Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

laxiflorus - leontopodius

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
laxiflorus laxiflora laxiflorum	loose flowers
	laxus	lax	adj	loose, slack, relaxed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Achillea laxiflora Pollard & Cockerell Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Lam.) Gould Euonymus laxiflorus Champ. ex Benth.
laxifolius laxifolia laxifolium	loose leaved
	laxus	lax	adj	loose, slack, relaxed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Selaginella laxifolia Baker Dacrydium laxifolium Hook. f. Senecio laxifolius Buchanan
laxior laxior laxius	looser
	comparative of laxus	lax	adj	loose, slack, relaxed
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
laxispicatus laxispicata laxispicatum	loose spikes
	laxus	lax	adj	loose, slack, relaxed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	spicatus	spicat	ppar	spico to grow ears, spikes (like corn)
	Lupinus laxispicatus Rydb.
laxissimus laxissima laxissimum	loosest
	superlative of laxus	lax	adj	loose, slack, relaxed
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Solanum laxissimum Bitter
laxus laxa laxum	slack, loose
	laxus	lax	adj	loose, slack, relaxed
	Anomatheca laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt Sedum laxum (Britt.) Berger Trollius laxus Salisb.
lectissimus lectissima lectissimum	choicest
	superlative of lectus	lect	padj	selected, choice
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Porina lectissima (Fr.) Zahlbr.
leiocarpus leiocarpa leiocarpum	smooth fruit
	leios	lei	adj	λειοϛ smooth
	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
	Agyrophora leiocarpa (DC.) Gyelnik Nephelium leiocarpum F. Muell. ex Benth., nom. illeg. Conocarpus leiocarpus DC.
leiogynus leiogyna leiogynum	smooth pistil
	leios	lei	adj	λειοϛ smooth
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	gyne	gyn	noun/f	γυνε woman, lady; wife; mistress; widow
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Persea leiogyna S. F. Blake Homalium leiogynum Blake
leiomerus leiomera leiomerum	smooth portion
	leios	lei	adj	λειοϛ smooth
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	meros	mer	noun/n	μεροϛ a part, share, lot, portion
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Erigeron leiomerus Gray
leiophyllus leiophylla leiophyllum	smooth leaved
	leios	lei	adj	λειοϛ smooth
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	phyllon	phyll	noun/n	φυλλον leaf; foliage
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Carex leiophylla Mackenzie Dasylirion leiophyllum Engelm. ex Trel. Penstemon leiophyllus Pennell
leiospermus leiosperma leiospermum	smooth seeded
	leios	lei	adj	λειοϛ smooth
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	sperma	sperm	noun/n	σπερμα seed, germ
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Strophostyles leiosperma (Torr. & A. Gray) Piper Phaseolus leiospermus Torr. & A. Gray
lentus lenta lentum	pliable
	lentus	lent	adj	pliable, flexible, tough, sticky, viscous
	Betula lenta L. Geranium lentum Woot. & Standl. Penstemon lentus Pennell
leontopodius leontopodia leontopodium	edelweiss, lion's foot
	leon	leont	noun/m	λεων, οντιϛ a lion
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	podion	podi	noun/n	ποδιον little foot, from 'pous': foot
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Leucogenes leontopodium (Hook. f.) Beauverd