Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

blepharantherus - borealis

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
blepharantherus blepharanthera blepharantherum	fringed anther
	blepharis	blephar	noun/n	βλεφαριϛ eyelash
	anthera	anther	noun/f	ανϑηρα Mod L anther
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Calothamnus blepharantherus F. Muell.
blepharicarpus blepharicarpa blepharicarpum	fringed seed
	blepharis	blephar	noun/n	βλεφαριϛ eyelash
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Lathyrus blepharicarpus Boiss.
blephariglottis blephariglottides	fringed mouth
	blepharis	blephar	noun/n	βλεφαριϛ eyelash
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	glottis	glottid	noun/f	γλωττιϛ, ιδοϛ the mouth of a flute; the opening of the windpipe
	Platanthera blephariglottis (Willd.) Lindl.
blephariphyllus blephariphylla blephariphyllum	fringed leaf
	blepharis	blephar	noun/n	βλεφαριϛ eyelash
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	phyllon	phyll	noun/n	φυλλον leaf; foliage
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Machaeranthera blephariphylla (Gray) Shinners Haplopappus blephariphyllus Gray
blepharocalyx blepharocalyces	fringed calyx
	blepharis	blephar	noun/n	βλεφαριϛ eyelash
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	calyx	calyc	noun/f	καλυξ, υκοϛ husk, covering, calyx
blepharodontus blepharodonta blepharodontum	fringed teeth
	blepharis	blephar	noun/n	βλεφαριϛ eyelash
	odon	odont	noun/m	οδων, οντοϛ Ion a tooth
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Hedeoma blepharodonta Greene
blepharolepis blepharolepides	fringed scales
	blepharis	blephar	noun/n	βλεφαριϛ eyelash
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	lepis	lepid	noun/f	λεπιϛ scale, shell
	Calyptocarpus blepharolepis B.L. Robins.
blepharophyllus blepharophylla blepharophyllum	fringe leaved
	blepharis	blephar	noun/n	βλεφαριϛ eyelash
	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
	Arabis blepharophylla Hook. & Arn. Aster blepharophyllus Gray
blepharosepalus blepharosepala blepharosepalum	fringed sepal
	blepharis	blephar	noun/n	βλεφαριϛ eyelash
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	sepalum	sepal	noun/n	Mod L sepal; = Gk skepe (covering) + petalum (petal) (coined in 1790 by H. J. de Necker)
				skepe σκεπη covering; shelter, protection
				petalum πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Ipomoea blepharosepala Hochst. ex A. Rich.
blepharospermus blepharosperma blepharospermum	fringed seed
	blepharis	blephar	noun/n	βλεφαριϛ eyelash
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	sperma	sperm	noun/n	σπερμα seed, germ
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Calothamnus blepharosperma F. Muell.
blitoides blitoides blitoides	(Amarnthum) blitum like
	blitum	blit	noun/n	βλιτον A tastless vegtable variously ascribed to Amaranthus blitum, Atriplex, Spinacia oleracea
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats.
blitum bliti	a bland vegetable
	blitum	blit	noun/n	βλιτον A tastless vegtable variously ascribed to Amaranthus blitum, Atriplex, Spinacia oleracea
	Amaranthus blitum L.
blothrus blothra blothrum	growing vigorously
	blothros	blothr	adj	βλωϑροϛ growing vigorously
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Crataegus blothra Laughlin
boarius boaria boarium	of cattle
	boarius	boari	adj	of or pertaining to cattle
	Maytenus boaria Molina
boeoticus boeotica boeoticum	from Boeotia, around Thebes, Greece
	boeoticus	boeotic	adj	Boeoticus Βοιωτικοϛ from Boeotia, a region of Greece whose capital was Thebes, the birthplace of Hercules and Bacchus
	Triticum boeoticum Boiss.
bombycifer bombycifera bombyciferum	silk bearing
	bombyx	bombyc	noun/m	βομβυξ silkworm, silk garment, silk
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
bombycinus bombycina bombycinum	silky
	bombycinus	bombycin	adj	bonbycinus of silk, silken
	Nymphaea bombycina (Mill. & Standl.) Standl. Solanum bombycinum Ochoa Hibiscadelphus bombycinus Forbes
bombycis bombycis bombyce	silky
	bombyx	bombyc	noun/m	βομβυξ silkworm, silk garment, silk
	is		adj	adjectival suffix
bona-nox bonae-noctes	good-night
	bonus	bon	adj	good, beautiful, right
	-	-	cnct
	nox	noct	noun/f	νυξ night;sleep;death;blindness;darkness
Ipomoea bona-nox L.
bonduc bonduc	Arabic for hazel nut
	bonduc	bonduc	noun	Arabic hazel nut
	Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.
bonducellus bonducella bonducellum	little hazel nut
	bonduc	bonduc	noun	Arabic hazel nut
	ellus	ell	adj	adjective suffix for adjective: diminutive
	Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Fleming, nom. illeg.
bononiensis bononiensis bononiense	of Bologna
	bononiensis	bononiens	adj	of or pertaining to the city of Bononia (Bonn, Germany)
	Campanula bononiensis L.
bonus bona bonum	good
	bonus	bon	adj	good, beautiful, right
	Crataegus bona Sarg. Rubus bonus Bailey
bonus-henricus bona-henrica bonum-henricum	good (King) Henry
	bonus	bon	adj	good, beautiful, right
	-	-	cnct
	henry	henr	noun/m	Henry a man's name
	icus	ic	adj	-ικοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
Chenopodium bonus-henricus L.
boreali-atlanticus boreali-atlantica boreali-atlanticum	north atlantic
	borealis	boreal	adj	northern (word seldom used in Roman times)
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	-	-	cnct
atlanticus	atlantic	adj	Atlanticus of or pertaining to Mt Atlas
borealis boreales boreale	northern
	borealis	boreal	adj	northern (word seldom used in Roman times)
	Galium boreale L. Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.