

 barbs, prickly. 



horten sis : belonging to the hortus or 

 gaiden. 



hortic olus: a little garden; of the 

 garden. 



horto rum; of gardens. 



hortuli nus: pertaining to a garden. 



humifu sus; sjirawling on the ground. 



hu mills : low-growing, dwarf. 



hyacinth inus: hyacinthine, sapphire- 

 colored. 



hyacinthoi des: like the hyacinth. 



hyal inus: transparent, translucent. 



hyb ridus: h>'I)rid, mixed, mongrel. 



hyema lis: of winter; also /i7>?no/)'s. 



hygromet ricus; hygrometric, taking 

 ui) \\atiT. 



hymenan thus: membranaceous- 

 flowered. 



hymenS des: membrane-like. 



hyperbo reus: far northern. 



hypocraterifor mis: salver-shaped, 

 flower with a slender cylindrical 

 tube and flat spreading limb. 



bypogae us: underground, subter- 

 ranean. 



hypoglau cus: glaucous beneath. 



hypoleii cus: whitish, pale. 



hypophyl lus: under the leaf. 



hys trix: porcupine-like, bristly. 



ian thinus: violet, ^^olet-blue. 



iber icus: of Iberia (the Spanish 

 peninsula). 



icosan drus; twenty-stamened. 



ignes cens: fiery. 



ig neus: fiery. 



ilicifo lius: ilex-leaved, holly-leaved. 



illustra tus: pictured. 



illus tris: l>right, brilliant, lustrous. 



illyr icus: of Illyria (Grecian Pen- 

 insula). 



imber bis: without beards or spines. 



im bricans: imbricating. 



imbrica tus: imbricated, lapping over, 

 shingletl. 



immacula tus: immaculate, spotless. 



