Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

acaciifolius - accumbens

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
acaciifolius acaciifolia acaciifolium	leaves like an acacia
	acacia	acaci	noun/f	ακακια the Egyptian acacia tree
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
acaciiformis acaciiformis acaciiforme	shaped like an acacia
	acacia	acaci	noun/f	ακακια the Egyptian acacia tree
	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...
	Eucalyptus acaciiformis H. Deane & Maiden
acacioides acacioides acacioides	like an acacia
	acacia	acaci	noun/f	ακακια the Egyptian acacia tree
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Eucalyptus acacioides A. Cunn. ex Maiden, nom. illeg.
acalyphaceus acalyphacea acalyphaceum	nettle like
	acalypha	acalyph	noun/f	ακαλεφε a nettle
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
acanthicarpus acanthicarpa acanthicarpum	spiny seed
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook.
acanthifolius acanthifolia acanthifolium	Acanthus leaved, prickly leaved
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Carlina acanthifolia All.
acanthius acanthia acanthium	spiny
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	ius	i	adj	-ιοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: characteristic of, connected to, resembling, when related to -eus: of..., ...like
	Onopordum acanthium L.
acanthocalyx acanthocalyces	spiny calyx
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	calyx	calyc	noun/f	καλυξ, υκοϛ husk, covering, calyx
	Solanum acanthocalyx Klotzsch
acanthocarpus acanthocarpa acanthocarpum	spiny fruit
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	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
	Allocarya acanthocarpa Piper Plagiobothrys acanthocarpus (Piper) I.M. Johnston
acanthochiton acanthochitones	spiny covering
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	chiton	chiton	noun/m	χιτων undergarment, tunic, coat
	Amaranthus acanthochiton Sauer
acanthocladus acanthoclada acanthocladum	spiny branch
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	clados	clad	noun/m	κλαδοϛ branch; shoot
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Polygala acanthoclada Gray
acanthocomus acanthocoma acanthocomum	spiny hairs
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	come	com	noun/f	κομη hair hair, foliage
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Trithrinax acanthocoma Drude
acanthodes acanthodes acanthodes	spiny
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	odes	od	adj	oides -οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Echinocactus acanthodes Lem.
acanthodontus acanthodonta acanthodontum	spiny teeth
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	odous	odont	noun/m	οδουϛ, οντοϛ tooth, tusk
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Cirsium acanthodontum Blake
acanthoides acanthoides acanthoides	like the genus Acanthus
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Carduus acanthoides L.
acanthoneuron acanthoneura	spiny vein
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	neuron	neur	noun/n	νευρον sinew, tendon, nerve
	Leucolepis acanthoneuron (Schwaegr.) Lindb.
acanthonotus acanthonota acanthonotum	spiny back
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	notos	not	noun/m	νωτοϛ the back
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Selaginella acanthonota Underwood
acanthophorus acanthophora acanthophorum	spine bearing
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	phoros	phor	apar	phoreo φορεω (φερω) to carry, bring
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Rochefortia acanthophora (DC.) Griseb.
acanthophyllos acanthophyllos acanthophyllon	spiny leaf
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	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
	os		adj	οϛ adjectival suffix
	Rubus acanthophyllos Focke
acanthophyllus acanthophylla acanthophyllum	spiny leaf
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	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
	Aiphanes acanthophylla (Mart.) Burret Cicer acanthophyllum Boriss.
acanthopodius acanthopodia acanthopodium	spiny foot
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	podion	podi	noun/n	ποδιον little foot, from 'pous': foot
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC.
acaulescens acaulescens acaulescens	approaching stemless
	a	a	pre	α- not, without, less
	caulos	caul	noun/m	καυλοϛ stem of a plant
	escens	escent	adj	adjective suffix for nouns or adjectives: becoming like, incomplete resemblance -ish
	Cirsium acaulescens (Rydb.) K. Schum.
acaulis acaulis acaule	stalkless
	a	a	pre	α- not, without, less
	caulis	caul	adj/	καυλοϛ stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
	Cypripedium acaule Ait. Aletes acaulis (Torr.) Coult. & Rose
acaulos acaulos acaulon	without stem(s)
	acaulos	acaul	adj	ακαυλοϛ stemless
	Onopordum acaulon L.
acclinis acclinis accline	leaning on
	acclinis	acclin	adj	to lean on, against, inclined towards
	Bacidia acclinis (Flotow) Zahlbr.
acclivatatis acclivatatum	of the ascent
	generative of acclivatas	acclivatat	noun/f	an ascending or upwards direction, ascent
	Lupinus acclivatatis C.P. Sm.
accola accolae	a neighbor
	accola	accol	noun/c	a dweller by or near, a neighbor
	Acacia accola Maiden & Betche
accrescens accrescens accrescens	enlarging
	accrescens	accrescent	apar	accresco to grow larger, to increase
	Cyrtococcum accrescens (Trin.) Stapf
accumbens accumbens accumbens	lying down
	accumbens	accumbent	apar	accumbo to lie somewhere
	Astragalus accumbens Sheldon