Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

altaclerensis - alyssoides

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
altaclerensis altaclerensis altaclerense	Highclere, Hampshire, England
	altaclere	altacler	noun/c	Latinized: alte (high) + clere = Highclere, Hampshire, England
	ensis	ens	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
	Ilex x altaclerensis (Loudon) Dallim.
alter altera alterum	the other
	alter	alter	adj	another, the other
	Rubus alter Bailey
alternans alternans alternans	alternating
	alternans	alternant	apar	alterno to do by turns, alternate
	Physocarpus alternans (M.E. Jones) J.T. Howell
alternatus alternata alternatum	alternated
	alternatus	alternat	ppar	alterno to do by turns, alternate
	Hemigraphis alternata (Burm. f.) T. Anders.
alterniflorus alterniflora alterniflorum	alternating flowers
	alternus	altern	adj	by terns, alternate
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC. Rubus alterniflorus P. J. Mull. ex Lefevre
alternifolius alternifolia alternifolium	alternating leaves
	alternus	altern	adj	by terns, alternate
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Actinomeris alternifolia (L.) DC. Archidium alternifolium (Hedw.) Schimp. Cyperus alternifolius L.
althaeifolius althaeifolia althaeifolium	leaves like the genus Althaea (hollyhock)
	althaea	althae	noun/f	αλϑαια Althaea officinalis, marsh mallow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Kosteletzkya althaeifolia (Chapman) Rusby
althaeoides althaeoides althaeoides	like the genus Althaea (hollyhock)
	althaea	althae	noun/f	αλϑαια Althaea officinalis, marsh mallow
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Convolvulus althaeoides L.
alticola alticolae	dweller in the heights
	altus	alt	adj	high
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	cola	col	noun/f	incola dweller, inhabitant -> -cola/-colus suffix
	Solanum alticola Bitter
alticristatus alticristata alticristatum	tall crest
	altus	alt	adj	high
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	cristatus	cristat	adj	tufted, crested
	Iris alticristata Small
altifrons altifrondes	tall foliage
	altus	alt	adj	high
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	frons	frond	noun/f	leaf, foliage
altilis altilis altile	fat
	altilis	altil	adj	fattened, fat
	Sitodium altile Parkinson Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg
altimontanus altimontana altimontanum	growing on high mountains
	altus	alt	adj	high
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	montanus	montan	adj	of or belonging to the mountains
	Phaseolus altimontanus Freytag & Debouck
altior altior altius	taller
	comparative of altus	alt	adj	high
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
altissimus altissima altissimum	tallest, highest
	superlative of altus	alt	adj	high
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Prenanthes altissima L. Ageratum altissimum L., non Eupatorium altissimum L. Amaranthus altissimus Riddell
altocaulis altocaulis altocaule	tall stems
	altus	alt	adj	high
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	caulis	caul	adj/	καυλοϛ stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
altomontanus altomontana altomontanum	growing on high mountains
	altus	alt	adj	high
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	montanus	montan	adj	of or belonging to the mountains
	Vaccinium altomontanum Ashe
altus alta altum	tall
	altus	alt	adj	high
	Bothriochloa alta (A.S. Hitchc.) Henr. Andropogon altus A.S. Hitchc.
alulatus alulata alulatum	with little wings
	ala	al	noun/f	a wing
	ula	ul	noun/f	ulus dimutive substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
alutaceus alutacea alutaceum	pale yellow-brown
	aluta	alut	noun/f	softened leather
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
	Toninia alutacea (Anzi) Jatta
alveiformis alveiformis alveiforme	trough shaped
	alveus	alve	noun/m	a hollow, cavity; trough
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	formis	form	adj	in botanical Latin a substantive suffix for nouns derived from 'forma': to be in the form or shape of...
alveolatus alveolata alveolatum	channelled
	alveolatus	alveolat	adj	hollowed like a tray, cannelled
	Ranunculus alveolatus Carter
alveolosus alveolosa alveolosum	with hollows
	alveolus	alveol	noun/m	a small tray or trough
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Pulicaria alveolosa Batt. & Trab.
alyssifolius alyssifolia alyssifolium	leaves like the genus Alyssum
	alysson	alyss	noun/n	αλυσσον a plant described by Discoroides that cures hiccups, by others to heal madness and rabies; the origin for the genus name Alyssum
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Phlox alyssifolia Greene
alyssoides alyssoides alyssoides	like the genus Alyssum
	alysson	alyss	noun/n	αλυσσον a plant described by Discoroides that cures hiccups, by others to heal madness and rabies; the origin for the genus name Alyssum
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.