Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

ampelinus - amygdalus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
ampelinus ampelina ampelinum	of the vine
	ampelinus	ampelin	adj	αμπελινοϛ of the vine
	Rubus ampelinus Focke
ampeloprasum ampeloprasa	a wild leek found in Greek vineyards
	ampelos	ampel	noun/f	αμπελοϛ a vine; Clematis maritima
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	prason	pras	noun/n	πρασον leek
	um		noun/n	Latinizing nounal suffix
	Allium ampeloprasum L.
amphianthus amphiantha amphianthum	flowers on all sides
	amphi	amphi	prep	αμφι on both or all sides
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Trifolium amphianthum Torr. & Gray
amphibius amphibia amphibium	growing in and out of water
	amphi	amphi	prep	αμφι on both or all sides
	bios	bi	noun/m	βιοϛ life, mode of life
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Persicaria amphibia (L.) S.F. Gray p.p. Polygonum amphibium L. Lupinus amphibius Suksdorf
amphibolus amphibola amphibolum	ambiguous
	amphibolus	amphibol	adj	αμφιβολοϛ ambiguous
	Acarospora amphibola Wedd. Allium amphibolum Ledeb.
amphicarpos amphicarpos amphicarpon	seeds on all sides
	amphi	amphi	prep	αμφι on both or all sides
	carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	os		adj	οϛ adjectival suffix
	Amphicarpum amphicarpon (Pursh) Nash
amphicarpus amphicarpa amphicarpum	seeds on all sides
	amphi	amphi	prep	αμφι on both or all sides
	carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Vicia amphicarpa L.
amphichlorus amphichlora amphichlorum	colored on all sides
	amphi	amphi	prep	αμφι on both or all sides
	chloros	chlor	adj	χλοροϛ pale green, bright green, green, yellow
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
amphidasys amphidasys amphidasys	hairy on both sides
	amphi	amphi	prep	αμφι on both or all sides
	dasys	dasy	adj	δασυϛ hairy, bushy, thick grown
	Rubus amphidasys Focke ex Diels
amphidoxus amphidoxa amphidoxum	doubtful
	amphidoxos	amphidox	adj	αμφιδοξοϛ fo two meanings: undecided, doubtful
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Photinia amphidoxa (C. K. Schneid.) Rehder & E. H. Wilson
amphigenus amphigeni amphigenum	amphigenous, growing on two sides
	amphi	amphi	prep	αμφι on both or all sides
	genus	gen	adj/	in botanical Latin: born or originating in a place or condition
	Carex amphigena (Fern.) Mackenzie
amphilobus amphiloba amphilobum	lobes on both sides
	amphi	amphi	prep	αμφι on both or all sides
	lobus	lob	noun/m	λοβοϛ Late L Greek: lobe of the ear; late Latin: husk, pod
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Stylocline amphiloba (Gray) J.T. Howell Helenium amphilobum Gray
amphioxys amphioxys amphioxys	sharp on both sides
	amphi	amphi	prep	αμφι on both or all sides
	oxys	oxy	adj	οξυϛ sharp, pointed; dazzling; shrill; pungent
	Astragalus amphioxys Gray
amphitrichus amphitricha amphitrichum	hairy on both sides
	amphi	amphi	prep	αμφι on both or all sides
	thrix	trich	noun/f	ϑριξ, τριχοϛ hair, wool, bristle
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Sasa amphitricha Koidz. Ranunculus amphitrichus Colenso
amphoratus amphorata amphoratum	amphora like
	amphora	amphor	noun/f	αμφορευϛ an amphora
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
amplectens amplectens amplectens	clasping
	amplectens	amplectent	apar	amplector to wind around, surround
	Allium amplectens Torr.
amplexicaulis amplexicaulis amplexicaule	stems clasped
	amplexus	amplex	ppar	amplector to wind around, surround
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	caulis	caul	adj/	καυλοϛ stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
	Heliotropium amplexicaule Vahl Ranunculus amplexicaulis L.
