Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

acephalus - achras

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
acephalus acephala acephalum	headless
	a	a	pre	α- not, without, less
	cephale	cephal	noun/f	κεφαλη head; front; end, point; source, top; chief person
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
acer acris acre	sharp, pungent
	acer	acr	adj	sharp, irritating, pungent; some spellings, espcially modern, give acris as the masculine instead of acer
	Rubus acer Bailey Sedum acre L.
aceratoides aceratoides aceratoides	like the genus Aceras
	a	a	pre	α- not, without, less
	ceras	cerat	noun/n	κεραϛ, ατοϛ horn, antlers
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Asclepias aceratoides Nash
acerbus acerba acerbum	sour
	acerbus	acerb	adj	of taste: harsh, sharp, sour, bitter
	Hovenia acerba Lindl.
aceriflorus aceriflora aceriflorum	flowers like a maple
	acer	acer	noun/n	the maple tree
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Engelhardia aceriflora (Reinw.) Blume Pterilema aceriflorum Reinw.
acerifolius acerifolia acerifolium	leaves like a maple
	acer	acer	noun/n	the maple tree
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Vitis acerifolia Raf. Viburnum acerifolium L. Brachychiton acerifolius (A. Cunn. ex G. Don) Macarthur
acerinus acerina acerinum	relating to maple
	acer	acer	noun/n	the maple tree
	inus	in	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to or resembling
	Cimicifuga acerina (Siebold & Zucc.) Tanaka Pityrosperma acerinum Siebold & Zucc.
aceriphyllus aceriphylla aceriphyllum	leaves like a maple
	acer	acer	noun/n	the maple tree
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	phyllon	phyll	noun/n	φυλλον leaf; foliage
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
aceroides aceroides aceroides	like a maple
	acer	acer	noun/n	the maple tree
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Heuchera aceroides Rydb.
acervatus acervata acervatum	heaped
	acervatus	acervat	ppar	acervo to heap, pile up
acetabuliformis acetabuliformis acetabuliforme	concave, depressed
	acetabulum	acetabul	noun/n	cup-shaped vessel; flower-cup, calyx
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	formis	form	adj	in botanical Latin a substantive suffix for nouns derived from 'forma': to be in the form or shape of...
acetabulosus acetabulosa acetabulosum	markedly cup shaped
	acetabulum	acetabul	noun/n	cup-shaped vessel; flower-cup, calyx
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Ballota acetabulosa (L.) Bentham
acetabulum acetabuli	cup
	acetabulum	acetabul	noun/n	cup-shaped vessel; flower-cup, calyx
	Allium acetabulum (Raf.) Shinners
acetosella acetosellae	pre Linnaean name for common sorrel and other plants with acid leaves
	acetum	acet	noun/n	vinegar, pungent
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	ella	ell	noun/f	ellus substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns: diminutive
	Acetosella acetosella (L.) Small
acetosus acetosa acetosum	pre Linnaean name for common sorrel and other plants with acid leaves
	acetum	acet	noun/n	vinegar, pungent
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Rumex acetosa L. Pelargonium acetosum (L.) L'Her.
achilleifolius achilleifolia achilleifolium	leaves like Achillea millefolium
	achilleos	achille	noun	αχιλλειοϛ of Achilles, Greek hero of the Trojan wars; milfoil or yarrow, said to be discovered of medicinal value by Achiles
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Tanacetum achilleifolium (M. Bieb.) Sch. Bip. Senecio achilleifolius DC.
achilleoides achilleoides achilleoides	Achillea like
	achilleos	achille	noun	αχιλλειοϛ of Achilles, Greek hero of the Trojan wars; milfoil or yarrow, said to be discovered of medicinal value by Achiles
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Pithocarpa achilleoides P.Lewis & Summerh.
achras achrades	in Greek, a wild pear tree
	achras	achrad	noun/f	αχραϛ a pear like tree used as a fence, perhaps Pyrus amygdaliformis but used by Linnaeus for the genus Achras (sapodilla, sapote)
	Manilkara achras (Miller) Fosb.