Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

laeteviolaceus - lappaceus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
laeteviolaceus laeteviolacea laeteviolaceum	brightly like a violet
	laete	laete	adv	joyfully, gladly, cheerfully; richly; fully
	viola	viol	noun/f	violet; wall-flower
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
laetus laeta laetum	cheerful, joyous
	laetus	laet	adj	joyful, cheerful, happy
	Downingia laeta (Greene) Greene Myoporum laetum G.Forst. Penstemon laetus Gray
laevicaulis laevicaulis laevicaule	smooth stalk
	laevis	laev	adj	levis smooth, smoothed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	caulis	caul	adj/	καυλοϛ stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
	Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
laevigatus laevigata laevigatum	smooth
	laevigatus	laevigat	ppar	levigo to make smooth, slippery (also laevigo)
	Douglasia laevigata Gray Lomatium laevigatum (Nutt.) Coult. & Rose Penstemon laevigatus Ait.
laevior laevior laevius	smoother
	comparative of laevis	laev	adj	levis smooth, smoothed
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
	Rubus laevior (Bailey) Fern.
laevipes laevipedes	smooth stalk
	laevis	laev	adj	levis smooth, smoothed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	pes	ped	noun/m	foot; claw
	Bromus laevipes Shear
laevis laevis laeve	smooth
	laevis	laev	adj	levis smooth, smoothed
	Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers. Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene
laevissimus laevissima laevissimum	smoothest
	superlative of laevis	laev	adj	levis smooth, smoothed
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Asparagus laevissimus Baker
lanatus lanata lanatum	wooly
	lanatus	lanat	adj	covered with wool, wooly
	Antennaria lanata (Hook.) Greene Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) Forbes Erigeron lanatus Hook.
lanceolatus lanceolata lanceolatum	lance shaped
	lancea	lance	noun/f	lance, spear
	ola	ol	noun/f	olus substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declention nouns: diminutive
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Claytonia lanceolata Pursh Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Haplopappus lanceolatus (Hook.) Torr. & Gray
laniger lanigera lanigerum	wool bearing
	laniger	laniger	adj	wool bearing, wooly
	Philadelphus laniger Sol. ex Aiton Pritchardia lanigera Becc. Rhododendron lanigerum Tagg
lanosissimus lanosissima lanosissimum	wooliest
	superlative of lanosus	lanos	adj	full of wool
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
lanosus lanosa lanosum	woolly
	lanosus	lanos	adj	full of wool
	Cheilanthes lanosa (Michx.) D.C.Eat. Antheropeas lanosum (Gray) Rydb.
lanuginosus lanuginosa lanuginosum	downy
	lanugo	lanugin	noun/f	wool-like surface
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Androsace lanuginosa Wall Disporum lanuginosum (Michx.) Nichols. Gossypianthus lanuginosus (Poir.) Moq.
lanulosus lanulosa lanulosum	very fuzzy
	lanula	lanul	noun/f	a little bit of wool
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Achillea lanulosa Nutt.
lapidicola lapidicolae	growing in stone
	lapis	lapid	noun/m	a stone, a mill stone
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	cola	col	noun/f	incola dweller, inhabitant -> -cola/-colus suffix
	Hymenoxys lapidicola Welsh & Neese
lappaceus lappacea lappaceum	burr like
	lappa	lapp	noun/f	a burr
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
	Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. Nephelium lappaceum L. Ranunculus lappaceus Sm.