Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

aquaticus - araxanus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
aquaticus aquatica aquaticum	in water
	aquaticus	aquatic	adj	living, growing or found in or by the water; aquatic
	Aira aquatica L. Orontium aquaticum L. Rumex aquaticus L.
aquatilis aquatilis aquatile	living in water
	aquatilis	aquatil	adj	living in water
	Batrachium aquatile (L.) Dumort. Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.
aqueus aquea aqueum	clear like water
	aqua	aqu	noun/f	water, rain-water
	eus	e	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: made from, color, -like
	Eugenia aquea Burman f. Syzygium aqueum (Burman f.) Alston
aquifolius aquifolia aquifolium	holly like
	aquifolium	aquifoli	noun/n	holly tree (Ilex aquifolium), scarlet holy
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Machaeranthera aquifolia Greene ex Woot. & Standl. Ilex aquifolium L. Aster aquifolius (Greene ex Woot. & Standl.) Blake
aquilegifolius aquilegifolia aquilegifolium	leaves like the genus Aquilegia
	aquilegia	aquilegi	noun/f	aquileja ML Aquilegia, taken from aquila (eagle) for a perceived likeness
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Thalictrum aquilegifolium L.
aquilinus aquilina aquilinum	eagle like
	aquila	aquil	noun/f	an eagle
	inus	in	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to or resembling
	Alsophila aquilina Christ Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Lupinus aquilinus Woot. & Standl.
arabicus arabica arabicum	Arabian
	arabicus	arabic	adj	Arabicus Arabian
	Acacia arabica (Lam.) Willd. Ornithogalum arabicum L. Schismus arabicus Nees
arabus araba arabum	Arabian
	arabus	arab	adj	Arabus Arabian
arachnifer arachnifera arachniferum	spider bearing
	arachne	arachn	noun/f	αραχνεϛ spider
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Baptisia arachnifera Duncan
arachnitis arachnites	cobwebby
	arachnion	arachn	noun/n	αραχνιον spider web
	itis	it	noun/m	ites -ιταϛ ? substantive suffix for nouns: connection to a noun
arachnoides arachnoides arachnoides	like a spider or spider's web
	arachne	arachn	noun/f	αραχνεϛ spider
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Anacampseros arachnoides (Haw.) Sims
arachnoideus arachnoidea arachnoideum	like a spiders web
	arachnion	arachn	noun/n	αραχνιον spider web
	oideus	oide	adj	-οειδηοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Castilleja arachnoidea Greenm. Blepharostoma arachnoideum M.A. Howe Diplacus arachnoideus Greene
araiocladus araioclada araiocladum	slender branch
	araios	arai	adj	αραιοϛ thin, narrow, weak, slight
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	clados	clad	noun/m	κλαδοϛ branch; shoot
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
araiophyllus araiophylla araiophyllum	slender leaved
	araios	arai	adj	αραιοϛ thin, narrow, weak, slight
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	phyllon	phyll	noun/n	φυλλον leaf; foliage
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Rhododendron araiophyllum Balf. f. & W. W. Sm.
aranea araneae	spider web
	aranea	arane	noun/f	a spider; a spider's web
araneans araneans araneans	with spider webs
	araneans	araneant	apar	araneo αραχνεοω to spin or be covered with a cobweb
	Cirsium araneans Rydb.
araneispinus araneispina araneispinum	spiderwebbed spines
	aranea	arane	noun/f	a spider; a spider's web
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	spina	spin	noun/f	thorn; prickle, spine
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Discocactus araneispinus Buining & Brederoo ex J. Theun.
araneosus araneosa araneosum	like a spider or spider's web
	aranea	arane	noun/f	a spider; a spider's web
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Sphaerellothecium araneosum (Rehm ex Arnold) Zopf Astragalus araneosus Sheldon
araxanus araxana araxanum	from Araxes river
	araxes	arax	noun/m	Araxes Αραξηϛ Araxes river of ancient Armenia
	anus	an	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: position, connection, possession
	Acantholimon araxanum Bunge