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| membranaceus membranacea membranaceum | membranaceous | |||
| membrana | membran | noun/f | skin, membrane; parchment | |
| aceus | ace | adj | adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus | |
| Carex membranacea Hook. Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr. Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch. ex Link) Bunge | ||||
| meritus merita meritum | meritorious | |||
| meritus | merit | ppar | deserving of merit | |
| Crataegus merita Sarg. Aster meritus A.Nels. | ||||
| mesatlanticus mesatlantica mesatlanticum | mid-atlantic | |||
| mesos | mes | adj | mid-, in the middle | |
| atlanticus | atlantic | adj | Atlanticus of or pertaining to Mt Atlas | |
| mesoleucus mesoleuca mesoleucum | medium white | |||
| mesos | mes | adj | mid-, in the middle | |
| o | o | cnct | connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words | |
| leucos | leuc | adj | λευκοϛ
bright, brilliant, clear; white, pale | |
| us | adj | Latinizing suffix | ||
| Phlox mesoleuca Greene | ||||
| messanensis messanensis messanense | Messina, Sicily | |||
| messana | messan | noun/f | Messana Μεσσηνη city built on a point in the straits between Sicily and Italy (Messina, Italy) | |
| ensis | ens | adj | adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat | |
| Trifolium messanense L. Melilotus messanensis (L.) All. | ||||
| metallicus metallica metallicum | metallic | |||
| metallum | metall | noun/n | μεταλλον
gold and silver; a metal mine | |
| icus | ic | adj | -ικοϛ
adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of | |
| Heliconia metallica Planch. & Linden ex Hook. | ||||
| meteoricus meteorica meteoricum | from the heavens | |||
| meteorum | meteor | adj/n | μετεωροϛ; μετεωρα
NL upraised, high, aloft; heavenly bodies | |
| icus | ic | adj | -ικοϛ
adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of | |