Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

flabellatus - flexuosus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
flabellatus flabellata flabellatum	fan like
	flabellum	flabell	noun/n	small hand fan
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Aquilegia flabellata Sieb. & Zucc. Acer flabellatum Rehder
flabellifolius flabellifolia flabellifolium	fan shaped leaves
	flabellum	flabell	noun/n	small hand fan
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Potentilla flabellifolia Hook. ex Torr. & Gray Erigeron flabellifolius Rydb.
flaccidus flaccida flaccidum	flaccid
	flaccidus	flaccid	adj	flaccid, flabby, feeble
	Yucca flaccida Haw. Pennisetum flaccidum Griseb. Senecio flaccidus Less.
flagellaris flagellaris flagellare	with flagella
	flagellum	flagell	noun/n	whip, lash
	aris	ar	adj	alis adjective suffix for nouns: of or pertaining to
	Brachythecium flagellare (Hedw.) Jenn. Erigeron flagellaris Gray
flagellifer flagellifera flagelliferum	whip bearing
	flagellum	flagell	noun/n	whip, lash
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Carex flagellifera Colenso
flagelliformis flagelliformis flagelliforme	whip shaped
	flagellum	flagell	noun/n	whip, lash
	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...
	Dendrophthora flagelliformis (Lam.) Krug & Urban
flammeus flammea flammeum	flame like
	flammeus	flamme	adj	on fire, fiery
	Macranthera flammea (Bartr.) Pennell Rhododendron flammeum (Michx.) Sarg. Cyrtanthus flammeus hort.
flammula flammulae	a little flame
	flamma	flamm	noun/f	flame, blaze
	ula	ul	noun/f	ulus dimutive substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns
	Ranunculus flammula L.
flavens flavens flavens	golden yellow
	flavens	flavent	padj	golden or light yellow
	Bacidia flavens (Willey) Zahlbr.
flaventior flaventior flaventius	yellower
	comparative of flavens	flavent	padj	golden or light yellow
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
	Flavopunctelia flaventior (Stirton) Hale
flavescens flavescens flavescens	yellowish
	flavus	flav	adj	golden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
	escens	escent	adj	adjective suffix for nouns or adjectives: becoming like, incomplete resemblance -ish
	Aquilegia flavescens S.Wats.
flavidus flavida flavidum	yellowish
	flavus	flav	adj	golden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
	idus	id	adj	adjective suffix for verbs, nouns or adjectives: condition or progression
	Gentiana flavida Gray Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.) A. Camus Anigozanthos flavidus Redoute & DC.
flavinervius flavinervia flavinervium	yellow veined
	flavus	flav	adj	golden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	nervus	nerv	noun/m	νευρον a sinew, tendon, nerve
	ius	i	adj	-ιοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: characteristic of, connected to, resembling, when related to -eus: of..., ...like
flavirameus flaviramea flavirameum	yellow branches
	flavus	flav	adj	golden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	rameus	rame	adj	of or belonging to branches, boughs
flavissimus flavissima flavissimum	yellowest
	superlative of flavus	flav	adj	golden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Zephyranthes flavissima Ravenna Eriogonum flavissimum Gandog.
flavopunctatus flavopunctata flavopunctatum	yellow spots
	flavus	flav	adj	golden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	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
	Biatora flavopunctata (Tonsberg) Hinteregger & Printzen
flavulus flavula flavulum	somewhat yellow
	flavus	flav	adj	golden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
	ulus	ul	adj	adjective suffix for adjectives: diminutive
	Corydalis flavula (Raf.) DC. Capnoides flavulum (Raf.) Kuntze Senecio flavulus Greene
flavus flava flavum	yellow
	flavus	flav	adj	golden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
	Aureolaria flava (L.) Farw. Allium flavum L. Crocus flavus Weston
flexicaulis flexicaulis flexicaule	bent or flexed stem
	flexus	flex	padj	bent, wound
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	caulis	caul	adj/	καυλοϛ stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
	Brachythecium flexicaule Ren. & Card. in Grout Solidago flexicaulis L.
flexilis flexilis flexile	flexible
	flexilis	flexil	adj	flexible, pliable, bendable
	Panicum flexile (Gattinger) Scribn. Aster flexilis Burgess
flexipes flexipedes	bent stem
	flexus	flex	padj	bent, wound
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	pes	ped	noun/m	foot; claw
	Trillium flexipes Raf.
flexuosus flexuosa flexuosum	bending, curvy
	flexuosus	flexuos	adj	full of turns, winding, tortuous
	Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. Helenium flexuosum Raf. Andropogon flexuosus Nees ex Steudel