Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

eriantherus - erumpens

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
eriantherus erianthera eriantherum	wooly anthers
	erion	eri	noun/n	εριον wool
	anthera	anther	noun/f	ανϑηρα Mod L anther
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Phelipaea erianthera Engelm. Penstemon eriantherus Pursh
erianthus eriantha erianthum	wooly flower
	erion	eri	noun/n	εριον wool
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Agrostis eriantha Hack. Geranium erianthum DC. Orthocarpus erianthus Benth.
ericaefolius ericaefolia ericaefolium	leaves like Erica
	erice	eric	noun/f	ερεικη heath, broom
	ae	ae	cnct	connective vowel sometimes used by botanical Latin instead of 'i' to distinguish between two words with the same root, e.g. tuba (trumpet) and tubus (tube); in some cases 'ae' is incorrectly used because it is the genitive singular suffix of the preceeding word but it should be corrected to 'i'
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Spatallopsis ericaefolia E. Phillips
ericaeus ericaea ericaeum	of heath
	ericaeus	ericae	adj	of the heath flower
eriocarpus eriocarpa eriocarpum	woolly fruits
	erion	eri	noun/n	εριον wool
	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
	Asclepias eriocarpa Benth. Pittosporum eriocarpum Royle Rubus eriocarpus Liebm.
eriocephalus eriocephala eriocephalum	wooly head
	erion	eri	noun/n	εριον wool
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	cephale	cephal	noun/f	κεφαλη head; front; end, point; source, top; chief person
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Navarretia eriocephala Mason Cirsium eriocephalum Gray Erigeron eriocephalus J. Vahl
eriophorus eriophora eriophorum	wooly
	erion	eri	noun/n	εριον wool
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	phoros	phor	apar	phoreo φορεω (φερω) to carry, bring
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Centaurea eriophora L. Cirsium eriophorum (L.) Scop. Cereus eriophorus Pfeiff.
eriostemon eriostemones	wooly stamens
	erion	eri	noun/n	εριον wool
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	stemon	stemon	noun/m	στημων L: stamen warp in loom; thread
	Clematis x eriostemon Decne.
erubescens erubescens erubescens	reddening
	erubescens	erubescent	apar	erubesco to redden, to blush
	Arthonia erubescens Willey
erumpens erumpens erumpens	breaking forth
	erumpens	erumpent	apar	erumpo bursting forth, breaking out
	Nolina erumpens (Torr.) S. Wats.