Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

pulchellus - purpureus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
pulchellus pulchella pulchellum	pretty
	pulchellus	pulchell	adj	somewhat beautiful, pretty
	Alstroemeria pulchella L. Aethionema pulchellum Boiss. & Huet Calochortus pulchellus Dougl.
pulcher pulchra pulchrum	pretty
	pulcher	pulchr	adj	beautiful, handsome; fine, excellent
	Rumex pulcher L. Coreopsis pulchra Boynt. Rhododendron x pulchrum Sweet
pulcherrimus pulcherrima pulcherrimum	prettiest
	superlative of pulcher	pulcher	adj	beautiful, handsome; fine, excellent
	rimus	rim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Cardamine pulcherrima Greene Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook. Erigeron pulcherrimus Heller
pulchricolor pulchricolores	pretty color
	pulcher	pulchr	adj	beautiful, handsome; fine, excellent
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	color	color	noun	color
pulchriflorus pulchriflora pulchriflorum	beautifully flowered
	pulcher	pulchr	adj	beautiful, handsome; fine, excellent
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Rubus pulchriflorus Bailey
pulchrinervius pulchrinervia pulchrinervium	beautifully veined
	pulcher	pulchr	adj	beautiful, handsome; fine, excellent
	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
	Rollinia pulchrinervia A. DC.
pulchrior pulchrior pulchrius	more beautiful
	comparative of pulcher	pulchr	adj	beautiful, handsome; fine, excellent
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
pulegioides pulegioides pulegioides	like pennyroyal
	pulegium	pulegi	noun/n	(also puleium) fleabane, fleawort, pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium), from pulex: flea
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers.
pulegium pulegia	pennyroyal
	pulegium	pulegi	noun/n	(also puleium) fleabane, fleawort, pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium), from pulex: flea
	Mentha pulegium L.
pullatus pullata pullatum	dark
	pullatus	pullat	adj	clothed in soiled or dark clothes
	Biatora pullata Norman
pullus pulla pullum	dark
	pullus	pull	adj	dark colored, blackish
	Campanula pulla L.
pulvereus pulverea pulvereum	dusty
	pulvereus	pulvere	adj	dusty or full of dust
	Megalaria pulverea (Borrer) Hafellner & Schreiner
pulverulentus pulverulenta pulverulentum	markedly powdery
	pulvis	pulver	noun/m	dust, powder
	ulentus	ulent	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development, from more recent coinage of words, see '-osus'
	Zenobia pulverulenta (Bartr. ex Willd.) Pollard Adiantum pulverulentum L.
pulvinaris pulvinaris pulvinare	cushion like
	pulvinaris	pulvinar	adj	of or pertaining to a cushion
	Saponaria pulvinaris Boiss.
pulvinatus pulvinata pulvinatum	cushion like
	pulvinatus	pulvinat	adj	cushion like, swelling
	Paronychia pulvinata Gray Antidesma pulvinatum Hbd. Sporobolus pulvinatus Swallen
pumilio pumiliones	dwarf
	pumilio	pumilion	noun/c	dwarf, pygmy
	Saponaria pumilio (L.) Fenzl ex A.Braun
pumilior pumilior pumilius	smaller
	comparative of pumilus	pumil	adj	dwarfish, little
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
	Physcia pumilior R. C. Harris
pumilus pumila pumilum	dwarf
	pumilus	pumil	adj	dwarfish, little
	Amelanchier pumila (Torr. & Gray) Nutt. ex M.Roemer Cirsium pumilum (Nutt.) Spreng. Ceanothus pumilus Greene
punctatus punctata punctatum	spotted
	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
	Campanula punctata Lam. Centrantherum punctatum Cass. Adenodolichos punctatus (Micheli) Harms
punctilobulus punctilobula punctilobulum	dotted lobules
	punctum	punct	noun/n	something that is pricked; a puncture; a spot; a small portion
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	lobus	lob	noun/m	λοβοϛ Late L Greek: lobe of the ear; late Latin: husk, pod
	ulus	ul	adj	adjective suffix for adjectives: diminutive
	Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) Moore
punctorius punctoria punctorium	used to puncture
	punctus	punct	ppar
orius	ori	adj	adjective suffix for verbs: capability, functionality or resulting action
pungens pungens pungens	spiny, pungent
	pungens	pungent	apar	pungo to prick, puncture, sting, be pungent, annoy
	Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth
puniceus punicea puniceum	reddish purple
	puniceus	punice	adj	reddish, purple
	Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth. Haematomma puniceum (Ach.) Massal. Aster puniceus L.
purgans purgans purgans	purging
	purgans	purg	apar	purgo to cleanse, purify, remove, purge
	Bromus purgans L., nom. rej.
purissimus purissima purissimum	purest
	superlative of purus	pur	adj	clean, pure,; chaste, spotless
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Arctostaphylos purissima P.V. Wells
purpurascens purpurascens purpurascens	purplish
	purpura	purpur	noun/f	the color purple
	ascens	ascent	adj	adjective suffix for nouns or adjectives: is becoming
	Asclepias purpurascens L.
purpuratus purpurata purpuratum	purple
	purpuratus	purpurat	adj	dressed in (royal) purple
	Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K. Schum. Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein Plectranthus purpuratus Harv.
purpureocaeruleus purpureocaerulea purpureocaeruleum	purple blue
	purpureus	purpure	adj	purple colored
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	caeruleus	caerule	adj	dark-colored, dark blue, cerulean, azure, sea-colored, sea-green
	Lithospermum purpureocaerulea L. Buglossoides purpureocaeruleum L.
purpureogaleatus purpureogaleati	purple helmet
	purpureus	purpure	adj	purple colored
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	galeatus	galeat	noun/m	a helmeted warrior
purpureus purpurea purpureum	purple
	purpureus	purpure	adj	purple colored
	Dalea purpurea Vent. Eupatorium purpureum L. Tetragonolobus purpureus Moench