Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

caelestinus - cajanoides

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
caelestinus caelestini caelestinum	sky blue, heavenly
	caelestinus	caelestin	adj	heavenly
caelestis caelestis caeleste	sky blue
	caelestis	caelest	adj	heavenly, celestial
	Ionactis caelestis Leary & Nesom
caelicolor caelicolores	sky blue
	caelum	cael	noun/n	the sky, heaven
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	color	color	noun	color
caeruleimontanus caeruleimontana caeruleimontanum	from the Blue Mountains, Oregon, US
	caeruleus	caerule	adj	dark-colored, dark blue, cerulean, azure, sea-colored, sea-green
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	montanus	montan	adj	of or belonging to the mountains
	Rosa caeruleimontana St. John Ligusticum caeruleimontanum St. John
caeruleomontanus caeruleomontana caeruleomontanum	from the Blue Mountains, Oregon, US
	caeruleus	caerule	adj	dark-colored, dark blue, cerulean, azure, sea-colored, sea-green
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	montanus	montan	adj	of or belonging to the mountains
	Draba caeruleomontana Payson & St. John
caeruleopurpureus caeruleopurpurea caeruleopurpureum	bluish purple
	caeruleus	caerule	adj	dark-colored, dark blue, cerulean, azure, sea-colored, sea-green
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	purpureus	purpure	adj	purple colored
caeruleoracemosus caeruleoracemosa caeruleoracemosum	with blue racemes
	caeruleus	caerule	adj	dark-colored, dark blue, cerulean, azure, sea-colored, sea-green
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	racemus	racem	noun/m	the stalk of or a cluster of a bunch of grapes
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Passiflora x caeruleoracemosa Sabine
caeruleus caerulea caeruleum	blue
	caeruleus	caerule	adj	dark-colored, dark blue, cerulean, azure, sea-colored, sea-green
	Aquilegia caerulea James Allium caeruleum Pall. Lupinus caeruleus Heller
caesariatus caesariata caesariatum	hairy or long haired
	caesariatus	caesariat	adj	with long hair; covered with hair
	Crataegus caesariata Sarg.
caesiellus caesiella caesiellum	somewhat blue-gray
	caesius	caesi	adj	bluish gray, as in eyes
	ellus	ell	adj	adjective suffix for adjective: diminutive
	Graphis caesiella Vainio Leptogium caesiellum Tuck.
caesifolius caesifolia caesifolium	blue-gray leaves
	caesius	caesi	adj	bluish gray, as in eyes
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Elymus caesifolius A. Love
caesiiglaucus caesiiglauca caesiiglaucum	bluish gray glaucescence
	caesius	caesi	adj	bluish gray, as in eyes
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	glaucus	glauc	adj	γλαυκοϛ bright, sparkling, gleaming; grayish, bluish-green (for plants, a white bloom on a leaf giving a gray-green appearance)
	Acaena caesiiglauca (Bitter) Bergmans
caesioalbus caesioalba caesioalbum	bluish-grayish white
	caesius	caesi	adj	bluish gray, as in eyes
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	albus	alb	adj	white, dead white; pale; bright
	Lepraria caesioalba (de Lesd.) J. R. Laundon
caesiocinereus caesiocinerea caesiocinereum	ashen bluish-gray
	caesius	caesi	adj	bluish gray, as in eyes
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	cinereus	cinere	adj	like ashes, ash colored
	Aspicilia caesiocinerea (Nyl. ex Malbr.) Arnold
caesiocoronatus caesiocoronata caesiocoronatum	with a bluish-gray crown
	caesius	caesi	adj	bluish gray, as in eyes
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	corona	coron	noun/f	κορωνη wreath, garland, crown
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Lecidea caesiocoronata Lowe
caesiofuscus caesiofusca caesiofuscum	dark bluish-gray
	caesius	caesi	adj	bluish gray, as in eyes
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	fuscus	fusc	adj	dark, dusky, swarthy
	Acarospora caesiofusca (Mull. Arg.) H. Magn.
caesiopruinosus caesiopruinosa caesiopruinosum	frosted with a bluish gray
	caesius	caesi	adj	bluish gray, as in eyes
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	pruinosus	pruinos	adj	frosted
	Aspicilia caesiopruinosa (H. Magn.) J. W. Thomson
caesiorubellus caesiorubella caesiorubellum	bluish-gray and reddish
	caesius	caesi	adj	bluish gray, as in eyes
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	rubellus	rubell	adj	reddish
	Lecanora caesiorubella Ach.
caesiorufellus caesiorufella caesiorufellum	greyish blue and somewhat reddish
	caesius	caesi	adj	bluish gray, as in eyes
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	rufus	ruf	adj	reddish
	ellus	ell	adj	adjective suffix for adjective: diminutive
	Caloplaca caesiorufella (Nyl.) Zahlbr.
caesiorufus caesiorufa caesiorufum	greyish blue and reddish
	caesius	caesi	adj	bluish gray, as in eyes
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	rufus	ruf	adj	reddish
	Caloplaca caesiorufa (Wibel) Flagey
caesiosulphureus caesiosulphurea caesiosulphureum	bluish-gray and yellow
	caesius	caesi	adj	bluish gray, as in eyes
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	sulphureus	sulphure	adj	sulpherous (also sulfureus)
	Lecanora caesiosulphurea Vainio
caesius caesia caesium	bluish gray
	caesius	caesi	adj	bluish gray, as in eyes
	Solidago caesia L. Allium caesium Schrenk Calamus caesius Blume
caespiticius caespiticia caespiticium	growing like sod
	caespiticius	caespitici	adj	made of sod, turf
	Cladonia caespiticia (Pers.) Florke Bryum caespiticium Hedw.
caespitosus caespitosa caespitosum	tufted, caespitose
	caespes	caespit	noun/m	a turf, sod; field
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Calandrinia caespitosa Gill Eriogonum caespitosum Nutt. Erigeron caespitosus Nutt.
caffer caffra caffrum	of So. Africa
	caffer	caffr	adj	kafir Arabic unbeliever, pagan
	Encephalartos caffer (Thunb.) Lehm. Aberia caffra Hook. f. & Harvey Combretum caffrum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze
caffri caffrorum	of So. Africa
	caffer	caffr	adj	kafir Arabic unbeliever, pagan
	Panicum caffrorum Retz.
cainito cainito	star apple
	cainito	cainito	noun	West Indian apple
	Chrysophyllum cainito L.
cairicus cairica cairicum	from Cairo, Egypt
	cairo	cair	noun	Cairo English Anglicized version of Arabic: al-Qâhirah, city on the north Nile near the beginning of the delta on the Mediterranean Sea
	icus	ic	adj	-ικοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
	Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet Convolvulus cairicus L.
cajan cajan	pigeon tea
	cajan	cajan	noun	Malay katjang: pigeon tea
	Cajan cajan (L.) Huth
cajanifolius cajanifolia cajanifolium	leaves like pigeon tea
	cajan	cajan	noun	Malay katjang: pigeon tea
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Crotalaria cajanifolia Kunth Desmodium cajanifolium (Kunth) DC.
cajanoides cajanoides cajanoides	like pigeon tea
	cajan	cajan	noun	Malay katjang: pigeon tea
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Eriosema cajanoides (Guill. & Perr.) Hook. f.