Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

nidiformis - nocturnus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
nidiformis nidiformis nidiforme	nest shaped
	nidus	nid	noun/m	a nest; a dwelling
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	formis	form	adj	in botanical Latin a substantive suffix for nouns derived from 'forma': to be in the form or shape of...
nidus nidi	bird's nest
	nidus	nid	noun/m	a nest; a dwelling
	Asplenium nidus L.
niger nigra nigrum	black
	niger	nigr	adj	black
	Helleborus niger L. Pinus nigra Arnold Allium nigrum All.
nigerrimus nigerrima nigerrimum	blackest
	superlative of niger	niger	adj	black
	rimus	rim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
nigrescens nigrescens nigrescens	blackish
	niger	nigr	adj	black
	escens	escent	adj	adjective suffix for nouns or adjectives: becoming like, incomplete resemblance -ish
	Oxytropis nigrescens (Pallas) Fisch. ex DC.
nigricans nigricans nigricans	blackish
	niger	nigr	adj	black
	icans	icans	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: becoming or closely resembling
	Hedyotis nigricans (Lam.) Fosberg
nigropunctatus nigropunctata nigropunctatum	black spotted
	niger	nigr	adj	black
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	punctum	punct	noun/n	something that is pricked; a puncture; a spot; a small portion
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
niphophilus niphophila niphophilum	snow loving
	nipha	niph	noun/n	νιφα snow
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	philus	phil	adj	philos φιλοσ, ε, ον loved; loving, friendly, fond
				us Latinizing suffix
	Eucalyptus niphophila Maiden & Blakely
nitidulus nitidula nitidulum	somewhat shiny
	nitidus	nitid	adj	shining, bright, polished
	ulus	ul	adj	adjective suffix for adjectives: diminutive
	Alectoria nitidula (Th. Fr.) Vainio Asplenium nitidulum Hbd., non Moore
nivalis nivalis nivale	of the snow
	nivalis	nival	adj	of the snow
	Erysimum nivale (Greene) Rydb. Douglasia nivalis Lindl.
niveus nivea niveum	snow white
	niveus	nive	adj	of the snow; snow white
	Castilleja nivea Pennell & Ownbey Eriogonum niveum Dougl. ex Benth. Andropogon niveus Swallen
nivicolus nivicola nivicolum	living in the snow
	nix	niv	noun/f	snow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	colus	col	adj	incola dweller, inhabitant -> -cola/-colus suffix
nivosus nivosa nivosum	snow white
	nivosus	nivos	adj	full of snow, snowy
	Breynia nivosa (Bull) Small Phyllanthus nivosus Bull
nobilis nobilis nobile	notable, famous
	nobilis	nobil	adj	well-known, famous; noble
	Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. Hepatica nobilis Schreber
nobilissimus nobilissima nobilissimum	most notable
	superlative of nobilis	nobil	adj	well-known, famous; noble
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Lilium nobilissimum Makino
nocturnus nocturna nocturnum	by night
	nocturnus	nocturn	adj	of night, by night, nocturnal
	Amphiglottis nocturna (Jacq.) Britt. Cestrum nocturnum L.