GLOSSARY OF LATIN SPECIFIC TERMS 



japonica Japanese. 



laciniata cut into pointed lobes, 

 lacustre by the lake, 

 laevigata smooth-leaved, 

 lanceolata lance-shaped, 

 lantana viburnum, 

 lantanoides Ian tana-like, 

 latifolia broad-leaved, 

 ligustrina flexible, privet-leaved, 

 longipes long-stemmed, 

 lucida shining-leaved, 

 lutea yellow. 



macrostachya great-spiked, 

 mariana Maryland, 

 maritima growing by the sea 

 maximum greatest, 

 microcarpus-a small-fruited, 

 mollis soft. 



mucronata bristle-pointed, 

 myrtilloides myrtle-like. 



nana dwarf. 



nigrobaccus blackberry. 



nigrum-a black. 



nitida shining. 



nudum bare, naked. 



nudiflora flowers without leaves. 



occidentalis western, 

 oblongifolia oblong-leaved, 

 obovatus-a-um obovate. 

 odoratus-a fragrant, 

 oligocarpa short-carpeled. 

 opulifolius opulus-leaved. 

 opulus cranberry, 

 oxyacanthoides short-spined. 



palustris growing in the marsh, 

 paniculata bearing panicles, 

 parvifolia small-leaved. 



paucifolium few-leaved. 



pennsylvanicum Pennsylvanian. 



pentagyna five-fruited. 



peregrina spreading, wandering. 



petiolaris petiolate. 



pilosa downy, with silky hairs. 



polifolia many-leaved. 



pontica by the sea. 



procumbens trailing. 



prolificum prolific. 



prostratum prostrate. 



prunifolium plum-leaved. 



pubens downy. 



pubescens downy, with soft, short 



hairs. 



pumilis-a low, dwarf, 

 purpurea purple, 

 pyracanthus fire-blossom. 



racemosus-a bearing racemes. 



radicans striking root. 



repens creeping. 



resinosa resinous. 



rosea rose-colored. 



rostrata beaked. 



rotundif ol ium-a round-leaved. 



rubiginosa rusty. 



rubrum red. 



rugosa wrinkled. 



salicifolia willow-leaved. 



sanguinea bloody. 



scabra rough to the touch. 



sericea silky. 



serpyllifolia wild-thyme-leaved. 



serrulata serrate or serrulate. 



setigera bristly. 



spicata pointed. 



spinosa spiny. 



stamineum long-stemmed. 



stans erect, standing firm. 



stellata star-like. 



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