Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

myriophyllus - myrtinervius

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
myriophyllus myriophylla myriophyllum	many leaved
	myrios	myri	adj	μυριοϛ countless; huge, infinite; 10,000
	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
	Acaena myriophylla Lindl. Asplenium myriophyllum (Sw.) K. Presl
myriostigma myriostigmata	many stigmata
	myrios	myri	adj	μυριοϛ countless; huge, infinite; 10,000
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	stigma	stigmat	noun/n	στιγμα Gk: thorn, point; brand, blemish; L: brand
	Astrophytum myriostigma Lem.
myrtifolius myrtifolia myrtifolium	leaves like genus Myrtus (myrtle)
	myrtus	myrt	noun/f	μυρτοϛ myrtle
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Acacia myrtifolia Willd. Hypericum myrtifolium Lam. Lathyrus myrtifolius Muhl. ex Willd.
myrtilloides myrtilloides myrtilloides	like a little myrtle
	myrtus	myrt	noun/f	μυρτοϛ myrtle
	illus	ill	noun/m	substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns: diminutive
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.
myrtillus myrtilli	a little myrtle
	myrtus	myrt	noun/f	μυρτοϛ myrtle
	illus	ill	noun/m	substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns: diminutive
	Vaccinium myrtillus L.
myrtinervius myrtinervia myrtinervium	veined like Myrtus
	myrtus	myrt	noun/f	μυρτοϛ myrtle
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	nervus	nerv	noun/m	νευρον a sinew, tendon, nerve
	ius	i	adj	-ιοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: characteristic of, connected to, resembling, when related to -eus: of..., ...like