Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

flabellatus - flexuosus

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Definition

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Type/
Gender

Meaning

flabellatus
flabellata
flabellatum
fan like
flabellumflabellnoun/nsmall hand fan
atusatadjadjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
Aquilegia flabellata Sieb. & Zucc.
Acer flabellatum Rehder
flabellifolius
flabellifolia
flabellifolium
fan shaped leaves
flabellumflabellnoun/nsmall hand fan
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
foliusfoliadjfolium
leaf
Potentilla flabellifolia Hook. ex Torr. & Gray
Erigeron flabellifolius Rydb.
flaccidus
flaccida
flaccidum
flaccid
flaccidusflaccidadjflaccid, flabby, feeble
Yucca flaccida Haw.
Pennisetum flaccidum Griseb.
Senecio flaccidus Less.
flagellaris
flagellaris
flagellare
with flagella
flagellumflagellnoun/nwhip, lash
arisaradjalis
adjective suffix for nouns: of or pertaining to
Brachythecium flagellare (Hedw.) Jenn.
Erigeron flagellaris Gray
flagellifer
flagellifera
flagelliferum
whip bearing
flagellumflagellnoun/nwhip, lash
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
ferferaparfero
to bear, carry, bring
Carex flagellifera Colenso
flagelliformis
flagelliformis
flagelliforme
whip shaped
flagellumflagellnoun/nwhip, lash
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
formisformadjin botanical Latin a substantive suffix for nouns derived from 'forma': to be in the form or shape of...
Dendrophthora flagelliformis (Lam.) Krug & Urban
flammeus
flammea
flammeum
flame like
flammeusflammeadjon fire, fiery
Macranthera flammea (Bartr.) Pennell
Rhododendron flammeum (Michx.) Sarg.
Cyrtanthus flammeus hort.
flammula
flammulae
a little flame
flammaflammnoun/fflame, blaze
ulaulnoun/fulus
dimutive substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns
Ranunculus flammula L.
flavens
flavens
flavens
golden yellow
flavensflaventpadjgolden or light yellow
Bacidia flavens (Willey) Zahlbr.
flaventior
flaventior
flaventius
yellower
comparative of flavensflaventpadjgolden or light yellow
ioradjcomparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
Flavopunctelia flaventior (Stirton) Hale
flavescens
flavescens
flavescens
yellowish
flavusflavadjgolden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
escensescentadjadjective suffix for nouns or adjectives: becoming like, incomplete resemblance -ish
Aquilegia flavescens S.Wats.
flavidus
flavida
flavidum
yellowish
flavusflavadjgolden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
idusidadjadjective suffix for verbs, nouns or adjectives: condition or progression
Gentiana flavida Gray
Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.) A. Camus
Anigozanthos flavidus Redoute & DC.
flavinervius
flavinervia
flavinervium
yellow veined
flavusflavadjgolden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
nervusnervnoun/mνευρον
a sinew, tendon, nerve
iusiadj-ιοϛ
adjective suffix for nouns: characteristic of, connected to, resembling, when related to -eus: of..., ...like
flavirameus
flaviramea
flavirameum
yellow branches
flavusflavadjgolden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
rameusrameadjof or belonging to branches, boughs
flavissimus
flavissima
flavissimum
yellowest
superlative of flavusflavadjgolden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
issimusissimadjsuperlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
Zephyranthes flavissima Ravenna
Eriogonum flavissimum Gandog.
flavopunctatus
flavopunctata
flavopunctatum
yellow spots
flavusflavadjgolden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
oocnctconnective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
punctumpunctnoun/nsomething that is pricked; a puncture; a spot; a small portion
atusatadjadjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
Biatora flavopunctata (Tonsberg) Hinteregger & Printzen
flavulus
flavula
flavulum
somewhat yellow
flavusflavadjgolden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
ulusuladjadjective suffix for adjectives: diminutive
Corydalis flavula (Raf.) DC.
Capnoides flavulum (Raf.) Kuntze
Senecio flavulus Greene
flavus
flava
flavum
yellow
flavusflavadjgolden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde
Aureolaria flava (L.) Farw.
Allium flavum L.
Crocus flavus Weston
flexicaulis
flexicaulis
flexicaule
bent or flexed stem
flexusflexpadjbent, wound
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
cauliscauladj/ καυλοϛ
stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
Brachythecium flexicaule Ren. & Card. in Grout
Solidago flexicaulis L.
flexilis
flexilis
flexile
flexible
flexilisflexiladjflexible, pliable, bendable
Panicum flexile (Gattinger) Scribn.
Aster flexilis Burgess
flexipes
flexipedes
bent stem
flexusflexpadjbent, wound
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
pespednoun/mfoot; claw
Trillium flexipes Raf.
flexuosus
flexuosa
flexuosum
bending, curvy
flexuosusflexuosadjfull of turns, winding, tortuous
Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.
Helenium flexuosum Raf.
Andropogon flexuosus Nees ex Steudel