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ENGLISH KQl'IVALENTS OF LATIN NAMES OF SPECIES 



spica tus: spioatc, with spikes. 



spicig era: spike-lH-ariiiK. 



spinosis simus: iiutst or \-er>' spiny. 



spine sus: full of spines. 



spinulff era: l>c:iriiig siiuill spines. 



spinulo sus : somewhat or w e a k 1 >• 

 spiny. 



spira lis: spiral. 



spirel lus: a spiral, little spiral. 



spl^n dens: splendid. 



splendidls simus: ver}' splendid. 



splen didus: splendid. 



spuma rius: frotliing, of froth or 

 spLinie. 



spu rius: spurious, false, biistard. 



squa lens: daubed, filthy. 



squal idus: squalid, filthy. 



squama tus: squam.ite, with squamse 

 iir small si-ale-like leaves or bracts. 



squamo sus: sguamate, full of scales. 



squarro sus: sqaarrose, with parts 

 spreading or even recurved at 

 ends. 



stamfn eus: bearing prominent 

 stamens. 



stans: standing, erect, upright. 



stauracan thus: with spines cross- 

 shaped. 



Stella ris: st.irry. 



stem 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 terns: narrow-winged. 



ster ilis: sterile, infertile. 



stigmat icus: marked, of stigmas. 



stigmd sus: much marked, pertain- 

 ing to stigmas. 



stipuia ceus: stipuled, with stipules. 



stipula ris: stipuled. 



stipuU tus: stipuled. 



stolonif era: bearing stolons or nm- 

 ner^ that take root. 



stramin eus: straw-colored. 



stranguli tus: strangled, constricted. 



streptocar pus: twisted-fruited. 



Etreptopet alus: with petals twisted. 



streptophyl lus: twisted-leaved. 



streptosep alus: with .sepals twisted. 



striat ulus : somewhat or faintly 

 striped. 



striS tus: striated, striped. 



strictifl6 rus: strict- or stiff-flowered. 



strfc tus: strict, upright, erect. 



strigilld sus: somewhat strigose. 



strigd sus: strigose, covered with 

 sliarT) straight appressed hairs. 



striguld sus: beset with small or 

 weak appressed hairs. 



striolik tus: striolate, somewhat or 

 faintly striped. 



strobilif era: cone-bearing. 



struma rius: of tumors or ulcers. 



strumi tus: with tumors or ulcers. 



styld sus: with style or styles promi- 

 nent. 



styracif luus: flowing with storax or 

 gum. 



suavi olens: sweet-scented. 



sui vis: sweet, agreeable. 



suavis simus: sweetest, very sweet- 

 s' rented. 



Eubacau Us: somewhat stemmed, 

 nearly stemleos. 



subalpi nus: subalpinc, nearly al- 

 pine. 



subauricula tus: somewliat or rather 

 ainicled or eared. 



subcarno sus: nearly or rather flcsly. 



subcorda tus: partially or imperfectly 

 or somewhat cordate. 



subedenta tus: nearly toothless. 



subercula tus: of cork, corky. 



suberec tus : somewhat or rather 

 erect. 



subero sus: cork-barked, full of cork. 



subfaica tus: somewhat falcate. 



subglau eus: somewhat or to some 

 degr<"e Klallrous. 



subhirtel lus: somewhat hairy. 



subluna tus : somewhat lunate or 

 eresecnt-shaped. 



submer sus: .submerged, under water. 



subperen nis: imperfectly or nearly 

 perennial. 



subpetiola tus: somewhat or partially 

 l)etiuled. 



subses silis: nearlj' sessile, not com- 

 pletely sessile. 



subsinua tus: somewhat sinuate or 

 «'a\'y-margined. 



subterra neus: subterranean, under- 

 ground. 



subula tus: subulate, awl-shaped. 



subumbella tus: somewhat or incom- 

 pletely umbellate. 



subvillo sus: somewhat villose or 

 soft-hair>\ 



subvolu bills: somewhat twining. 



succulen tus: succulent, fleshy. 



suec icus: Swedish, of Sweden. 



suffrutes cens: slightly shrubby, be- 

 coming somewhat shrubby. 



suffrutico sus: slightly shrubby. 



sulca tus: sulcate, furrowed. 



sulphii 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. 



surculo sus: producing suckers. 



surinamen sis: belonging to Surinam 

 (Dutch Guiana). 



susia nus: of the province of Susiana 

 (Persia). 



suspen sus: suspended, hung. 



sylvat icus: sylvan, forest-loving 

 (alsr) written silvaticus). 



sylves tris: of woods or forests. 



sylvic olus: growing in woods 



syphilit icus: syphilitic. 



syri acus: Syrian, of Syria. 



sys tylus: with styles joined. 



tabula ris: pertaining to tablets. 



tabulifor mis: tablet-formed. 



tsedig era: torch-bearing, resin-bear- 

 ing. 



taraxicifo lius: Taraxicum- or dande- 

 lion-leaved. 



tardifld rus: late-flowered. 



tardi vus: tardy, late. 



tatar icus: of Tartary (old name for 

 Central Asia). 



tau reus: of ^>xen. 



tail ricus: Taurian, Crimean. 



tauri nus: bull-like. 



taxifo lius: Taxus-leaved, yew-leaved. 



tectd rum: of roofa or houses. 



tec tus: concealed. 



temiJen tus: drunken. 



tenacis simus: most tenacious. 



te nax: (eaaeious, strong. 



tenebro sus: of dark or shaded places. 



tenel lus: slender, tender, soft. 



ten er: slender, tender, soft. 



tentacula tus: with tentacles or short 

 projecting parts. 



tenuicaii lis: slender-stemmed. 



tenuiflo rus: slender-flowered. 



tenuifo Uus: slender-leaved. 



tenufl obus: slender-lobed. 



tenu ior: more slender. 



ten uis: slender, thin. 



tenuis simus: very slender, verj' thin. 



terebinth inus: of turpentine. 



te res: terete, circular in cross-sec- 

 tion. 



teretifo lius: terete-leaved. 



termina lis: terminal, at the end of a 

 stem or branch. 



terna tus : in threes, temate. 



ternifo 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. 



tetrago nus: fovir-angled. 



tetrandrus: 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. 



theif era: tea-bearing. 



therma lis: w.arm, of warm springs. 



thuyoi des: like Thuja or arbor-vitse. 



thyrsiflo rus: Thyrse-flowered. 



thyrsoid eus: thyrse-like. 



tibic inis: of a flute player. 



tigri nus: tiger-striped. 



tincto rius: belonging to dyers, of dyes. 



tine tus: dyed. 



tipulifor mis: of the shape of a <laddy- 

 long-legs. 



tomento sus: tomentose, matted- 

 pubescent. 



tormina lis: u.seful against colic. 



toro sus: torose, cylindrical with eon- 

 tractions at certain places or at 

 intervals. 



tor tills: twisted. 



tortuo sus: much twisted. 



tor tus: twisted. 



torulo sus: somewhat torose. 



toxica 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 

 tr<'nilp|ing poplar. 



trem ulus: cjuivering, trembling. 



triacan thus: thr(!e-sj)ined. 



trian drus: with three anthers or 

 st .aniens 



