Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

lonchitis - lusitanus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
lonchitis lonchites	spear shaped
	lonche	lonch	noun/f	logche λογχη spear
	itis	it	noun/m	ites -ιταϛ ? substantive suffix for nouns: connection to a noun
	Polystichum lonchitis (L.) Roth
lonchocarpus lonchocarpa lonchocarpum	spear like seeds
	lonche	lonch	noun/f	logche λογχη spear
	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
	Draba lonchocarpa Rydb. Astragalus lonchocarpus Torr.
longepedunculatus longepedunculata longepedunculatum	long footed
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	e	e	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin, infrequently used
	pedunculus	peduncul	noun/m	a little foot; hence a foot stalk
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Cerastium longepedunculatum Muhl. ex Britt.
longeradiatus longeradiata longeradiatum	long rays
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	e	e	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin, infrequently used
	radiatus	radiat	ppar	with rays; shining
longerhizomatosus longerhizomatosa longerhizomatosum	notably long root like
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	e	e	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin, infrequently used
	rhizoma	rhizomat	noun/n	ριζωμα, ατοϛ something that has taken root
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
longicalycinus longicalycina longicalycinum	with long calyx
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	calyx	calyc	noun/f	καλυξ, υκοϛ husk, covering, calyx
	inus	in	adj	-ινοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: composition, color, resembling, owning
	Silene longicalycina Kom.
longicaulis longicaulis longicaule	long stemmed
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	caulis	caul	adj/	καυλοϛ stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
	Trifolium longicaule Woot. & Standl. Thymus longicaulis C. Presl
longicornu longicornua	with a long horn
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	cornu	corn	noun/m	horn, antler
longidentatus longidentata longidentatum	long toothed
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	dentatus	dentat	adj	toothed
	Trifolium longidentatum Nabelek
longiflorus longiflora longiflorum	long flowered
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Menodora longiflora Gray Lilium longiflorum Thunb. Diplacus longiflorus Nutt.
longifolius longifolia longifolium	long leaved
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Arnica longifolia D.C.Eat. Acrostichum longifolium Jacq., non Burm. Aster longifolius Lam.
longipes longipedes	long stalked
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	pes	ped	noun/m	foot; claw
	Adesmia longipes Phil.
longipetalus longipetala longipetalum	long petaled
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	petalum	petal	noun/n	πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Lewisia longipetala (Piper) S.Clay Oreobroma longipetalum Piper Astragalus longipetalus Chater
longiradiatus longiradiata longiradiatum	long rays
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	radiatus	radiat	ppar	with rays; shining
	Pseudocymopterus longiradiatus Mathias, Constance & Theobald
longiscapus longiscapa longiscapum	long scaped
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	scapus	scap	adj	shaft, stem, stalk, trunk
	Gazania longiscapa DC. Anthericum longiscapum Jacq.
longisepalus longisepala longisepalum	long sepals
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	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
	Glycosmis longisepala B. C. Stone
longisiliquus longisiliqua longisiliquum	long podded
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	siliqua	siliqu	noun/f	pod of a legume
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
longispathus longispatha longispathum	long spathed
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	spatha	spath	noun/f	σπαϑη broad double edged sword, saber
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Bambusa longispatha Kurz Agapanthus longispathus F. M. Leight.
longissimus longissima longissimum	longest
	superlative of longus	long	adj	long; extended
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Racosperma longissimum (H. L. Wendl.) Pedley Rubus longissimus Bailey
longistylis longistyles	long style
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	stylis	styl	noun/m	stylos στυλοϛ pillar, pole, prop (confused with L. stilus)
				is -ιϛ substantive suffix for nouns: a connection to a noun
	Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC.
longistylus longistyla longistylum	long style
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	stylus	styl	adj	stylos στυλοϛ pillar, pole, prop (confused with L. stilus)
				us Latinizing suffix
	Persicaria longistyla (Small) Small Cirsium longistylum Moore & Frankton Hyacinthus longistylus Miscz.
longitubus longituba longitubum	long tubed
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	tubus	tub	noun/m	a tube, pipe
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Hackelia longituba I.M. Johnston
longus longa longum	long
	longus	long	adj	long; extended
	Curcuma longa L. Aquilegia longissima A.Gray Piper longum L. Cyperus longus L.
lophanthus lophantha lophanthum	crested flower
	lophos	loph	noun/m	λοφοϛ the back of the neck; crest of a hill or helmet
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Agave lophantha Schiede
lophophorus lophophora lophophorum	having a crest
	lophos	loph	noun/m	λοφοϛ the back of the neck; crest of a hill or helmet
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	phoros	phor	apar	phoreo φορεω (φερω) to carry, bring
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Nomocharis lophophora (Bureau & Franch.) Balf. f. Lilium lophophorum Franch.
lucidior lucidior lucidius	brighter
	comparative of lucidus	lucid	adj	clear, shining, bright
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
	Albizia lucidior (Steud.) I. C. Nielsen ex H. Hara
lucidus lucida lucidum	shining, clear
	lucidus	lucid	adj	clear, shining, bright
	Acaena lucida (Lam.) Vahl Geranium lucidum L. Ateramnus lucidus (Sw.) Rothm.
lunatus lunata lunatum	crescent shaped
	lunatus	lunat	adj	shaped like a half moon, crescent
	Pedicularis lunata Rydb. Machaerium lunatum (L. f.) Ducke Drepanocarpus lunatus (L. f.) G.F.W. Mey.
lunulatus lunulata lunulatum	crescent shaped
	luna	lun	noun/f	the moon
	ula	ul	noun/f	ulus dimutive substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Didymochlaena lunulata Desv.
lupinoides lupinoides lupinoides	Lupinus like
	lupinus	lupin	noun/m	a lupine, wolf-bean
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Thermopsis lupinoides (L.) Link
lupulus lupuli	small wolf, the hop was called a willow-wolf for the tree on which it climbed
	lupus	lup	noun/m	wolf
	ulus	ul	noun/m	dimutive substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns
	Humulus lupulus L.
luridus lurida luridum	pale yellow
	luridus	lurid	adj	pale yellow, wan, lurid
	Arthonia lurida Ach. Dermatocarpon luridum (With.) J. R. Laundon Didymodon luridus Hornsch. in Spreng.
lusitanicus lusitanica lusitanicum	from Portugal
	lusitanus	lusitan	adj/f	Lusitanus of the Western part of Iberian peninsula (Portugal & parts of Spanish provinces of Estremadura & Todedo)
	icus	ic	adj	-ικοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
	Erica lusitanica K.Rudolphi Nephroma lusitanicum Schaerer Asphodelus lusitanicus Henriq.
lusitanus lusitana lusitanum	of Portugal
	lusitanus	lusitan	adj/f	Lusitanus of the Western part of Iberian peninsula (Portugal & parts of Spanish provinces of Estremadura & Todedo)
	Dianthus lusitanus Brot.