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ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF LATIN NAMES OF SPECIES 



lu teus: yt'llow. 

 luxu rians: luxuriunt, thrifty. 

 lyri tus: l>rnto, piiiuatitid with large 

 tiTUiiual lobe. 



macilen tus: loan, meager. 



macran drus: with large anthers. 



macran thus: large-Howered. 



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: laige-spiked. 



macroste gius: large-decked. 



macroste mus: with large filaments. 



macros tylus: large-styled. 



macroii rus: large-tailed. 



macula tus: sjiotted. 



macule sus: spotted. 



msesiacus: of Moesia, ancient name 

 of Bulgaria and Ser\"ia. 



magellan icus: Straits of Magellan 

 region. 



magnif icus: magnificent, eminent, 

 distingtiished. 



maja lis: of May, Maj'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. 



mammo 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. 



margaritd ceus: pearly, of pearls. 



margina lis: marginal, marked in 

 some wa\' along the margins or 

 cdycs. 



margina tus: margined. 



marginel lus: .somewhat margined. 



mariland icus: of the Maryland 

 rf.'gif>n: also written miiryUutdicns. 



marit imus: inaritinie, of the .sea. 



marmor^ tus: marbled, mottled, 



marmd reus: marbled. 



marmorophyl lus: leaves marbled. 



marocc^ nus: of Morocco. 



mas: ni.-ile. 



masculd tus: masculine. 



mas cuius: male, masculine. 



matronil lis: pertaining to matrons. 



mauritan icus: of Mauretania (N. 

 .\frica J. 



maxilli ris: maxillary, of the jaw. 



max imus: largest. 



mediterri neus: of the Mediterra- 

 nean region. 



m^ dius: medium, intermediate. 



medullil ris: of the marrow or center 

 or pith. 



megalan thus: large-flowered. 



megaph^I lus: large-leaved. 



megapotam icus: of the largo river. 



megarrhi zus: large-rooted. 



megasper mus: large-seeded. 



megasta chyus: large-.spiked. 



megastig mus: with largo stigma. 



melanan thus: blaeU-Howercd. 



melanchol icus: melancholy, hang- 

 ing or (_lrooi>iiig. 



melanocaii Ion: blaek-stenimed. 



melanococ cus: black-berried. 



melanoleu cus: black-and-white. 



melanox ylon: black-wooded. 



melea gris: like a guinea-fowl, 

 sjn-ekled. 



mel leus: pertaining to honey. 



mellif era: honey-bearing. 



melofor mis: melon-shaped. 



membrana ceus: membranaceous, 

 membranocis, thin and more or less 

 translucent. 



meniscifo lius: crescent-leaved. 



mesoleii cus: mixed with white. 



metal licus: 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. 



microm erts: small -numbered, of 

 small mnnber 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: militarj'. 



mtUefolia tus: thousand-leaved. 



miUefo lius: thousand-leaved, leaves 

 or parts very many. 



mi mus: mimic. 



mi nax: threatening, forbidding. 



minia tus: cinnabar-red. 



min imus: least, smallest. 



mi nor, mi nus: smaller. 



minutis simus: very or most minute. 



minu tus: minute, very small. 



mirab ihs: marvellous, extraordinary, 

 wonderful. 



mistassfn icus: of Lake Mistassini, 

 (Quebec). 



mi 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: one-spined. 



monoceph alus: single-headed. 



monog ynus: of one pistil. 



mono! cus: moncjecious. 



monopet alus: one-petaled. 



monophyl lus: one-leaved. 



monop terus: one-winged. 



monopyre nus: bearing one stone or 

 pyreue. 



monosep alus: one-sepaled. 

 monosper mus: one-seeded. 

 monosta chyus: single-spiked. 

 monspelien sis: of M(jnti.»elier. 

 monspessula nus: of Montpolier. 

 monstro sus: mon-strous, wholly ab- 



noinial or deformed, teratological. 

 montanus: pertaining to mountains 



<jr mountainous regions. 

 monteviden sis: of Montevideo 



( rniguay ). 

 montic olus : native of mountains. 

 moscha tus: musky, musk-scented. 

 mucrona tus: miicronate, tipped with 



a -short sharp point or muero. 

 mucronula tus: with a small muero or 



l>oiut. 

 multibractea tus: many-bracted. 

 multicau lis: many-stemmed, with 



munerous stems. 

 mul ticeps: many- headed, many 



i>ranched. 

 multic olor: many-colored. 

 multif idus: nmltifid, many times 



parted. 

 multifiorus: many-flowered, 

 multif urea tus: much -forked, many 



times forketl. 

 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. 

 miin dulus: trim, neat. 

 muni tus: defended, fortified, 

 mura lis: of walls, growing on walla. 

 murica tus: muricate, roughed by 



means of hard points. 

 muscip ula: a mouse-trap. 

 mutab ihs: changeable, variable, 



mutant. 

 muta tus: changeable. 

 mij ticus: blunt, pointless. 

 mutila tus: mutilated. 

 myriacan thus: numberless s pined, 



ver>"'manj'-spined. 

 myriocar pus: very many-fruited. 

 myrmecoph ilus : ant-loving. 

 myrtifo 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. 



nebulosus: 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 

 ri'gion). 



neriifo lius: nerium-leaved, oleander- 

 leaved. 



nervo sus: nerved. 



nevaden sis: of the Sierra Nevadas 

 (in Spain or N. America). 



nic titans: blinking, moving. 



n! dus: nest. 



ni ger: black. 



