Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

reclinatus - reptans

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
reclinatus reclinata reclinatum	reclined
	reclinatus	reclinat	ppar	reclino to lean or bend back, recline
	Bumelia reclinata (Michx.) Vent. Aconitum reclinatum Gray
rectifolius rectifolia rectifolium	erect leaves
	rectus	rect	ppar	straight, upright, erect
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
rectior rectior rectius	more erect
	comparative of rectus	rect	ppar	straight, upright, erect
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
	Carex rectior Mackenzie
rectipilis rectipilis rectipile	with erect hairs
	rectus	rect	ppar	straight, upright, erect
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	pilus	pil	noun/m	a hair; a trifle
	is		adj	adjectival suffix
rectissimus rectissima rectissimum	most erect
	superlative of rectus	rect	ppar	straight, upright, erect
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Arabis rectissima Greene
rectus recta rectum	erect
	rectus	rect	ppar	straight, upright, erect
	Campanula recta Dulac Dorycnium rectum (L.) Ser. Lotus rectus L.
recurvatus recurvata recurvatum	curved back
	recurvatus	recurvat	ppar	recurvo to bend or curve backwards
	Abies recurvata Mast. Trillium recurvatum Beck Ranunculus recurvatus Poir.
recurvus recurva recurvum	curved back
	recurvus	recurv	adj	bent or curved backwards
	Fritillaria recurva Benth. Bryoerythrophyllum recurvum (Griff.) Saito Astragalus recurvus Greene
redivivus rediviva redivivum	coming back to life
	redivivus	rediviv	adj	returned to life, renewed
	Lewisia rediviva Pursh Styrax redivivus (Torr.) L. C. Wheeler
redolens redolens redolens	scenting
	redolens	redolent	apar	redoleo to give off scent
	Dodecatheon redolens (Hall) H.J.Thompson
reflexifolius reflexifolia reflexifolium	reflexed leaves
	reflexus	reflex	ppar	reflecto to bend, bring or turn back
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
reflexus reflexa reflexum	reflexed
	reflexus	reflex	ppar	reflecto to bend, bring or turn back
	Salvia reflexa Hornem. Sedum reflexum L. Anulocaulis reflexus I.M. Johnston
refractus refracta refractum	broken
	refractus	refract	ppar	refringo to break apart or open
	Freesia refracta (Jacq.) Ecklon ex Klatt Plagiosetum refractum Benth. Cymbopogon refractus (R. Br.) A. Camus
regalis regalis regale	royal
	regalis	regal	adj	regal, royal, of or belonging to a king
	Lilium regale E.H.Wilson Osmunda regalis L.
regina reginae	queen
	regina	regin	noun/f	a queen
	Cyanea regina (Wawra) Rock
regius regia regium	royal
	regius	regi	adj	royal, regal, of or belonging to a king
	Silene regia Sims
religiosus religiosa religiosum	sacred
	religiosus	religios	adj	god fearing, devout, religious
	Crateva religiosa Forster f. Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston Erigeron religiosus Cronq.
remotiflorus remotiflora remotiflorum	withdrawn flower
	remotus	remot	ppar	remote, removed, distant, withdrawn
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Adenophora remotiflora Miq. Agropyron remotiflorum Parodi Elymus remotiflorus (Parodi) A. Love
remotifolius remotifolia remotifolium	leaves distant from each other
	remotus	remot	ppar	remote, removed, distant, withdrawn
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Cirsium remotifolium (Hook.) DC.
remotiusculus remotiuscula remotiusculum	a little withdrawn
	remotus	remot	ppar	remote, removed, distant, withdrawn
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	usculus	uscul	adj	diminutive: small, lesser
remotus remota remotum	removed, remote
	remotus	remot	ppar	remote, removed, distant, withdrawn
	Euthamia remota Greene Lolium remotum Schrank Astragalus remotus (M.E. Jones) Barneby
renifolius renifolia renifolium	kidney shaped leaves
	ren	ren	noun/m	kidney, only used in plural
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Pyrola renifolia Maxim.
repandus repanda repandum	curved up
	repandus	repand	adj	bent backwards, curved up
	Arabis repanda S. Wats. Cirsium repandum Michx. Carduus repandus (Michx.) Pers.
repens repens repens	creeping
	repens	repent	apar	repo to crawl, creep
	Coprosma repens A.Rich.
reptans reptans reptans	creeping
	reptans	rept	apar	repto to creep, crawl
	Ajuga reptans L.