TACLC €r ENGLIXIi ECUIVALCNTJ 
OF BOTANICAL NAMES USED IN HORTICULTURAL NOMENCLATURE 
acsuIU: stemltss. 
acuminatui: long^pointfd. 
adpresauii pressed against. 
adsurgtns; rising to erect position 
afstivalit: summer, 
africanuit African. 
aggregatui: clustered. 
aizoon: evergreen, tenacious. 
alatus: teinged. 
albidus: white. 
sibui; white. 
alpestrit: alpine. 
alpinuf: alpine. 
amabilit: lovely. 
imoenus: charming, pleasing. 
amplexicaulii: stem-clasping. 
amurensia: Amur river region. 
angustus: narrow. 
aphyllua: leafless, 
apiculatui: tipped with point. 
applanatuai flattened. 
aradinoidet: spider-like, cobwebby 
arborcacem: becoming tree-like, 
arborcul i tree^like. 
argtnUus: silvery, 
atla&ticut: Atlantic regions. 
atropurpureui: dark purple. 
atroaanguioeui: dark blood-red. 
aureui! golden. 
autumnalit: autumnal. 
baccatus: berried. 
balearicut: o/ Balearic Isles. 
barbatua: barbed, bearded. 
bilobus* two-lobed. 
coerultus: dark blue, 
caeaiua: bluish gray. 
caetpitocut: cespitose, tufted. 
calyclnus: calyxdike. 
campaoulatus: bell-shaped. 
canariensit: of Canary Isles. 
candicani: white, hoary. 
cardiaalit: cardinal. 
carneuir flesh-colored. 
carpathicua: Carpathian region. 
caahmarianui: of Cashmere. 
catharticut cathartic, 
caucaticui: Caucasus region. 
ccrifera: wajc^eaeing* 
chalcedonicut: of Chalcedon. 
cbioansii: belonging to China. 
chrysanthus: golden-flowered. 
dliarii: fringed hairy margin. 
unereut: ash-colored. 
cocainaus: scarlet. 
commuais: common, general, 
compact u$: co mpact, dense. 
concinnus: neat, well made. 
co&color: colored timiUtly. 
couiferus: cone-bearxng. 
coo^picuus: conspicuous, 
coraiculatus: horned. 
cornarius: used for garlands, 
corsicut: Corsican. 
crenatus: scalloped. 
creouUtus: somewhat scalloned. 
cristatut: crested. 
d«albatus: whitened. 
decipieos: deceptive. 
decumnt: extending down stem. 
ddtoideus: deltoid, triangular. 
dentatus: toothed. 
deprassus: depressed. 
dissectus: dissected, deeply cut. 
divergens: wide-spreading. 
dolobratus: shaped like an ax. 
dotnesticui: domesticated. 
alatior: taller, 
eiegans: elegant. 
elegantisiimus: most elegant, 
easifoHus: swordAeaved, 
ercctus: erect, upright. 
ericoides: erica-like, heath-like. 
excelui; tall, 
faatigiatui: close erect branchee. 
ferrugineui: color of iron rust. 
filamentoaut: thread-bearing. 
filifera: thread bearing, 
filiformlt: filiform, threadAike, 
flavus: yellow, 
flexuotut: tortuous, zig-zag. 
floribundui: free-flowering. 
florldus: full of flowers. 
follatut: with leaves. 
formosus: beautiful, handsome. 
fragilii: fragile, brittle. 
froadoiut: fronded, leafy. 
fniticosut: shrubby, bushy. 
fulvut: tawny yellow. 
funebrU: funereal. 
garganicui: of Gargano. 
gigantcui: very large. 
glaber: smooth. 
gUndulosus: glandular. 
glaucophyllus: glaucusAeaved. 
glaucui: bluish green. 
giobosui: spherical, globular. 
glomeratui: flustered, 
gracilii: graceful, slender. 
graecut: of Greece, Greek. 
grandiflonis: large-flowered 
beterophyllui: leaves of various 
shapes, 
bexapctalus: six-petaXed. 
htbernicus: Hibernian, of or per- 
taining to Ireland, 
birsutus: hairy , 
hispanicut; Spanish, of Spain. 
bispidus: bristly, 
horizontalii: horizontal. 
bybridui: mixed, crossed. 
ibericui: of Iberia. 
tmbneatui: lapping over, shin¬ 
gled. 
incanus: hoary. 
Intermedius: tn between. 
involucratui: with a whorl of 
small leaves, 
italicus: Italian. 
japonicui: of Japan. 
Junceus: rushAike. 
laciniatus: cut or slashed into 
narrow Met, 
lactiflorus: flowers milk-colored. 
laevis; smooth. 
lanatus; wooly. 
lanuginotua: wooly, downy. 
lancifoliui: larch-leaved. 
latUoliua: broadAeaved. 
laurinus? laurelAike. 
leucanthus: white-flowered. 
lilacinus: lilac. 
linifoliui: flaxAeaved. 
longifoliui! longAeaved. 
longipe*: long-footed, long-stalk¬ 
ed, 
lucidus: bright, shinning, clear. 
luteolus: yellowish. 
luteus: yellow, 
macranthus: large-flowered. 
macrocephalus: large-headed. 
macrophyllus: largeAeaved. 
magnificut: eminent, distinguish¬ 
ed, 
major: greater, larger. 
marglnatus: margined. 
maritimus: of the sea. 
mascului: male, masculine. 
mauntanicui: of Mauretania. 
