Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

ophianthus - oreophilus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
ophianthus ophiantha ophianthum	snake flower
	ophis	ophi	noun/m	οφιϛ a snake
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Penstemon ophianthus Pennell
ophiocarpus ophiocarpa ophiocarpum	snake like seed
	ophis	ophi	noun/m	οφιϛ a snake
	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
ophiodes ophiodes ophiodes	snake like
	ophis	ophi	noun/m	οφιϛ a snake
	odes	od	adj	oides -οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Nephelium ophiodes Radlk.
ophioglossoides ophioglossoides ophioglossoides	like genus Ophioglossum, snake tongue fern
	ophis	ophi	noun/m	οφιϛ a snake
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	glossa	gloss	noun/f	γλωσσα the tongue; a language
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker-Gawl.
oppositifolius oppositifolia oppositifolium	leaves opposite
	oppositus	opposit	ppar	placed opposite, against
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Lewisia oppositifolia (S.Wats.) B.L.Robins. Aethionema oppositifolium Boiss. Umbilicus oppositifolius (Ledeb.) Ledeb.
orbelicus orbelica orbelicum	Mt Orbelicos, Greece
	orbelus	orbel	noun/m	Orbelus Ορβελοϛ Mt Orbelus between Macedonia & Trace
	icus	ic	adj	-ικοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
orbicularis orbicularis orbiculare	orbicular, circular
	orbiculus	orbicul	noun/m	a small circle, ring
	aris	ar	adj	alis adjective suffix for nouns: of or pertaining to
	Carpolipum orbiculare (Schwein.) Nees Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartalini
orbiculatus orbiculata orbiculatum	circular
	orbiculus	orbicul	noun/m	a small circle, ring
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Cotyledon orbiculata L. Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.
orbus orba orbum	orphan
	orbus	orb	adj	destitute; orphaned, childless
orchioides orchioides orchioides	orchid like
	orchis	orch	noun/f	ορχιϛ testicle (here, shape of)
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Spiranthes orchioides (Sw.) A. Rich.
oreadus oreada oreadum	mountain nymph
	oreas	oread	noun/f	Oreas ορειαϛ, αδοϛ (Gk: of or pertaining to the mountains); an Oread, mountain nymph
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Campanula oreadum Boiss. & Heldr.
oreibatus oreibata oreibatum	of the mountains
	oreibates	oreibat	adj	ορειβατηϛ mountain ranging
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Draba oreibata J.F.Macbr. & Payson ex Payson
oreocreticus oreocretica oreocreticum	from mountains of Crete
	oros	ore	noun/n	οροϛ, εοϛ a, or range of, mountain(s) or hill(s)
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	creticus	cretic	adj	Creticus from Crete, Cretan
	Crocus oreocreticus B.L.Burtt
oreodoxus oreodoxa oreodoxum	mountain glory
	oros	ore	noun/n	οροϛ, εοϛ a, or range of, mountain(s) or hill(s)
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	doxa	dox	noun/f	δοξα opinion, judgment; reputation, glory, splendor
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Rhododendron oreodoxa Franch.
oreophilus oreophila oreophilum	mountain loving
	oros	ore	noun/n	οροϛ, εοϛ a, or range of, mountain(s) or hill(s)
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	philus	phil	adj	philos φιλοσ, ε, ον loved; loving, friendly, fond
				us Latinizing suffix
	Sarracenia oreophila (Kearney) Wherry Allium oreophilum C.A.Mey. Aragallus oreophilus (Gray) A. Nels.