Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

odontolomus - opacus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
odontolomus odontoloma odontolomum	toothed husk
	odon	odont	noun/m	οδων, οντοϛ Ion a tooth
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	lomos	lom	noun/m	λομοϛ husk, bark
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Saxifraga odontoloma Piper
odoratissimus odoratissima odoratissimum	most scented
	superlative of odoratus	odorat	padj	odoro to smell, give off a fragrance, be perfumed
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Carphephorus odoratissimus (J.F.Gmel.) Herbert
odoratus odorata odoratum	scented
	odoratus	odorat	padj	odoro to smell, give off a fragrance, be perfumed
	Myrrhis odorata (L.) Scop. Monardella odoratissima Benth. Pelargonium odoratissimum (L.) L'Her. ex Ait. Ribes odoratum H.Wendl. Lathyrus odoratus L.
odorus odora odorum	fragrant
	odorus	odor	adj	sweet smelling, fragrant; ill smelling
	Solidago odora Ait. Allium odorum L. Narcissus x odorus L.
officinae officinarum	sold as an herb
	generative of officina	officin	noun/f	Mod L workshop, laboratory -> herb pharmacy
	Mandragora officinarum L.
officinalis officinalis officinale	sold as an herb; medicinal
	officina	officin	noun/f	Mod L workshop, laboratory -> herb pharmacy
	alis	al	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: of or pertaining to
	Cynoglossum officinale L. Althaea officinalis L.
oleander oleander	Nerium
	oleander	oleander	noun/?	olea ελαια an olive
				lorandrum Late L rhododendron
	Nerium oleander L.
oleifolius oleifolia oleifolium	leaves like genus Olea (olive)
	olea	ole	noun/f	ελαια an olive
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Olearia x oleifolia Kirk Rhododendron oleifolium Franch. Podocarpus oleifolius D. Don
oleoides oleoides oleoides	Olea like
	olea	ole	noun/f	ελαια an olive
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Rhamnus oleoides L.
oleraceus oleracea oleraceum	of kichen vegetables
	olus	oler	noun/n	holus kitchen vegetables
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
	Brassica oleracea L. Allium oleraceum L. Sonchus oleraceus L.
oliganthus oligantha oliganthum	few flowered
	oligos	olig	adj	ολιγοϛ few; small
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Arabis oligantha Greene Epilobium oliganthum Michx. Penstemon oliganthus Woot. & Standl.
oligodon oligodontes	few toothed
	oligos	olig	adj	ολιγοϛ few; small
	odon	odont	noun/m	οδων, οντοϛ Ion a tooth
	Ficus oligodon Miq.
oligospermus oligosperma oligospermum	few seeds
	oligos	olig	adj	ολιγοϛ few; small
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	sperma	sperm	noun/n	σπερμα seed, germ
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Draba oligosperma Hook. Gayophytum oligospermum Lewis & Szweykowski Phaseolus oligospermus Piper
olivaceus olivacea olivaceum	olive green
	oliva	oliv	noun/f	an olive, olive tree
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
	Biovularia olivacea (C. Wright ex Griseb.) Kam. Panicum olivaceum Hitchc. & Chase
olympicus olympica olympicum	from Mt Olympus in Greece and other places that use the Olympus/Olympic name
	olympus	olymp	noun/m	Olympus Ολυμποϛ the name of several mountains, particularly one between Macedonia and Thessaly said to be the home of the Greek gods.
	icus	ic	adj	-ικοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
	Aquilegia olympica Boiss. Brachydontium olympicum (Britt. in Frye) McIntosh & Spence
opacus opaca opacum	shaded darker
	opacus	opac	adj	in the shade, shaded
	Ilex opaca Ait. Eriophorum opacum (Bjornstr.) Fern.