amplexifolius amplexifolia amplexifolium	leaves clasped
	amplexus	amplex	ppar	amplector to wind around, surround
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Arnica amplexifolia Rydb. Lepuropetalon amplexifolium (Sternb.) Ser. Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
amplexus amplexa amplexum	clasped
	amplexus	amplex	ppar	amplector to wind around, surround
	Tortula amplexa (Lesq.) Steere
ampliatus ampliata ampliatum	widened, enlarged
	ampliatus	ampliat	padj	amplio L. to enlarge, increase, amplify
	Oncidium ampliatum Lindl. Mimulus ampliatus A.L. Grant
amplibracteatus amplibracteata amplibracteatum	large bracts
	amplus	ampl	adj	large, great, ample, spacious
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	bractea	bracte	noun/f	thin plate of metal, gold-leaf
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Delphinium amplibracteatum Woot.
ampliceps amplicaputis amplicapute	large head
	amplus	ampl	adj	large, great, ample, spacious
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	ceps	caput	adj	suffix: headed
	Acacia ampliceps Maslin
ampliflorus ampliflora ampliflorum	large flowered
	amplus	ampl	adj	large, great, ample, spacious
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Rubus ampliflorus H. Lev. & Vaniot
amplifolius amplifolia amplifolium	large leaved
	amplus	ampl	adj	large, great, ample, spacious
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Carex amplifolia Boott Aster amplifolius (Woot. & Standl.) Kittell
amplifrons amplifrondes	large leaf
	amplus	ampl	adj	large, great, ample, spacious
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	frons	frond	noun/f	leaf, foliage
	Licuala amplifrons Miq.
ampliretis ampliretis amplirete	large network
	amplus	ampl	adj	large, great, ample, spacious
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	rete	ret	noun/n	net, snare
	is		adj	adjectival suffix
amplisquamus amplisquama amplisquamum	large scale
	amplus	ampl	adj	large, great, ample, spacious
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	squama	squam	noun/f	a scale
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Carex amplisquama F.J. Herm.
amplissimus amplissima amplissimum	largest
	superlative of amplus	ampl	adj	large, great, ample, spacious
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Bidens amplissima Greene
amplus ampla amplum	large
	amplus	ampl	adj	large, great, ample, spacious
	Agrostis ampla A.S. Hitchc. Acer amplum Rehder Lupinus amplus Greene
ampullaceus ampullacea ampullaceum	flask like, bottle shaped
	ampulla	ampull	noun/f	container with a narrow neck used for liquids
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
	Citrus ampullacea hort. ex Tanaka Eriogonum ampullaceum J.T. Howell Senecio ampullaceus Hook.
amygdalifer amygdalifera amygdaliferum	almond bearing
	amygdala	amygdal	noun/f	αμυγδαλη L. an almond
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Caryocar amygdaliferum Mutis
amygdaliformis amygdaliformis amygdaliforme	almond shaped
	amygdala	amygdal	noun/f	αμυγδαλη L. an almond
	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...
	Pyrus amygdaliformis Vill.
amygdalinus amygdalina amygdalinum	of almonds
	amygdalinos	amygdalin	adj	αμυγδαλινοϛ of almonds
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Clathroporina amygdalina sensu Fink Mecranium amygdalinum (Desr.) C. Wright ex Sauvalle Astragalus amygdalinus Bunge
amygdalo-persicus amygdalo-persica amygdalo-persicum	persian almond
	amygdala	amygdal	noun/f	αμυγδαλη L. an almond
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	-	-	cnct
	persicus	persic	adj	Persicus Persian
Amygdalus amygdalo-persica Weston
amygdaloides amygdaloides amygdaloides	almond like
	amygdala	amygdal	noun/f	αμυγδαλη L. an almond
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Salix amygdaloides Anderss.
amygdalus amygdala amygdalum	almond like
	amygdala	amygdal	noun/f	αμυγδαλη L. an almond
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Prunus amygdalus Batsch