Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

horizontalis - hymenorrhizus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
horizontalis horizontalis horizontale	horizontal
	horizon	horizont	noun/m	οριζων the horizon
	alis	al	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: of or pertaining to
	Heliotropium horizontale Small Cotoneaster horizontalis Dcne.
horridulus horridula horridulum	somewhat spiny
	horridus	horrid	adj	sticking out, rough, shaggy, bristly, prickly
	ulus	ul	adj	adjective suffix for adjectives: diminutive
	Cheilanthes horridula Maxon Cirsium horridulum Michx.
horridus horrida horridum	prickly, bristly
	horridus	horrid	adj	sticking out, rough, shaggy, bristly, prickly
	Aciphylla horrida W.Oliv. Asplenium horridum Kaulfuss Oplopanax horridus Miq.
hortensis hortensis hortense	of gardens
	hortus	hort	noun/m	garden
	ensis	ens	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
	Petroselinum hortense Hoffm. Atriplex hortensis L.
horti hortorum	of garden(s)
	generative of hortus	hort	noun/m	garden
	Pelargonium x hortorum L. H. Bailey
hortulanus hortulana hortulanum	of gardens
	hortulus	hortul	noun/m	a little garden
	anus	an	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: position, connection, possession
	Prunus hortulana Bailey Caladium x hortulanum Birdsey
humifusus humifusa humifusum	prostrate
	humus	hum	noun/f	the earth, ground, soil
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fusus	fus	adj	spread out, extended
	Gaultheria humifusa (Graham) Rydb. Desmodium humifusum (Muhl. ex Bigelow) Beck Cotoneaster humifusus Duthie ex J. H. Veitch
humilior humilior humilius	lower
	comparative of humilis	humil	adj	low, lowly, small, slight
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
humilis humilis humile	low growing
	humilis	humil	adj	low, lowly, small, slight
	Allium humile Kunth Chamaerops humilis L.
humillimus humillima humillimum	lowest
	superlative of humilis	humil	adj	low, lowly, small, slight
	limus	lim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Salix humillima Anderss. Astragalus humillimus Gray
hyacinthinus hyacinthina hyacinthinum	Hyacinth like
	hyacinthinus	hyacinthin	adj	υακινϑοϛ of or pertaining to the hyacinth
	Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene Hesperoscordum hyacinthinum Lindl.
hyalinus hyalina hyalinum	transparent
	hyalus	hyal	noun/m	υαλοϛ glass
	inus	in	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to or resembling
	Athalamia hyalina (Sommert.) Hatt. Allium hyalinum Curran Astragalus hyalinus M.E.Jones
hybernus hyberna hybernum	of winter
	hybernus	hybern	adj	hibernus of or pertaining to winter
	Triticum hybernum L.
hybridus hybrida hybridum	hybrid
	hybrida	hybrid	noun/f	hibrida mongrel, hybrid
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Medicago hybrida (Pourr.) Trautv. Sedum hybridum L. Amaranthus hybridus L.
hyemalis hyemalis hyemale	of winter
	hyemalis	hyemal	adj	hiemalis of winter, wintry
	Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr. Agrostis hyemalis (Walt.) B.S.P.
hygrometricus hygrometrica hygrometricum	measuring moisture
	hygros	hygr	adj	υγροϛ wet, moist, liquid
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	metricus	metric	adj	metron μετρον a measure, rule, standard
				icus -ικοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
	Funaria hygrometrica Hedw.
hymenoides hymenoides hymenoides	membranous
	hymen	hymen	noun/m	υμην, ενοϛ skin, membrane
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roemer & J.A.Schultes) Ricker ex Piper
hymenorrhizus hymenorrhiza hymenorrhizum	membranous roots
	hymen	hymen	noun/m	υμην, ενοϛ skin, membrane
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	r	r	cnct	ρ sometimes the Greek aspirated 'r' is rrh and sometimes rh in the Latin transliteration
	rhiza	rhiz	noun/f	ριζα root; stem, origin
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Allium hymenorrhizum Ledeb.