Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

pendulinus - pes-tigridis

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
pendulinus pendulina pendulinum	hanging
	pendulus	pendul	adj	hanging, pendent
	inus	in	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to or resembling
	Arabis pendulina Greene Allium pendulinum Ten. Streblus pendulinus (Endl.) F. Muell.
pendulus pendula pendulum	pendulous
	pendulus	pendul	adj	hanging, pendent
	Carex pendula Huds. Bryum pendulum (Hornsch.) Schimp. Agapanthus pendulus L. Bolus
pennatus pennata pennatum	feathered
	pennatus	pennat	adj	feathered
	Stipa pennata L. Convolvulus pennatus Desr.
pentachaetus pentachaeta pentachaetum	with five hairs
	penta	penta	pre	πεντα- five
	chaete	chaet	noun/f	χαιτη, ηϛ long, loose, or flowing hair
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Dyssodia pentachaeta (DC.) B.L.Robins. Hymenatherum pentachaetum DC.
pentalophus pentalopha pentalophum	5 crests
	penta	penta	pre	πεντα- five
	lophos	loph	noun/m	λοφοϛ the back of the neck; crest of a hill or helmet
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Echinocereus pentalophus (DC.) Lem.
pentandrus pentandra pentandrum	5 stamens
	pent	pent	noun	penta πεντα- five
	aner	andr	noun/m	ανηρ, ανδροϛ man; male; husband
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Mitella pentandra Hook. Bombax pentandrum L. Pentodon pentandrus (K. Schum.) Vatke
pentapetalus pentapetala pentapetalum	5 petals
	penta	penta	pre	πεντα- five
	petalum	petal	noun/n	πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Nelumbo pentapetala sensu Fern., non Nymphaea pentaphylla Walt. Geum pentapetalum (L.) Makino
pentaphyllos pentaphyllos pentaphyllon	5 leaved
	penta	penta	pre	πεντα- five
	phyllon	phyll	noun/n	φυλλον leaf; foliage
	os		adj	οϛ adjectival suffix
	Cardamine pentaphyllos (L.) Crantz
pentaphyllus pentaphylla pentaphyllum	5 leaved
	penta	penta	pre	πεντα- five
	phyllon	phyll	noun/n	φυλλον leaf; foliage
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Cardamine pentaphylla Phil. Pediomelum pentaphyllum (L.) Rydb. Eleutherococcus pentaphyllus (Sieb. & Zucc.) Nakai
perbellus perbella perbellum	very pretty
	per	per	pre	through, extra, very
	bellus	bell	adj	delightful, beautiful, pleasing, excellent
perdurans perdurans perdurans	enduring
	perdurans	perdur	apar	perduro to harden; to endure
peregrinus peregrina peregrinum	foreign
	peregrinus	peregrin	adj	foreign
	Campanula peregrina L. Gnaphalium peregrinum Fern. Erigeron peregrinus (Banks ex Pursh) Greene
perennis perennis perenne	perennial
	perennis	perenn	adj	remaining or lasting throughout the year
	Linum perenne L. Bellis perennis L.
perfectus perfecta perfectum	perfect, compete (both male & female)
	perfectus	perfect	ppar	perficio to accomplish, finish, complete
perfoliatus perfoliata perfoliatum	leaves joined around stem
	per	per	pre	through, extra, very
	foliatus	foliat	adj	provided with or having leaves
	Montia perfoliata (Donn ex Willd.) T.J.Howell Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Potamogeton perfoliatus L.
perforatus perforata perforatum	perforated
	perforatus	perforat	ppar	perforo to bore through, pierce, perforate
	Metrosideros perforata (J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.) A. Rich. Parmotrema perforatum (Jacq.) Massal. Andropogon perforatus Trin. ex Fourn.
pernitens pernitens pernitens	shining
	pernitens	pernitent	apar	perniteo to shine
perplexans perplexans perplexans	confusing
	perplexans	perplex	apar	perplexor to cause confusion
perpusillus perpusilla perpusillum	very small
	perpusillus	perpusill	adj	very small, tiny
	Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper ex Small & Britt. Rhachithecium perpusillum (Thwaites & Mitt. in Mitt.) Broth. Endococcus perpusillus Nyl.
persicus persica persicum	of Persia
	persicus	persic	adj	Persicus Persian
	Amygdalus persica L. Cyclamen persicum Miller Asparagus persicus Baker
persistens persistens persistens	persisting
	persistens	persistent	apar	persisto to persist
	Calochortus persistens Ownbey
perulatus perulata perulatum	with perules (bud scales)
	perula	perul	noun/f	a little pocket, wallet
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Andromeda perulata Miq. Enkianthus perulatus C. K. Schneid.
pes pedes	foot
	pes	ped	noun/m	foot; claw
pes-caprae pedes-caprarum	goat's foot like
	pes	ped	noun/m	foot; claw
	-	-	cnct
generative of capra	capr	noun/f	she-goat
pes-tigridis pedes-tigridum	tiger's paw
	pes	ped	noun/m	foot; claw
	-	-	cnct
	generative of tigris	tigrid	noun/f	τιγριϛ a tiger, tigress
Ipomoea pes-tigridis L.