Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

sobolifer - speculum-veneris

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sobolifer
sobolifera
soboliferum
bearing offshoots
sobolessobolnoun/fsuboles
off shoot, sprout (also soboles)
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
ferferaparfero
to bear, carry, bring
Agrostis sobolifera Muhl. ex Willd.
Sempervivum soboliferum Sims
socialis
socialis
sociale
in colonies
socialissocialadjof or belonging to a social arrangement
Acarospora socialis H. Magn.
solidus
solida
solidum
solid
solidussolidadjsolid, dense, compact
Corydalis solida (L.) Clairv.
Indocalamus solidus C. D. Chu & C. S. Chao
somnifer
somnifera
somniferum
sleep inducing
somnifersomniferadjsleep brining
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
Papaver somniferum L.
sororius
sororia
sororium
of a sister
sororiussororiadjof or belonging to a sister
Viola sororia Willd.
Polypodium sororium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Hibiscus sororius L.
sparsiflorus
sparsiflora
sparsiflorum
sparsely flowered
sparsussparspparspargo
to scatter, sprinkle, spatter
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
florusflorpparfloreo
to bloom, to flower
Arabis sparsiflora Nutt.
Eriastrum sparsiflorum (Eastw.) Mason
Lupinus sparsiflorus Benth.
sparsus
sparsa
sparsum
sparse
sparsussparspparspargo
to scatter, sprinkle, spatter
Acarospora sparsa H. Magn.
Vaccinium sparsum Sleumer
spathaceus
spathacea
spathaceum
spathe like
spathaspathnoun/fσπαϑη
broad double edged sword, saber
aceusaceadjadjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
Salvia spathacea Greene
Tetrapogon spathaceus (Hochst.) T. Durand & Schinz
spathulatus
spathulata
spathulatum
with small spathe
spathaspathnoun/fσπαϑη
broad double edged sword, saber
ulaulnoun/fulus
dimutive substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns
atusatadjadjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
Gaillardia spathulata Gray
Botrychium spathulatum W.H. Wagner
Aster spathulatus Lindl.
spathulifolius
spathulifolia
spathulifolium
spatula shaped leaves
spathaspathnoun/fσπαϑη
broad double edged sword, saber
ulaulnoun/fulus
dimutive substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
foliusfoliadjfolium
leaf
Acacia spathulifolia
Sedum spathulifolium Hook.
Aster spathulifolius Maxim.
speciosissimus
speciosissima
speciosissimum
showiest
superlative of speciosusspeciosadjbeautiful, good looking, showy
issimusissimadjsuperlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
Cleome speciosissima Deppe ex Lindl.
Clerodendrum speciosissimum Van Geert ex Morr.
Euryops speciosissimus DC.
speciosus
speciosa
speciosum
showy
speciosusspeciosadjbeautiful, good looking, showy
Calydorea speciosa Herb.
Arisaema speciosum (Wallich) C.Martius
Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC.
spectabilis
spectabilis
spectabile
notable, spectacle
spectabilisspectabiladjthat may be seen, worth seeing , notable, admirable, remarkable, spectacle
Sedum spectabile Boreau
Aster spectabilis Ait.
speculum
speculi
mirror
speculumspeculnoun/nmirror, reflecting surface
speculum-veneris
speculi-venerum
Venus's looking glass
speculumspeculnoun/nmirror, reflecting surface
--cnct
generative of venusvenernoun/fVenus
Venus, goddess of love
Legousia speculum-veneris (L.) Fisch. ex A.DC.