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endings are incorrect, while others are correct but confus- 

 ing, a summary is given of the correct endings for com- 

 pound adjectives based upon nouns of the different declen- 

 sions : 



First and second declension: -os, -ov 

 Third declension: 



Stems in v, p, 8: no change, rarely -<av, or -wp, or -os, -ov 



Stems in any other consonant, or in -cs: -os, -ov 



Stems in -ar, nom. -as: -MS, -a>v, or -os, ov 



Stems in -i or -v. no change, or -os, -ov 



Acanthobotrya = Acanthobotrys (/36Vpus, 6, a cluster of grapes) 

 Acanthocarpa = Acanthocarpus (/LOTTOS, 6, fruit) 

 Acrodryon = Acrodrys (Spvs, ), oak. Acrodryus, -um is per- 

 missible but rare) 



Acrospermum = Acrosperma (<nrfpfia, TO, seed) 

 Acrotriche = Acrothrix (0pi, TOGO'S, 17, hair) 

 Amphilophis = Amphilophus (A.c'<os, 6, crest) 

 Botrytis = Botryites (/SOTOWTTJS, 6, like grapes) 

 Callistachya Callistachys (o-raxws, 6, spike) 

 Calycera Calliceras (xepas, TO, horn) 

 Ceratocaulis Ceratocaulus (*avAos, 6, stalk) 

 Centrophyta Centrophytum (<UTOV, TO, plant) 

 Chamaemeles Chamaemelum (/x^Xov, TO, apple) 

 Cheilococca Chilococcus (KOKKOS, 6, berry) 

 Cyanotis Cyanus or Cyanotus (ov>, WTOS, TO, ear) 

 Cyclopeltis Cyclopelte (T^TT/, 77, small shield) 

 Cyrtorrhyncha - Cyrtorrhynchus (pv/x ?* T snout) 

 Dasytricha = Dasythrix (Op%, Tpixos, 77, hair) 

 Desmophlebis = Desmophleps (<At'i/f, T), vein) 

 Didiplis = Didiplus (SwrAo's, StTrXoos, twofold) 

 Distichlis = Distichus (o-Tt'^os, o, row) 

 Epistemum = Epistemon (o-n^/uuv, o, warp) or Epistema (o-r^/xa, 



TO, stamen) 



Euchaetis = Euchaete (xar/, ?, long hair) 

 Gigandra = Gigantaner or Gigantandrus (hyp, dv6>os, 6, man) 

 Glossocomia = Glossocome (KO^ i/, hair) 

 Glycyosmis = Glycyosme (OQ-/XJ/, 7), smell) 



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