maximus: largest. 
mediierraneus: of the Mediter¬ 
ranean region, 
microphyllus; small-leaved. 
mlnimui:^ smallest. 
minor: smaller, 
mlnutus: smaller, very small. 
mollis; soft, soft-hairy. 
monilifera: bearing a necklace. 
monstrosus: wholly abnormal 
or deformed, 
multiflorus: many-flowered. 
nanus: dwarf, 
ncglectus : overlooked. 
nepalensis: of Nepal. 
niger; black. 
nitidus :. shinning. 
nobilis: famous, renowned. 
nudicaulis: naked-stemmed. 
nudiflorus: naked-flowered. 
obtusus: blunt, rounded. 
occidentalis : western. 
odoratus: fragrant. 
odorus; fragrant. 
officinalis: medicinal. 
olympicus; of Olympus or Mt. 
Olympus. 
oreganus: of Oregon. 
brientalis: oriental, eastern. 
ovalifollus: oval-leaved, 
ovatus: ovate. 
oxyacanthus: sharp-thorned or 
spined. 
palmatus: divided or lobed like 
the hand. 
palustris: marsh-loving. 
Paniculatus : borne in pannicles. 
pannosut: ragged, tattered. 
patulus: spreading. 
pendulus; hanging. 
pennatus: feathered. 
ptntaphyllus : fiveAeaved. 
perslcaefoliut: peachAeaved. 
poriiois: of Persia; also the 
peach, 
pisifera: pea-bearing. 
platanoides: plane-tree-like. 
plenus : full, used to designate 
doubleness in flowers. 
plicatus: plaited, folded length¬ 
wise. 
plumarius: plumed. 
plurtosus: feathery. 
polyphyllus; manyAeaved. 
ponticus : of Pontus {in Asia 
Minor). 
praecox: premature, very early. 
pratensis: of meadows. 
primulinus: primrose-like. 
nrocumbens: lying on ground. 
prostralus: lying flat. 
prunifolius: plumAeaved. 
pfuedo; in combinations means 
the false, not genuine. 
pullus: dark colored, dusky, 
almost black. 
pumiluE: dwarf. 
pungens: sharp pointed. 
purpureus: purple. 
pusillus: very small, insignificant 
pygmaeus t small growing. 
pyramidalis: pyramidal. 
pyrenaicus: of the Pyrenees. 
quinquefolius : fiveAeaved. 
racemiflorus: raceme-flowered. 
racemosus: flowers in racemes. 
radicans: rootmg, 
recurvifolius : recurvedAeaved. 
redivivus: restored, brought back 
to life, 
repandus: with margin wavy. 
repens : creeping. 
reptans: creeping. 
roseus: rosy. 
rotundifolins: round-leaved. 
ruber: red, ruddy. 
ruberrimus: very red. 
rugosus : wrinkled. 
rupestris : rockAoving. 
rupicolus: growing on cliffs or 
ledges, 
salicifotiua : willow-leaved. 
sanguineus: bloody, blood-red. 
sarmentosus: bearing runners. 
sazatilis: found among rocks. 
scaber: rough. 
scandens: climbing, 
semperflorcnt: ever-flowering. 
sempervirens: evergreen. 
sibiricus: of Siberia. 
sltchensis: belonging to Sitka, 
Alaskan, 
spathulatus: spoon-shaped. 
speciosus: showy, goodAooking. 
spectabilis: remarkable, showy. 
spicatus: with spikes. 
spiralis: spiral, 
squarrosus: parts spreading or 
recurving at ends. 
stenophyllus: narrowAeaved. 
sterilis: infertile. 
stolonifera: bearing runners that 
take root, 
strictus: strict, upright, erect. 
stylosui: with style or styles 
prominent, 
styracifluus: flowing with storax 
Of gum, 
subhirtellus: somewhat hairy. 
subulatus: awl-shaped. 
suecicus: of Sweden. 
suffruticosus: slightly shrubby. 
sulphureus: sulfur-colored. 
turperbus: proud. 
suspensus: suspended, hung. 
sylvaticus: forest-loving. 
sylvesiris: of woods or forests. 
syriacus: of Syria. 
tataricus: of Tartary {old name 
of Central Asia.) 
tectorum: of roofs or houses. 
tenuis: slender, thin. 
terminalls: at the end of a stem 
or branek, 
ternatui: in threes, 
tinctorius belonging to dyers, of 
dyes, 
tomentosus: matted with soft 
hairs, 
triacantbus: three-spined. 
trichotanthus: hairy-flowered. 
tricutpidatus: three-pointed. 
trilobus: threeAobed. 
triumphans: triumphant. 
tuberosut: a shortened under¬ 
ground stem, 
tulipifera: tulip-bearing. 
turbinatui; top-shaped. 
typhinui: smoky or dull. 
umbellatus: flowers in a cluster. 
umbraculifera: umbrella-bearing 
shade producing. 
Umbrosus: shaded, shade-loving. 
vagans: wandering, vagabondish.. 
variegatus: variegated. 
venustus; handsome, charming. 
Ternus: of spring. 
versicolor: variously colored. 
verticillatus: whorled, arrangtk 
in a circle about the stem, 
verus: the true or genuine or 
standard, 
viridis: green. 
viridissimus: greenest, very green. 
viscosus: sticky, viscid. 
vitellinus: yellow. 
vulgaris: vulgar, common. 
yunnanensis: of the Province of 
Ymn-nan China. 
