Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

crassicarpus - creticus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
crassicarpus crassicarpa crassicarpum	thick fruited
	crassus	crass	adj	solid, thick, fat, dense
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Acacia crassicarpa A. Cunn. ex Benth. Geoprumnon crassicarpum (Nutt.) Rydb. ex Small Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
crassicaulis crassicaulis crassicaule	thick stemmed
	crassus	crass	adj	solid, thick, fat, dense
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	caulis	caul	adj/	καυλοϛ stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
	Cirsium crassicaule (Greene) Jepson Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Wats.
crassifolius crassifolia crassifolium	thick leaved
	crassus	crass	adj	solid, thick, fat, dense
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Draba crassifolia Graham Disphyma crassifolium (L.) L. Bolus Ceanothus crassifolius Torr.
crassinervius crassinervia crassinervium	larve veined
	crassus	crass	adj	solid, thick, fat, dense
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	nervus	nerv	noun/m	νευρον a sinew, tendon, nerve
	ius	i	adj	-ιοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: characteristic of, connected to, resembling, when related to -eus: of..., ...like
	Andreaea crassinervia Bruch Ephemerum crassinervium (Schwaegr.) Hampe Pothos crassinervius Jacq.
crassior crassior crassius	thicker
	comparative of crassus	crass	adj	solid, thick, fat, dense
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
crassipes crassipedes	thick foot
	crassus	crass	adj	solid, thick, fat, dense
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	pes	ped	noun/m	foot; claw
	Amaranthus crassipes Schlecht.
crassissimus crassissima crassissimum	thickest
	superlative of crassus	crass	adj	solid, thick, fat, dense
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Lepraria crassissima (Hue) Lettau Senecio crassissimus Humbert
crassus crassa crassum	thick
	crassus	crass	adj	solid, thick, fat, dense
	Draba crassa Rydb. Rhododendron crassum Franch. Lupinus crassus Payson
crateriformis crateriformis crateriforme	bowl shaped
	cratera	crater	noun/f	a bowl (for mixing wine and water); crater
	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...
creber crebra crebrum	thick, dense
	creber	crebr	adj	thick, crowded, pressed together; abundant
	Eriochloa crebra S. T. Blake
creberrimus creberrima creberrimum	most crowded
	superlative of creber	creber	adj	thick, crowded, pressed together; abundant
	rimus	rim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Bryum creberrimum Tayl.
crenatiflorus crenatiflora crenatiflorum	notched flower
	crena	cren	noun/f	Late L notch
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Calceolaria crenatiflora Cav.
crenatus crenata crenatum	notched
	crena	cren	noun/f	Late L notch
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Ilex crenata Thunb. Anthurium crenatum (L.) Kunth Ranunculus crenatus Waldst. & Kit.
crenulatus crenulata crenulatum	crenate, with small rounded teeth
	crena	cren	noun/f	Late L notch
	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
	Aciphylla crenulata J.B.Armstr. Allium crenulatum Wieg. Tithymalus crenulatus (Engelm.) Heller
crepitans crepitans crepitans	rattling
	crepitans	crepit	apar	crepito to rattle, creak, crackle, rustle, clatter
	Hura crepitans L.
cretaceus cretacea cretaceum	color of chalk
	creta	cret	noun/f	Κρητη earth from Crete, chalk
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
	Medicago cretacea M. Bieb.
creteus cretea creteum	color of chalk
	creteus	crete	adj	made with chalk or clay
creticus cretica creticum	of Crete
	creticus	cretic	adj	Creticus from Crete, Cretan
	Anthemis cretica L Verbascum creticum (L.) Kuntze Alopecurus creticus Trin.