Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

allantoides - alnus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
allantoides allantoides allantoides	sausage like
	allas	allant	noun/m	αλλασ, αντοϛ forced-meat, a sausage like dish
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
alliaceus alliacea alliaceum	like Allium, garlic like
	allium	alli	noun/n	garlic, from which the species name Allium is taken
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
	Mansoa alliacea (Lam.) A.H. Gentry Thlaspi alliaceum L.
alligatus alligata alligatum	bound
	alligatus	alligat	ppar	alligo to bind
	Carex alligata Boott
allioides allioides allioides	like the genus Allium (onion, garlic)
	allium	alli	noun/n	garlic, from which the species name Allium is taken
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Scaligeria allioides (Regel & Schmalh.) Boiss.
allocarpus allocarpa allocarpum	different seed
	allos	all	adj	αλλοϛ another, other; different, foreign
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Polygonum allocarpum Blake
allochrous allochroa allochroum	a different color
	allochrous	allochro	adj	αλλοχρουϛ differently colored
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Astragalus allochrous Gray
allocotus allocota allocotum	unusual kind
	allocotos	allocot	adj	of an unusual kind; strange
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Erigeron allocotus Blake
allophanus allophana allophanum	appearing otherwise
	allophanes	allophan	adj
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Lecanora allophana Nyl.
allophyllus allophylla allophyllum	leaves of another type
	allos	all	adj	αλλοϛ another, other; different, foreign
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	phyllon	phyll	noun/n	φυλλον leaf; foliage
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Monarda allophylla Michx.
alloplectus alloplecta alloplectum	differently plaited
	allos	all	adj	αλλοϛ another, other; different, foreign
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	plectus	plect	adj	plecto πλεκτο plaited, twisted
almeriensis almeriensis almeriense	Almeria, se Spain
	almeria	almeri	noun/f	Al-Mariya Arabic mirror of the sea
	ensis	ens	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
	Teucrium almeriense C. E. Hubb. & Sandwith
almus alma almum	nourishing
	almus	alm	adj	affording nourishment
	Carex alma Bailey Paspalum almum Chase Rubus almus (Bailey) Bailey
alni alnorum	of the alder(s)
	generative of alnus	aln	noun/f	alder
	Mycoglaena alni (Dearness & House) Barr Crataegus alnorum Sarg.
alnifolius alnifolia alnifolium	leaves like the genus Alnus (alder)
	alnus	aln	noun/f	alder
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt. Viburnum alnifolium Marsh. Cercocarpus alnifolius Rydb.
alnoides alnoides alnoides	like the genus Alnus (alder)
	alnus	aln	noun/f	alder
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Betula alnoides Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
alnophilus alnophila alnophilum	alder loving
	alnus	aln	noun/f	alder
	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
alnus alni	alder
	alnus	aln	noun/f	alder
	Frangula alnus P.Mill.