Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

concavus - copiosus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
concavus concava concavum	concave
	concavus	concav	adj	hollow, concave
	Yucca concava Haw.
conchiformis conchiformis conchiforme	shell shaped
	concha	conch	noun/f	κογχη mussel, oyster, shell
	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...
concholobus concholoba concholobum	lobes shell like
	concha	conch	noun/f	κογχη mussel, oyster, shell
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	lobus	lob	noun/m	λοβοϛ Late L Greek: lobe of the ear; late Latin: husk, pod
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
concinnus concinna concinnum	elegant
	concinnus	concinn	adj	skillfully put together; beautiful, elegant
	Potentilla concinna Richards. Erysimum concinnum Eastw. Aster concinnus Willd.
concolor concoloris concolore	same color
	concolor	concolor	adj	same colored
	Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.
concolorans concolorans concolorans	same color
	con	con	pre	co with, together with
	colorans	color	apar	coloro to give color to, tint
condensatus condensata condensatum	dense
	condensus	condens	adj	very dense, close
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Lesquerella condensata A.Nels. Aneurolepidium condensatum (J. Presl) Nevski Andropogon condensatus Kunth
confertiflorus confertiflora confertiflorum	densely flowered
	confertus	confert	adj	compressed, crowded, thick, dense
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Ambrosia confertiflora DC. Talinum confertiflorum Greene Astragalus confertiflorus Gray
confertifolius confertifolia confertifolium	dense leaved
	confertus	confert	adj	compressed, crowded, thick, dense
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frem.) S. Wats.
confertior confertior confertius	densest
	comparative of confertus	confert	adj	compressed, crowded, thick, dense
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
confertissimus confertissima confertissimum	most crowded
	superlative of confertus	confert	adj	compressed, crowded, thick, dense
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Acaena confertissima Bitter
confertus conferta confertum	crowded
	confertus	confert	adj	compressed, crowded, thick, dense
	Arabis conferta Greene Polemonium confertum Gray Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl.
confusus confusa confusum	confused
	confusus	confus	adj	disordered, confused
	Acacia confusa Merr. Astrothelium confusum Mull. Arg. Astragalus confusus Bunge
congestiflorus congestiflora congestiflorum	crowded flowers
	congestus	congest	ppar	congero to bring together; to collect
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
congestus congesta congestum	congested
	congestus	congest	ppar	congero to bring together; to collect
	Arenaria congesta Nutt. Dichelostemma congestum (Sm.) Kunth Cyperus congestus Vahl
conglomeratus conglomerata conglomeratum	clustered together
	con	con	pre	co with, together with
	glomeratus	glomerat	ppar	glomero to gather into a ball, form into a round heap
	Psorinia conglomerata (Ach.) Gotth. Schneider Collema conglomeratum Hoffm. Juncus conglomeratus L.
conicus conica conicum	cone shaped
	conus	con	noun/m	κωνοϛ cone
	icus	ic	adj	-ικοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
	Carex conica Boott Ornithogalum conicum Jacq. Ceratodon conicus (Hampe) Lindb.
conifer conifera coniferum	cone bearing
	conus	con	noun/m	κωνοϛ cone
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Saxifraga conifera Coss. & Durieu
coniflorus coniflora coniflorum	conical flowers
	conus	con	noun/m	κωνοϛ cone
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Cereus coniflorus Weingart
conjugens conjugens conjugens	joining together
	conjugens	conjugent	apar	conjugo to join together, unite
	Dodecatheon conjugens Greene
conjunctus conjuncta conjunctum	joined
	conjunctus	conjunct	ppar	conjungo to join, connect, unite
	Bidens conjuncta Sherff Astragalus conjunctus S. Wats.
connatus connata connatum	connate, fused together
	con	con	pre	co with, together with
	natus	nat	ppar	nascor to be born; grow from; descend from
	Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd. Silphium connatum L.
conoideus conoidea conoideum	cone like
	conus	con	noun/m	κωνοϛ cone
	oideus	oide	adj	-οειδηοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Acrocordia conoidea (Fr.) Korber Echinocactus conoideus (DC.) Poselg.
conopseus conopsea conopseum	gnat like
	conops	conops	noun/m	κωνωψ, ωποϛ a gnat
	eus	e	adj	-εοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
	Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R.Br. ex Ait.f. Epidendrum conopseum Ait. f.
consanguineus consanguinea consanguineum	with blood colored
	con	con	pre	co with, together with
	sanguineus	sanguine	adj	of blood; blood-colored
	Arabis consanguinea Greene Dichanthelium consanguineum (Kunth) Gould & C.A. Clark Andropogon consanguineus Kunth
consimilis consimilis consimile	with similarity
	con	con	pre	co with, together with
	similis	simil	adj	like, resembling, similar
	Orthotrichum consimile Mitt. Erigeron consimilis Cronq.
conspersus conspersa conspersum	sprinkled
	conspersus	conspers	ppar	conspergo to sprinkle
	Viola conspersa Reichenb. Paspalum conspersum Schrad. ex Schult.
conspicuus conspicua conspicuum	conspicuous
	conspicuus	conspicu	adj	becomes visible, attracts attention
	Blephariglotis conspicua (Nash) Small Mesembryanthemum conspicuum Haw. Aster conspicuus Lindl.
constrictus constricta constrictum	constricted
	constrictus	constrict	adj	compressed, compact
	Acacia constricta Benth. Allium constrictum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg Mimulus constrictus (A.L. Grant) Pennell
contaminatus contaminata contaminatum	contaminated
	contaminatus	contaminat	adj	contaminated, defiled
	Lachenalia contaminata Aiton Spartium contaminatum L. Aspalathus contaminatus of authors
contiguus contigua contiguum	near, touching
	contiguus	contigu	adj	adjoining, near
	Acarospora contigua H. Magn. Asplenium contiguum Kaulfuss
continentalis continentalis continentale	continental
	continentus	continent	ppar	contineo to hold on all sides, keep together, to enclose, to surround
	alis	al	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: of or pertaining to
contortus contorta contortum	twisted
	contortus	contort	ppar	contorqueo to twist, wind, turn
	Pedicularis contorta Benth. Eriogonum contortum Small Andropogon contortus L.
contractus contracta contractum	contracted
	contractus	contract	adj	drawn together, compressed, contracted, restricted
	Hexastylis contracta Blomquist Asarum contractum (Blomquist) Barringer Haplopappus contractus Hall
controversus controversa controversum	controversial
	controversus	controvers	adj	subjected to dispute, controversial, disputed, questionable
	Weissia controversa Hedw. Sorghum controversum (Steud.) Snowden Erigeron controversus Greene
convolutivus convolutiva convolutivum	convolute, rolled lengthwise
	convolutus	convolut	ppar	convolvo to roll together, roll up
	ivus	iv	adj	adjective suffix for verbs or nouns: capability, owned by
convolutus convoluta convolutum	convolute
	convolutus	convolut	ppar	convolvo to roll together, roll up
	Barbula convoluta Hedw. Streblotrichum convolutum (Hedw.) P. Beauv. Desmatodon convolutus (Brid.) Grout
copiosus copiosa copiosum	abundant
	copiosus	copios	adj	with abundance, copious, plentiful, rich
	Pertusaria copiosa Erichsen