Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

acraeus - actinophyllus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
acraeus acraea acraeum	on high
	acraeus	acrae	adj	Acraeus ακραιοϛ dwelling on high; a name for Jupiter or Juno whose temples were build on heights
	Pelargonium acraeum R. A. Dyer
acranthus acrantha acranthum	flowers at apices
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
acridens acridentes	sharp teeth
	acer	acr	adj	sharp, irritating, pungent; some spellings, espcially modern, give acris as the masculine instead of acer
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	dens	dent	noun/m	tooth
	Rubus acridens Bailey
acridentatus acridentata acridentatum	sharp toothed
	acer	acr	adj	sharp, irritating, pungent; some spellings, espcially modern, give acris as the masculine instead of acer
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	dens	dent	noun/m	tooth
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
acrior acrior acrius	sharper
	comparative of acer	acr	adj	sharp, irritating, pungent; some spellings, espcially modern, give acris as the masculine instead of acer
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
acris acris acre	sharp, pungent
	acris	acr	adj	acer sharp, irritating, pungent; some spellings, espcially modern, give acris as the masculine instead of acer
	Erigeron acris L.
acrisepalus acrisepala acrisepalum	sharp sepal
	acer	acr	adj	sharp, irritating, pungent; some spellings, espcially modern, give acris as the masculine instead of acer
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	sepalum	sepal	noun/n	Mod L sepal; = Gk skepe (covering) + petalum (petal) (coined in 1790 by H. J. de Necker)
				skepe σκεπη covering; shelter, protection
				petalum πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
acroanthus acroantha acroanthum	flower at the tip
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Panicum acroanthum Steud.
acrobracteatus acrobracteata acrobracteatum	with bracts at the tip
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	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
	Vaccinium acrobracteatum K. Schum.
acrocarpus acrocarpa acrocarpum	seed at the tip
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	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
	Serruria acrocarpa R. Br.
acroconus acrocona acroconum	terminal cones
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	conus	con	noun/m	κωνοϛ cone
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
acrocyaneus acrocyanea acrocyaneum	blue at the tip
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	cyaneus	cyane	adj	κυανεοϛ dark blue
	Lecidea acrocyanea (Th. Fr.) H. Magn.
acrodontus acrodonta acrodontum	toothed at the tip
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	odon	odont	noun/m	οδων, οντοϛ Ion a tooth
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Quercus acrodonta Seemen
acroglossus acroglossa acroglossum	tongues at the end
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	glossa	gloss	noun/f	γλωσσα the tongue; a language
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Solanum acroglossum Juz.
acrolasius acrolasia acrolasium	hairy at the end
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	lasios	lasi	adj	λαιοϛ shaggy, wooly, hairy
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
acroleucus acroleuca acroleucum	white tips
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	leucos	leuc	adj	λευκοϛ bright, brilliant, clear; white, pale
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Poa acroleuca Steud.
acrophaeus acrophaea acrophaeum	gray at the end
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	phaeos	phae	adj	phaios φαιοϛ dusky, gray
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Graphina acrophaea Mull. Arg.
acroscopicus acroscopica acroscopicum	thin branches at the top
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	scopa	scop	noun/f	thin branch; Chenopodium scoparia; pl. (scopae) a broom
	icus	ic	adj	-ικοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
	Solanum acroscopicum Ochoa
acrostichoides acrostichoides acrostichoides	like the genus Acrostichum
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	stix	stich	noun/f	στιξ a row, line, rank
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Cryptogramma acrostichoides R.Br.
acrotrichis acrotrichis acrotriche	hairy ends
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	thrix	trich	noun/f	ϑριξ, τριχοϛ hair, wool, bristle
	is		adj	adjectival suffix
	Dasylirion acrotriche (Schiede) Zucc.
acrotrichus acrotricha acrotrichum	hairy ends
	acros	acr	adj	ακροϛ extreme, upper, topmost
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	thrix	trich	noun/f	ϑριξ, τριχοϛ hair, wool, bristle
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Eriochloa acrotricha (Steud.) Hack. Helopus acrotrichus Steud.
actaeifolius actaeifolia actaeifolium	Actaea leaved
	actaea	actae	noun/f	Pliny: a strong-scented plant; Linnaeus: Actaea spicata
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Coelopleurum actaeifolium (Michx.) Coult. & Rose
actinacanthus actinacantha actinacanthum	with radiating spines
	actis	actin	noun/f	ακτιϛ, ινοϛ ray, beam, light (usually plural: aktin)
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Berberis actinacantha C. Mart. ex Schult. & Schult. f.
actinopetalus actinopetala actinopetalum	radiating petals
	actis	actin	noun/f	ακτιϛ, ινοϛ ray, beam, light (usually plural: aktin)
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	petalum	petal	noun/n	πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Dianthus actinopetalus Fenzl
actinophyllus actinophylla actinophyllum	radiating leaves
	actis	actin	noun/f	ακτιϛ, ινοϛ ray, beam, light (usually plural: aktin)
	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
	Brassaia actinophylla Endl.