Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

adelostoma - admixtus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
adelostoma adelostomata	hidden stoma
	adelos	adel	adj	αδηλοϛ unseen, unknown, secret
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	stoma	stomat	noun/n	στομα, ατοσ the mouth
	Carex adelostoma Krecz.
adenanthus adenantha adenanthum	glandular flower
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Vigna adenantha (G.F.W. Mey.) Marechal, Mascherpa & Stanier Phaseolus adenanthus G.F.W. Mey.
adenioides adenioides adenioides	like the genus Adenium (desert rose)
	aden	aden	noun	Arabic: oddaegn the plant Adenium obesum
	ium	i	noun/n	-ιον ? substantive suffix for nouns: diminutive
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Ipomoea adenioides Schinz
adenocalyx adenocalyces	glandular calyx
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	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
adenocarpoy adenocarpon	of glandular seed(s)
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	generative of carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	Epidendrum adenocarpon Lex.
adenocarpus adenocarpa adenocarpum	glandular seed
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
adenocaulis adenocaulis adenocaule	glandular stem
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	caulis	caul	adj/	καυλοϛ stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
	Rubus adenocaulis Fern.
adenocaulos adenocaulos adenocaulon	glandular stem
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	caulos	caul	noun/m	καυλοϛ stem of a plant
	os		adj	οϛ adjectival suffix
	Epilobium adenocaulon Hausskn.
adenocaulus adenocaula adenocaulum	glandular stem
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	caulos	caul	noun/m	καυλοϛ stem of a plant
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Encyclia adenocaula (Lex.) Schltr. Epidendrum adenocaulum Lex.
adenodontus adenodonta adenodontum	glandular teeth
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	odon	odont	noun/m	οδων, οντοϛ Ion a tooth
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Grindelia adenodonta (Steyermark) Nesom
adenogynus adenogyna adenogynum	sticky ovary
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	gyne	gyn	noun/f	γυνε woman, lady; wife; mistress; widow
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Rhododendron adenogynum Diels
adenolepis adenolepides	glandular scales
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	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
	Aster adenolepis Blake
adenoleucus adenoleuca adenoleucum	white glands
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	leucos	leuc	adj	λευκοϛ bright, brilliant, clear; white, pale
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Rubus adenoleucus Chaboiss.
adenolobus adenoloba adenolobum	glandular lobes
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	lobus	lob	noun/m	λοβοϛ Late L Greek: lobe of the ear; late Latin: husk, pod
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Rubus adenolobus W. C. R. Watson
adenophorus adenophora adenophorum	gland bearing, nectary bearing
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	phoros	phor	apar	phoreo φορεω (φερω) to carry, bring
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H.E. Robins. Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng. Rubus adenophorus Rolfe
adenophyllus adenophylla adenophyllum	sticky leaved
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	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
	Oxalis adenophylla Gill Hesperolinon adenophyllum (Gray) Small
adenopodus adenopoda adenopodum	sticky feet (pedicle)
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	pous	pod	noun/m	πουϛ, ποδοϛ foot
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Dalea adenopoda (Rydb.) Isely Petalostemon adenopodus (Rydb.) Wemple
adenopterus adenoptera adenopterum	glandular wings
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	pteron	pter	noun/n	πτερον feather, wing
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Chamaesyce adenoptera (Bertol.) Small
adenopus adenopodi	glandular base
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	pus	pod	noun/m	πουϛ, ποδοϛ foot
	Cecropia adenopus Mart. ex Miq.
adenosepalus adenosepala adenosepalum	glandular sepals
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	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
	Rosa adenosepala Woot. & Standl.
adenothallus adenothalla adenothallum	glandular branches
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	thallos	thall	noun/m	ϑαλλοϛ a young branch, twig
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Rubus adenothallus Focke
adenothrix adenotriches	hairy gland
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	thrix	trich	noun/f	ϑριξ, τριχοϛ hair, wool, bristle
	Gaultheria adenothrix (Miq.) Maxim.
adenotrichos adenotrichon	of glandular hair(s)
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	generative of thrix	trich	noun/f	ϑριξ, τριχοϛ hair, wool, bristle
	Rubus adenotrichos Schltdl.
adenotrichus adenotricha adenotrichum	hairy gland
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	thrix	trich	noun/f	ϑριξ, τριχοϛ hair, wool, bristle
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Arctostaphylos adenotricha (Fern. & J.F. Macbr.) A.& D. Love & Kapoor
adglaber adglabra adglabrum	nearly glabrous (smooth)
	ad	ad	pre	to, towards, near
	glaber	glabr	adj	hairless, smooth, bald
adglutinatus adglutinata adglutinatum	nearly sticky
	ad	ad	pre	to, towards, near
	gluten	glutin	noun/n	glue
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Heppia adglutinata (Krempelh.) Massal.
adhatoda adhatodae	not touched by goats
	adhatoda	adhatod	noun/f	ada Sri Lankan goat
				thodai Sri Lankan do not touch
	Justicia adhatoda L.
adhatodoides adhatodoides adhatodoides	like the genus Adhatoda (now Justicia - water willow)
	adhatoda	adhatod	noun/f	ada Sri Lankan goat
				thodai Sri Lankan do not touch
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Justicia adhatodoides (E. Mey. ex Nees) V. A. W. Graham
adiantifolius adiantifolia adiantifolium	leaves like Adiantum (maiden hair)
	adianton	adiant	noun/n	αδιαντον maiden's hair plant (adiantos, unwettable)
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Anemia adiantifolia (L.) Sw. Thalictrum adiantifolium Besser ex Eichw.
adiantiformis adiantiformis adiantiforme	like Adiantum (maiden hair)
	adianton	adiant	noun/n	αδιαντον maiden's hair plant (adiantos, unwettable)
	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...
	Polystichum adiantiforme (G. Forst.) J. Sm. Rumohra adiantiformis (G. Forst.) Ching
adiantoides adiantoides adiantoides	like Adiantum (maiden hair)
	adianton	adiant	noun/n	αδιαντον maiden's hair plant (adiantos, unwettable)
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Dennstaedtia adiantoides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) T. Moore
adiantum-nigrum adianta-nigra	black maiden's hair
	adianton	adiant	noun/n	αδιαντον maiden's hair plant (adiantos, unwettable)
	um		noun/n	Latinizing nounal suffix
	-	-	cnct
	niger	nigr	adj	black
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L.
adinocephalus adinocephala adinocephalum	with close heads
	adinos	adin	adj	αδινοϛ close, thick; crowded; plentiful
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	cephale	cephal	noun/f	κεφαλη head; front; end, point; source, top; chief person
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Albizia adinocephala (J. Donn. Sm.) Britt. & Rose Pithecellobium adinocephalum Donn. Sm.
adipatus adipata adipatum	greasy
	adipatus	adipat	adj	filled with fat, greasy
	Croton adipatus Kunth
admirabilis admirabilis admirabile	wonderful, astonishing
	admirabilis	admirabil	adj	worthy of admiration, admirable
admiscens admiscens admiscens	mixing with
	admiscens	admisc	ppar	admisceo to mix with
	Lecidea admiscens Nyl.
admixtus admixta admixtum	mixed with
	admixtus	admixt	padj	admisceo to mix with