Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

angelensis - anserinus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
angelensis angelensis angelense	Los Angeles, California, US; Isla Angel de la Guardia, Mexico; Páramo del Angel, Ecuador; Monte San Angelo, Italy
	angelus	angel	noun/m	αγγελοϛ messenger; angel
	ensis	ens	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
	Gilia angelensis V. Grant
angli anglorum	of the English
	generative of angli	angl	noun/m	Angli the Angles, the people that invaded the British Isles with the Saxons
anglicus anglica anglicum	of England
	anglicus	anglic	adj/f	Anglicus of the Angles, England
	Drosera anglica Huds. Galium anglicum Huds.
anguicida anguicidae	snake killer
	anguis	angu	noun/c	snake, serpent
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	cida	cid	noun/c	a suffix taken from the verb caedo: to cut, kill
	Aristolochia anguicida Jacq.
anguineus anguinea anguineum	snake like
	anguineus	anguine	adj	of or pertaining to snakes
	Penstemon anguineus Eastw.
anguinus anguina anguinum	snake like
	anguinus	anguin	adj	of or pertaining to a serpent, snake
	Trichosanthes anguina L.
angularis angularis angulare	angular
	angularis	angular	adj	with handles or corners, angular
	Jasminum angulare Vahl Sabatia angularis (L.) Pursh
angulatus angulata angulatum	angular
	angulatus	angulat	adj	with angles; angular
	Pratia angulata (Forst.f.) Hook.f. Trifolium angulatum Waldst. & Kit. Lathyrus angulatus L.
angulidens angulidentes	with hooked teeth
	angulus	angul	adj	αγκυλοϛ angle/ Gk: crooked, angular
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	dens	dent	noun/m	tooth
anguliger anguligera anguligerum	having hooks
	angulus	angul	adj	αγκυλοϛ angle/ Gk: crooked, angular
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	ger	ger	apar	gero to carry, bear, wear
angulosus angulosa angulosum	with of corners, prominent ridges
	angulus	angul	adj	αγκυλοϛ angle/ Gk: crooked, angular
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Mikania angulosa Raf. Allium angulosum L. Abelmoschus angulosus Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
angustatus angustata angustatum	narrowed
	angustatus	angustat	ppar	angusto to make narrow; straighten
	Carmichaelia angustata Kirk Atrichum angustatum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp. in B.S.G. Cheiranthus angustatus Greene
angusticapsulus angusticapsula angusticapsulum	narrow capsules
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	capsula	capsul	noun/f	small box
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
angusticeps angusticaputis angusticapute	narrow head
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	ceps	caput	adj	suffix: headed
	Echinocereus angusticeps Clover
angustidens angustidentes	narrow tooth
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	dens	dent	noun/m	tooth
	Cnidoscolus angustidens Torr.
angustiflorus angustiflora angustiflorum	narrow flower
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Campanula angustiflora Eastw. Lupinus angustiflorus Eastw.
angustifoliatus angustifoliata angustifoliatum	narrow leaves
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	foliatus	foliat	adj	provided with or having leaves
	Rubus angustifoliatus Bailey
angustifolius angustifolia angustifolium	narrow leaved
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Castilleja angustifolia Mart. & Gal. Epilobium angustifolium L. Crocus angustifolius Weston
angustifrons angustifrondes	narrow leaf
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	frons	frond	noun/f	leaf, foliage
	Trichomanes angustifrons (Fee) W. Boer
angustigemmus angustigemma angustigemmum	narrow buds
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	gemma	gemm	noun/f	originally, a bud on a plant; a gem
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Musa angustigemma N. W. Simmonds
angustiglumis angustiglumis angustiglume	narrow husk
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	gluma	glum	noun/f	a hull or husk
	is		adj	adjectival suffix
	Agropyron angustiglume Nevski Roegneria angustiglumis Nevski
angustilobus angustiloba angustilobum	narrow lobes
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	lobus	lob	noun/m	λοβοϛ Late L Greek: lobe of the ear; late Latin: husk, pod
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Manihot angustiloba (Torr.) Mull. Arg.
angustior angustior angustius	narrower
	comparative of angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
angustipetalus angustipetala angustipetalum	narrow petal
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	petalum	petal	noun/n	πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Trillium angustipetalum (Torr.) J.D. Freeman
angustiphyllus angustiphylla angustiphyllum	narrow leaf
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	phyllon	phyll	noun/n	φυλλον leaf; foliage
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Xanthoparmelia angustiphylla (Gyelnik) Hale
angustiretis angustiretis angustirete	narrow network
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	rete	ret	noun/n	net, snare
	is		adj	adjectival suffix
	Bryum angustirete Kindb. in Mac. Campylopus angustiretis (Aust.) Lesq. & James
angustisectus angustisecta angustisectum	narrow divisions
	angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	sectus	sect	ppar	seco to cut, cut off, cut up; divide, separate
angustissimus angustissima angustissimum	narrowest
	superlative of angustus	angust	adj	drawn together; narrow
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. Epilobium angustissimum Weber Lotus angustissimus L.
anisatus anisata anisatum	anis like
	anisum	anis	noun/n	anise ascribed to Pimpinella anisum
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Melicope anisata (Mann) T.G. Hartley & B.C. Stone Illicium anisatum L. Aletes anisatus (Gray) Theobald & Tseng
anisodorus anisodora anisodorum	anise smelling
	anisum	anis	noun/n	anise ascribed to Pimpinella anisum
	odorus	odor	adj	sweet smelling, fragrant; ill smelling
	Primula anisodora Balf.f. & G.Forrest
anisophyllus anisophylla anisophyllum	leaves unequal
	anisos	anis	adj	ανισοϛ unequal, uneven, unfair
	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
	Acleisanthes anisophylla Gray
anisum anisi	anise
	anisum	anis	noun/n	anise ascribed to Pimpinella anisum
annosus annosa annosum	long lived
	annus	ann	noun/m	a year
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Crataegus annosa Beadle
annotinus annotina annotinum	one year old
	annotinus	annotin	adj	a year old, of last year
	Pohlia annotina (Hedw.) Lindb. Lycopodium annotinum L.
annularis annularis annulare	ring shaped
	annulus	annul	noun/m	anulus a ring, a finger-ring
	aris	ar	adj	alis adjective suffix for nouns: of or pertaining to
	Trypethelium annulare (Fee) Mont. Ionaspis annularis H. Magn.
annulatus annulata annulatum	with rings
	annulus	annul	noun/m	anulus a ring, a finger-ring
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Aspicilia annulata (Lynge) J. W. Thomson Brachiaria annulatum (Forsk.) Stapf Andropogon annulatus Forsk.
annuus annua annuum	annual
	annuus	annu	adj	that lasts a year; returns, or recurs every year
	Adonis annua L. Capsicum annuum L. Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.
anomalus anomala anomalum	abnormal
	anomalus	anomal	adj	ανωμαλοϛ ML Gk: uneven, unequal
	Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S.Wats. Eupatorium anomalum Nash Aster anomalus Engelm.
anopetalus anopetala anopetalum	petals ascending
	ano	ano	pre	ana ανα upwards, above, on, upon, up, high
	petalum	petal	noun/n	πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Sedum anopetalum DC.
anosmus anosma anosmum	unscented
	an	an	pre	ad to, towards, near
				a α- not, without, less
	osme	osm	noun/f	οσμη a smell, scent, odor
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
anserinus anserina anserinum	belonging to geese
	anser	anser	noun/m	goose
	inus	in	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to or resembling
	Potentilla anserina L. Astragalus anserinus Atwood, Goodrich & Welsh