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cupressina, cypress-like, 

 cyanea, blue. 



dealbata, powdery. 



deca-, ten. 



decandra, ten-stemmed. 



decipiens, deceiving. 



decora, comely. 



decurrens, prolonged on stem. 



decussata, opposing pairs. 



def lexa, bending. 



demissa, low. 



denticulata, toothed. 



dependens, hanging. 



digitata, fingered. 



discolor, various-colored. 



disticha, two-ranked. 



divaricata, straggling. 



dulcis, sweet. 



dumosa, bushy. 



eburnea, ivory-like, 

 echlnata, hedge-hog-like, 

 edulis, edible, 

 elata, tall, 

 elongata. trailing, 

 emarginata, notched at tip. 

 ericoides, heath-like, 

 eriocarpa, wooly-fruited. 

 esculenta. edible, 

 exaltata, high, 

 excelsa, tall, 

 eximea, excellent. 



falcata, sickle-shaped. 



farinosa, mealy. 



fasciculata, close-clustered. 



fastigiata, parallel and upright. 



ferox, fierce. 



ferruginea, rusty. 



ficifolia, fig-leaved. 



filamentosa, thready. 



filtfera, thread-bearing. 



flmbriata, fringed. 



flabella, fan-shaped. 



flagella, whip-shaped. 



flammea. flery. 



flava, yellow. 



flexuosa, waved ziz-zaggly. 



flore-plena, double-flowered. 



florlbunda, free-flowering. 



florida, florid. 



foetida, stinking. 



folia, foliage. 



foliosa, leafy. 



formosa, beautiful. 



fragrans, fragrant. 



frigida, stiff, frosty. 



fruticosa, shrubby. 



fulgens, glowing, brilliant. 



funebris, funereal, dismal. 



genus, rank above species, 

 gigas, giant. 

 glabra. smooth, 

 gladlata, sword-like. 



glauca, milky-white, 

 glutinosa, sticky, 

 gracile, slender, 

 gracillima, graceful, 

 graminea, grass-like, 

 grandis, splendid, great, 

 graveolens, strong-smelling, 

 guttata, spotted. 



hastata, spear-shaped. 



hederacea, ivy-like. 



hepta, seven. 



herbacea, herb-like, herbaceov 



heterophylla, variable-leaved. 



hexa, six. 



hirsuta, hairy. 



hirta, hairy. 



hispida, hairy. 



hortensis, garden. 



humilis, dwarf. 



hystrix, bristly. 



-ifera, bearing, 

 ignea, fiery, 

 ilicifolia, holly-leaved, 

 imbricata, overlapping. 

 Incisa, deeply-cut. 

 Indica, Indian, 

 indigenous, native, 

 indivisa, undivided, simple, 

 inermis, unarmed, 

 integrifolia, entire-leaved. 



juncea, rush-like. 



labiata, lipped, 

 laciniata, deeply-cut, 

 lacta, milky. 



laevigata, smooth-stemmed. 

 lanata, wooly. 

 lanceolata, lance-shaped, 

 lasiocarpa, wooly-fruited. 

 latifolia, broad-leaved, 

 laurifolia, laurel-leaved, 

 laxa, loose. 



leucorrhiza, white-rooted, 

 leucoxylon, white-wooded, 

 lignosus, woody, 

 linearis, narrow-leaved, 

 lineata, lined, 

 lingua, tongued. 

 linifolia, flax-leaved, 

 lobata, lobed. 

 longifolia, long-leaved, 

 longipes, long-stalked, 

 lophanta, crested, 

 luclda, shiny, 

 lunata, crescent-shaped. 

 Lusitanica, Portugal. 



macro, large. 



macrophylla, large-leaved, 

 maculata, spotted, 

 majalis, May. 

 major, greater, 

 majus, large, 

 marmora, marbled. 



