Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

nodiflorus - nummularius

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
nodiflorus nodiflora nodiflorum	flowers from nodes
	nodus	nod	noun/m	a knot
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Jacquemontia nodiflora (Desv.) G. Don Apium nodiflorum (L.) Lag. Convolvulus nodiflorus Desv.
nodosus nodosa nodosum	conspicuous nodes
	nodus	nod	noun/m	a knot
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Scrophularia nodosa L. Anisophyllum nodosum Klotzsch & Garcke Andropogon nodosus (Willem.) Nash
noli-tangere	do not touch
	noli	noli	inf	nolo to be unwilling, not want
	-	-	cnct
tangere	tanger	inf
Impatiens noli-tangere L.
non-scriptus non-scripta non-scriptum	unmarked
	non	non	pre	not
	-	-	cnct
	scriptus	script	adj	scribo to write, to draw
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (L.) Chouard ex Rothm.
notabilis notabilis notabile	remarkable, notable
	notabilis	notabil	adj	that may be marked, remarkable, distinguished, noteworthy, extraordinary, memorable, conspicuous
	Sorghum notabile Snowden Acacia notabilis F.Muell.
notatior notatior notatius	more marked
	comparative of notatus	notat	adj	marked
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
novae-angliae novarum-angliarum	of New England, US
	novus	nov	adj	new
	-	-	cnct
	generative of anglia	angli	noun/f	Anglia England, named after the Anglo-Saxons who conqured England before the Romans
Aster novae-angliae L.
novus nova novum	new
	novus	nov	adj	new
	Artemisia nova A.Nels. Seriphidium novum (A. Nels.) W.A. Weber
novus-anglicus nova-anglica novum-anglicum	of New England
	novus	nov	adj	new
	-	-	cnct
	anglicus	anglic	adj/f	Anglicus of the Angles, England
Eucalyptus nova-anglica H. Deane & Maiden
nubicola nubicolae	one who lives in the clouds
	nubes	nub	noun/f	cloud
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	cola	col	noun/f	incola dweller, inhabitant -> -cola/-colus suffix
	Carex nubicola Mackenzie
nubigenus nubigena nubigenum	from the clouds
	nubes	nub	noun/f	cloud
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	genus	gen	adj/	in botanical Latin: born or originating in a place or condition
	Cryptantha nubigena (Greene) Payson Eriophyllum nubigenum Greene ex Gray Rubus nubigenus Kunth
nucifer nucifera nuciferum	nut bearing
	nux	nuc	noun/f	a nut
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Cocos nucifera L. Caryocar nuciferum L.
nudicaulis nudicaulis nudicaule	bare stem
	nudus	nud	adj	naked, bare, unclothed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	caulis	caul	adj/	καυλοϛ stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
	Delphinium nudicaule Torr. & Gray Aralia nudicaulis L.
nudiflorus nudiflora nudiflorum	naked flowering
	nudus	nud	adj	naked, bare, unclothed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Azalea nudiflora L. Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Dipteracanthus nudiflorus Engelm. & Gray
nudus nuda nudum	bare
	nudus	nud	adj	naked, bare, unclothed
	Mitella nuda L. Eriogonum nudum Dougl. ex Benth. Calochortus nudus S.Wats.
numidicus numidica numidicum	from Numidia, between Mauritania and Carthage, now Algeria
	numidicus	numidic	adj	Numidicus of Numidia, between Mauritania and Carthage
	Abies numidica de Lannoy ex Carriere
nummularius nummularia nummularium	coin shaped
	nummulus	nummul	noun/m	numulus money (also nummulus)
	arius	ari	adj	adjective suffix for nouns or numbers: connected to or possessed by
	Lysimachia nummularia L. Helianthemum nummularium (L.) Mill. Convolvulus nummularius L.