Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

adnascens - adustus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
adnascens adnascens adnascens	growing on or to
	ad	ad	pre	to, towards, near
	nascens	nascent	apar	nascor to be born; grow from; descend from
adnatus adnata adnatum	joined together, adnate
	adnatus	adnat	ppar	agnascor L. (also adgnascor) born after will was made, adopted; to grow towards or upoon;
	Amblystegiella adnata (Hedw.) Nichols Homomallium adnatum (Hedw.) Broth. Aster adnatus Nutt.
adnexus adnexa adnexum	nearly bound together
	ad	ad	pre	to, towards, near
	nexus	nex	padj	necto to tie or bind together
	Caloplaca adnexa Vezda
adonidifolius adonidifolia adonidifolium	leaves like Adonis
	adonis	adonid	noun/m	Adonis Αδωνιϛ, ιδοϛ god of plants, beautiful youth killed by wild boar and changed into a flower by Aphrodite
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Senecio adonidifolius Loisel.
adornatus adornata adornatum	decorated
	adornatus	adornat	padj	adorno to prepare for, provide, equip; to decorate adorn
	Rubus adornatus P. J. Mull. ex Wirtg.
adoxoides adoxoides adoxoides	like the genus Adoxa
	a	a	pre	α- not, without, less
	doxa	dox	noun/f	δοξα opinion, judgment; reputation, glory, splendor
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Semiaquilegia adoxoides (DC.) Makino
adpressipilis adpressipilis adpressipile	with hairs pressed flat
	adpressus	adpress	padj	apprimo to press to; (also adprimo)
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	pilus	pil	noun/m	a hair; a trifle
	is		adj	adjectival suffix
adpressipilosus adpressipilosa adpressipilosum	hairy with hairs pressed flat
	adpressus	adpress	padj	apprimo to press to; (also adprimo)
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	pilosus	pilos	adj	hairy, shaggy
	Cyrtandra adpressipilosa St. John
adpressus adpressa adpressum	pressed against
	ad	ad	pre	to, towards, near
	pressus	press	ppar	premo to press, squeeze
	Mimosa adpressa Hook. & Arn. Hypericum adpressum Raf. ex W. Bart. Cotoneaster adpressus Boiss.
adriaticus adriatica adriaticum	from (near) the Adriatic Sea
	adriaticus	adriatic	adj	Hadriaticus of or belonging to Hadria , a city of Picenum (now Atri, Italy) birthplace of Hadrian; of Hadria in Veneti (now Adria, Italy); of the Adriatic Sea, between Italy and the Balkan penisula; also spelled Adriaticus
	Viola adriatica Freyn
adscendens adscendens adscendens	ascending
	adscendens	adscendent	apar	ascendo (adscendo) to ascend, mount up, climb up
	Acaena adscendens Vahl
adscitus adscita adscitum	approved
	adscitus	adscit	padj	ascisco L. (also adscisco) to receive, approve, accept
adspersus adspersa adspersum	scattered
	adspersus	adspers	ppar	aspergo (adspergo) to scatter, sprinkle
	Brachiaria adspersa (Trin.) Parodi Calicium adspersum Pers. Rubus adspersus Weihe ex H. E. Weber
adstringens adstringens adstringens	binding together
	adstringens	adstring	ppar	astringo to draw close, bind together (also adstringo)
	Stryphnodendron adstringens (C. Martius) Cov.
adulterinus adulterina adulterinum	adulterous, not genuine
	adulterinus	adulterin	adj	not of pure breed, not genuine or pure
	Passiflora adulterina L. f. Asplenium adulterinum Milde
adumbratus adumbrata adumbratum	counterfeit
	adumbratus	adumbrat	adj	counterfeit, feigned, false
aduncatus aduncata aduncatum	hooked, curved
	aduncus	adunc	adj	bent towards or inwards, hooked
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
aduncus adunca aduncum	bent, crooked, curved, hooked
	aduncus	adunc	adj	bent towards or inwards, hooked
	Viola adunca Sm. Piper aduncum L. Drepanocladus aduncus (Hedw.) Warnst.
adustus adusta adustum	sun browned
	adustus	adust	ppar	aduro to burn, scorch
	Carex adusta Boott Leucanthemum adustum (W. D. J. Koch) Gremli