Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

bimaculatus - binominatus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
bimaculatus bimaculata bimaculatum	two spots
	bi	bi	pre	bis twice
	maculatus	maculat	ppar	maculo to spot, stain, pollute, defile
	Swertia bimaculata Hook.f. & Thoms
bimucronatus bimucronata bimucronatum	two short points
	bi	bi	pre	bis twice
	mucro	mucron	noun/m	a sharp point or edge
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) Kuntze
bimus bimis bime	biennial
	bimus	bim	adj	two years; biennial
	Bryum bimum (Brid.) Turn.
binatus binata binatum	paired
	bini	bin	adj	identical pair, double
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Eulaliopsis binata (Retz.) C. E. Hubb. Clytostoma binatum (Thunb.) Sandwith Andropogon binatus Retz.
binectarifer binectarifera binectariferum	two nectaries
	bi	bi	pre	bis twice
	nectar	nectar	noun	νεκταρ plant nectar; drink of the gods
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Guarea binectarifera Roxb. Dysoxylum binectariferum (Roxb.) Hook. f.
binervatus binervata binervatum	with two veins
	bi	bi	pre	bis twice
	nervus	nerv	noun/m	νευρον a sinew, tendon, nerve
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Acacia binervata DC.
binervis binervis binerve	with two veins
	bi	bi	pre	bis twice
	nervus	nerv	noun/m	νευρον a sinew, tendon, nerve
	is		adj	adjectival suffix
binervius binervia binervium	two veined
	bi	bi	pre	bis twice
	nervus	nerv	noun/m	νευρον a sinew, tendon, nerve
	ius	i	adj	-ιοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: characteristic of, connected to, resembling, when related to -eus: of..., ...like
	Acacia binervia (J. C. Wendl.) J. F. Macbr.
binervosus binervosa binervosum	with two veins
	bi	bi	pre	bis twice
	nervosus	nervos	adj	sinewy; energetic, nervous
binominatus binominata binominatum	two names
	bi	bi	pre	bis twice
	nominatus	nominat	ppar	nomino to name, call by name; to make famous
	Grossularia binominata (Heller) Coville & Britt. Ribes binominatum Heller