Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

enneacanthus - erectus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
enneacanthus enneacantha enneacanthum	9 spined
	ennea	enne	adj	εννεα nine
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelm.
ensatus ensata ensatum	sword like
	ensis	ens	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Iris ensata Thunb. Oncidium ensatum Lindl.
ensifolius ensifolia ensifolium	sword shaped leaves
	ensis	ens	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Hypotrachyna ensifolia (Kurok.) Hale Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Sw. Juncus ensifolius Wikstr.
ensiformis ensiformis ensiforme	sword shaped
	ensis	ens	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
	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...
	Astragalus ensiformis M.E. Jones
epigynus epigyna epigynum	over the ovary
	epi	epi	pre	επι on, at, upon, over
	gyne	gyn	noun/f	γυνε woman, lady; wife; mistress; widow
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
epunctatus epunctata epunctatum	without spots
	e	e	pre	ex without, not, lacking, from out
	punctum	punct	noun/n	something that is pricked; a puncture; a spot; a small portion
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Garcinia epunctata Stapf
erectus erecta erectum	erect
	erectus	erect	adj	upright; elevated, lofty
	Haloragis erecta (Banks ex Murr.) Oken Trillium erectum L. Bromus erectus Huds.