Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

xanthinus - xylorrhiza

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
xanthinus xanthina xanthinum	yellow
	xanthos	xanth	adj	ξανϑοϛ yellow, red-yellow
	inus	in	adj	-ινοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: composition, color, resembling, owning
	Patersonia xanthina F. Muell. Parmotrema xanthinum (Mull. Arg.) Hale
xanthocarpus xanthocarpa xanthocarpum	yellow fruits
	xanthos	xanth	adj	ξανϑοϛ yellow, red-yellow
	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
	Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad. Rubus xanthocarpus Bureau & Franch.
xanthocodon xanthocodon	yellow bells
	xanthos	xanth	adj	ξανϑοϛ yellow, red-yellow
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	codon	codon	noun/m	κωδων a bell; an alarm bell; a bell used by officers to make sure their sentries were awake
	Rhododendron xanthocodon Hutch.
xantholeucus xantholeuca xantholeucum	yellowish white
	xanthos	xanth	adj	ξανϑοϛ yellow, red-yellow
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	leucos	leuc	adj	λευκοϛ bright, brilliant, clear; white, pale
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Sobralia xantholeuca B. S. Williams Delphinium xantholeucum Piper
xanthophoeniceus xanthophoenicea xanthophoeniceum	yellow-red
	xanthos	xanth	adj	ξανϑοϛ yellow, red-yellow
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	phoeniceus	phoenice	adj	φοινικεοϛ purple-red after the dye that came from Phoenicia
	Verbascum xanthophoeniceum Griseb.
xanthus xantha xanthum	yellow
	xanthos	xanth	adj	ξανϑοϛ yellow, red-yellow
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
xiphioides xiphioides xiphioides	Gladiola like
	xiphion	xiphi	noun/n	ξιφιον Greek name for a plant variously thought to be Gladiolus segetum or Gladiolus communis
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Juncus xiphioides E. Mey.
xiphius xiphia xiphium	Gladiola like
	xiphion	xiphi	noun/n	ξιφιον Greek name for a plant variously thought to be Gladiolus segetum or Gladiolus communis
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Iris xiphium L.
xylorhiza xylorhizai	woody root
	xylon	xyl	noun/n	ξυλον wood; tree
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	rhiza	rhiz	noun/f	ριζα root; stem, origin
	Aster xylorhiza (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray
xylorrhiza xylorrhizai	woody root
	xylon	xyl	noun/n	ξυλον wood; tree
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	r	r	cnct	ρ sometimes the Greek aspirated 'r' is rrh and sometimes rh in the Latin transliteration
	rhiza	rhiz	noun/f	ριζα root; stem, origin
	Scrophularia xylorrhiza Boiss. & Hausskn.