Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

aculeaticarpus - adductus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
aculeaticarpus aculeaticarpa aculeaticarpum	prickly seeds
	aculeatus	aculeat	adj	with prickles, stings; thorny
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Mimosa aculeaticarpa Ortega
aculeatiflorus aculeatiflora aculeatiflorum	prickly flowers
	aculeatus	aculeat	adj	with prickles, stings; thorny
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Cyanea aculeatiflora Rock
aculeatissimus aculeatissima aculeatissimum	very prickly
	superlative of aculeatus	aculeat	adj	with prickles, stings; thorny
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Acacia aculeatissima J. F. Macbr. Solanum aculeatissimum sensu Schulz, non Jacq.
aculeatus aculeata aculeatum	with prickles or stings
	aculeatus	aculeat	adj	with prickles, stings; thorny
	Arenaria aculeata S.Wats. Papaver aculeatum Thunb. Hibiscus aculeatus Walt.
aculeolatus aculeolata aculeolatum	with needles
	aculeolus	aculeol	adj	a little needle
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Arabis aculeolata Greene
acuminatifolius acuminatifolia acuminatifolium	leaves tapering gradually to a point
	acuminatus	acuminat	ppar	acumino to make pointed, to sharpen
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
acuminatissimus acuminatissima acuminatissimum	sharpest
	superlative of acuminatus	acuminat	ppar	acumino to make pointed, to sharpen
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Eugenia acuminatissima Kurz Syzygium acuminatissimum (Blume) DC. Rubus acuminatissimus Hassk.
acuminatus acuminata acuminatum	tapering gradually to a point
	acuminatus	acuminat	ppar	acumino to make pointed, to sharpen
	Clethra acuminata Michx. Allium acuminatum Hook. Penstemon acuminatus Dougl. ex Lindl.
acuminosus acuminosa acuminosum	terminating gradually in flat narrow end
	acumino	acumin	verb	to make pointed, to sharpen
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
acutalis acutalis acutale	pointed
	acutalis	acutal	adj	pointed
	Pyrenula acutalis R. C. Harris
acutangulus acutangula acutangulum	sharply angled
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	angulus	angul	adj	αγκυλοϛ angle/ Gk: crooked, angular
	Eleocharis acutangula (Roxb.) J.A. Schultes Psidium acutangulum DC. Corchorus acutangulus Lam.
acutatus acutata acutatum	sharpened
	acutatus	acutat	adj	shapened
	Antirhea acutata (DC.) Urban Cerastium acutatum Suksdorf
acuticarpus acuticarpa acuticarpum	sharp seed
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Oenothera acuticarpa W. Dietr.
acutidens acutidentes	pointed teeth
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	dens	dent	noun/m	tooth
acutidentatus acutidentata acutidentatum	pointed teeth
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	dentatus	dentat	adj	toothed
acutiflorus acutiflora acutiflorum	pointed flowers
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Calamagrostis x acutiflora (Schrad.) Rchb. Polemonium acutiflorum Willd. ex Roemer & J.A.Schultes Juncus acutiflorus Ehrh. ex Hoffmann
acutifolius acutifolia acutifolium	pointed leaves
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Physaria acutifolia Rydb. Peltophorum acutifolium (J. R. Johnst.) J. R. Johnst. Cotoneaster acutifolius Turcz.
acutiformis acutiformes acutiforme	pointed form
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	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...
	Bryum acutiforme Limpr. in Hag. Carex acutiformis Ehrh.
acutiglumis acutiglumis acutiglume	pointed glumes (husks)
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	gluma	glum	noun/f	a hull or husk
	is		adj	adjectival suffix
	Eragrostis acutiglumis Parodi
acutiglumus acutigluma acutiglumum	pointed glume (husk)
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	gluma	glum	noun/f	a hull or husk
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Garnotia acutigluma (Steud.) Ohwi
acutilobus acutiloba acutilobum	pointed lobes
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	lobus	lob	noun/m	λοβοϛ Late L Greek: lobe of the ear; late Latin: husk, pod
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Hepatica acutiloba DC. Ligusticum acutilobum Siebold & Zucc. Amaranthus acutilobus Uline & Bray
acutipetalus acutipetala acutipetalum	sharply pointed leaves
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	petalum	petal	noun/n	πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Khadia acutipetala (N. E. Br.) N. E. Br. Mesembryanthemum acutipetalum N. E. Br.
acutirostris acutirostris acutirostre	pointed beak
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	rostrum	rostr	noun/n	the beak of a bird
	is		adj	adjectival suffix
	Astragalus acutirostris S. Wats.
acutisepalus acutisepala acutisepalum	pointed sepals
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	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
	Calandrinia acutisepala Suárez Pittosporum acutisepalum (Hbd.) Sherff
acutisquamatus acutisquamata acutisquamatum	pointed scales
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	squamatus	squamat	adj	scaly
	Eleocharis acutisquamata Buckl.
acutisquamosus acutisquamosa acutisquamosum	covered with pointed scales
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	squamosus	squamos	adj	covered with scales
	Sericocarpus acutisquamosus (Nash) Small
acutissimus acutissima acutissimum	most pointed
	superlative of acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Oenothera acutissima W.L. Wagner Ligustrum acutissimum Koehne
acutivalvis acutivalvis acutivalve	pointed valves
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	valvis	valv	adj/	valva leaves of a folding door
				is adjectival suffix
	Casuarina acutivalvis F. Muell.
acutus acuta acutum	sharpened to a point
	acutus	acut	ppar	sharpened, sharp pointed
	Nemastylis acuta Herbert Brachythecium acutum (Mitt.) Sull. Didymodon acutus (Brid.) Saito
adamantinus adamantina adamantinum	very hard
	adamantinus	adamantin	adj	αδαμαντινοϛ hard as steel
	Fritillaria adamantina M.E. Peck Philodendron adamantinum C. Mart. ex Schott
adductus adducta adductum	tight
	adductus	adduct	padj	taught, stretched tight
	Paphiopedilum adductum Asher