Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

bulbifer - byzantinus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
bulbifer bulbifera bulbiferum	bulb producing
	bulbus	bulb	noun/m	βολβοϛ bulbous root, bulb; onion (also bulbos)
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Amorphophallus bulbifer (Schott) Blume Cystopteris bulbifera (L.) Bernh. Lilium bulbiferum L.
bulbiformis bulbiformis bulbiforme	bulb shaped
	bulbus	bulb	noun/m	βολβοϛ bulbous root, bulb; onion (also bulbos)
	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...
bulbillifer bulbillifera bulbilliferum	bearing little bulbs
	bulbus	bulb	noun/m	βολβοϛ bulbous root, bulb; onion (also bulbos)
	illus	ill	noun/m	substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns: diminutive
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Watsonia bulbillifera Matthews & L.Bolus
bulbispermus bulbisperma bulbispermum	bulbous seeds
	bulbus	bulb	noun/m	βολβοϛ bulbous root, bulb; onion (also bulbos)
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	sperma	sperm	noun/n	σπερμα seed, germ
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Crinum bulbispermum (Burm. f.) Milne-Redhead & Schweickerdt
bulbocodioides bulbocodioides bulbocodioides	Bulbocodium like
	bulbos	bulb	noun/m	βολβοϛ bulbous root, bulb; onion
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	codion	codi	noun/n	κωδιον fleece, sheep skin (diminutive)
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
bulbocodium bulbocodia	wooly bulb
	bulbos	bulb	noun/m	βολβοϛ bulbous root, bulb; onion
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	codion	codi	noun/n	κωδιον fleece, sheep skin (diminutive)
	um		noun/n	Latinizing nounal suffix
	Narcissus bulbocodium L.
bulbostylis bulbostyles	swollen style
	bulbos	bulb	noun/m	βολβοϛ bulbous root, bulb; onion
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	stylis	styl	noun/m	stylos στυλοϛ pillar, pole, prop (confused with L. stilus)
				is -ιϛ substantive suffix for nouns: a connection to a noun
	Carex bulbostylis Mackenzie
bulbosus bulbosa bulbosum	bulbous
	bulbus	bulb	noun/m	βολβοϛ bulbous root, bulb; onion (also bulbos)
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Arethusa bulbosa L. Panicum bulbosum Kunth Ranunculus bulbosus L.
bullatus bullata bullatum	inflated, knobby
	bullatus	bullat	adj	inflated, bombastic; wearing baubles around the neck
	Helonias bullata L. Rhododendron bullatum Franch. Cotoneaster bullatus Boiss.
bulliformis bulliformis bulliforme	bubble shaped
	bulla	bull	noun/f	a bubble
	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...
bullulatus bullulata bullulatum	blistered
	bulla	bull	noun/f	a bubble
	ula	ul	noun/f	ulus dimutive substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
buphthalmiflorus buphthalmiflora buphthalmiflorum	flowers like the genus Buphthamum
	buphthalmon	buphthalm	noun/n	bupthalmon βουφθαλμον from bous (ox) + opthamos (eye): ox-eye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum or C. coronarium); a houseleek (perhaps Sempervivum arboreum)
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Wedelia buphthalmiflora Lorentz
buphthalmoides buphthalmoides buphthalmoides	like the genus Buphthamum
	buphthalmon	buphthalm	noun/n	bupthalmon βουφθαλμον from bous (ox) + opthamos (eye): ox-eye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum or C. coronarium); a houseleek (perhaps Sempervivum arboreum)
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Grindelia buphthalmoides DC.
bupleurifolius bupleurifolia bupleurifolium	leaves like the genus bupleurum
	bupleuron	bupleur	noun/n	βουπλευρον from bous (ox) + pleuron (rib): a plant, hare's-ear, variously ascribed to Bupeurum falcatum, B. baldense or B. rigidum)
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Oxalis bupleurifolia A. St.-Hil. Hedysarum bupleurifolium L. Alysicarpus bupleurifolius (L.) DC.
bupleuroides bupleuroides bupleuroides	like the genus bupleurum
	bupleuron	bupleur	noun/n	βουπλευρον from bous (ox) + pleuron (rib): a plant, hare's-ear, variously ascribed to Bupeurum falcatum, B. baldense or B. rigidum)
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Silene bupleuroides L.
bursa-pastoris bursae-pastorum	sheperd's purse
	bursa	burs	noun/f	βυρσα Late L purse
	-	-	cnct
	generative of pastor	pastor	noun/m	a herdsman, shepard
Bursa bursa-pastoris (L.) Britt.
butyraceus butyracea butyraceum	yellow in color and oily in texture
	butyrum	butyr	noun/n	βουτυρον butter
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
	Aesandra butyracea (Roxb.) Baehni
buxifolius buxifolia buxifolium	leaves like the genus Buxus
	buxus	bux	noun/f	πυξοϛ box tree, boxwood
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Atriplex buxifolia Rydb. Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. Cotoneaster buxifolius f. vellaeus Franch.
buxiformis buxiformis buxiforme	shape like the genus Buxus
	buxus	bux	noun/f	πυξοϛ box tree, boxwood
	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...
	Polygonum buxiforme Small
byssinus byssina byssinum	filamentous, cottony
	byssinus	byssin	adj	βυσσινοϛ made of cotton or a very fine flax
	Leptogium byssinum (Hoffm.) Zwackh ex Nyl.
byzantinus byzantina byzantinum	of Byzantium (Istanbul)
	byzantinus	byzantin	adj	Byzantium Byzantium, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
	Stachys byzantina K.Koch ex Scheele Colchicum byzantinum Ker Gawl. Gladiolus byzantinus P.Mill.