Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

lasiacanthus - laureola

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
lasiacanthus lasiacantha lasiacanthum	woolly spined
	lasios	lasi	adj	λαιοϛ shaggy, wooly, hairy
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Mammillaria lasiacantha Engelm.
lasiandrus lasiandra lasiandrum	woolly stamen
	lasios	lasi	adj	λαιοϛ shaggy, wooly, hairy
	aner	andr	noun/m	ανηρ, ανδροϛ man; male; husband
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Salix lasiandra Benth.
lasianthos lasiantheis	woolly flowered
	lasios	lasi	adj	λαιοϛ shaggy, wooly, hairy
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	Prostanthera lasianthos Labill.
lasianthus lasiantha lasianthum	woolly flowered
	lasios	lasi	adj	λαιοϛ shaggy, wooly, hairy
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Clematis lasiantha Nutt. Ribes lasianthum Greene Gordonia lasianthus (L.) J. Ellis
lasiocalyx lasiocalyces	woolly calyx
	lasios	lasi	adj	λαιοϛ shaggy, wooly, hairy
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	calyx	calyc	noun/f	καλυξ, υκοϛ husk, covering, calyx
	Acacia lasiocalyx C. R. P. Andrews
lasiocarpus lasiocarpa lasiocarpum	woolly fruit
	lasios	lasi	adj	λαιοϛ shaggy, wooly, hairy
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Lepidium lasiocarpum Nutt. Rubus lasiocarpus Sm.
lasiococcus lasiococca lasiococcum	woolly berry
	lasios	lasi	adj	λαιοϛ shaggy, wooly, hairy
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	coccos	cocc	noun/n	κοκκοϛ berry of the scarlet oak, used as a red dye
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Rubus lasiococcus Gray
lasiodontus lasiodonta lasiodontum	woolly toothed
	lasios	lasi	adj	λαιοϛ shaggy, wooly, hairy
	odon	odont	noun/m	οδων, οντοϛ Ion a tooth
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Monarda lasiodonta (Gray) Small
lasioglossus lasioglossa lasioglossum	woolly tongued
	lasios	lasi	adj	λαιοϛ shaggy, wooly, hairy
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	glossa	gloss	noun/f	γλωσσα the tongue; a language
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
lateralis lateralis laterale	lateral
	lateralis	lateral	adj	of the side, lateral
	Pogonatum laterale Schimp. in Jard. Andropogon lateralis Nees
latifolius latifolia latifolium	broad leaved
	latus	lat	adj	broad, wide
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Arnica latifolia Bong. Cerastium latifolium Fenzl Lathyrus latifolius L.
latior latior latius	broader
	comparative of latus	lat	adj	broad, wide
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
latisepalus latisepala latisepalum	broad sepal
	latus	lat	adj	broad, wide
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	sepalum	sepal	noun/n	Mod L sepal; = Gk skepe (covering) + petalum (petal) (coined in 1790 by H. J. de Necker)
				skepe σκεπη covering; shelter, protection
				petalum πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Campanula latisepala Hulten Cajanus latisepalus (S. T. Reynolds & Pedley) Maesen
latisiliquus latisiliqua latisiliquum	wide podded
	latus	lat	adj	broad, wide
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	siliqua	siliqu	noun/f	pod of a legume
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Galactia latisiliqua Desv. Lysiloma latisiliquum (L.) Benth.
latispinus latispina latispinum	broad spines
	latus	lat	adj	broad, wide
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	spina	spin	noun/f	thorn; prickle, spine
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Ferocactus latispinus (Haw.) Britton & Rose
latissimus latissima latissimum	broadest
	superlative of latus	lat	adj	broad, wide
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Korthalsella latissima (v. Tiegh.) Danser
laureola laureolae	small laurel crown
	laureola	laureol	noun/f	a small laurel crown or garland
	Daphne laureola L.