Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

aequalis - afer

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
aequalis aequalis aequale	equal
	aequalis	aequal	adj	of similar length, magnitude, size; equal
	Polygonum aequale Lindm. Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.
aequatus aequata aequatum	even, equal
	aequatus	aequat	ppar	aequo to make even, level, smooth
	Physalis aequata J. Jacq. ex Nees
aequidentatus aequidentata aequidentatum	equal teeth
	aequus	aequ	adj	even, level; friendly; equal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	dens	dent	noun/m	tooth
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Saxifraga aequidentata (Small) Rosendahl Hedysarum aequidentatum Sm.
aequifolius aequifolii aequifolium	equal leaves
	aequus	aequ	adj	even, level; friendly; equal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Erigeron aequifolius Hall
aequiglumis aequiglumis aequiglume	equal glumes (husks)
	aequus	aequ	adj	even, level; friendly; equal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	gluma	glum	noun/f	a hull or husk
	is		adj	adjectival suffix
	Piptatherum aequiglume (Duthie) Roshev. Oryzopsis aequiglumis Duthie
aequilateralis aequilaterales aequilaterale	equal sided
	aequus	aequ	adj	even, level; friendly; equal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	lateralis	lateral	adj	of the side, lateral
	Mesembryanthemum aequilaterale Haw.
aequilatus aequilati aequilatum	equal sided
	aequus	aequ	adj	even, level; friendly; equal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	latus	lat	adj	broad, wide
	Tephrosia aequilata Baker
aequilobus aequiloba aequilobum	equally lobed
	aequus	aequ	adj	even, level; friendly; equal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	lobus	lob	noun/m	λοβοϛ Late L Greek: lobe of the ear; late Latin: husk, pod
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Alocasia aequiloba N. E. Br.
aequinoctialis aequinoctialis aequinoctiale	from regions near the equator
	aequinoctialis	aequinoctial	adj	L. of the equinox or equator
	Argyrolobium aequinoctiale Welw. ex Baker Cydista aequinoctialis (L.) Miers
aequipetalus aequipetala aequipetalum	equal petals
	aequus	aequ	adj	even, level; friendly; equal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	petalum	petal	noun/n	πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Cuphea aequipetala Cav.
aequisepalus aequisepala aequisepalum	equal sepals
	aequus	aequ	adj	even, level; friendly; equal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	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
	Operculina aequisepala (Domin) R. W. Johnson
aequitrilobus aequitriloba aequitrilobum	3 equal lobes
	aequus	aequ	adj	even, level; friendly; equal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	tri	tri	pre	tres three
	lobus	lob	noun/m	λοβοϛ Late L Greek: lobe of the ear; late Latin: husk, pod
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Cymbalaria aequitriloba (Viv.) A. Chev.
aequivalvis aequivalvis aequivalve	equal valves
	aequus	aequ	adj	even, level; friendly; equal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	valvis	valv	adj/	valva leaves of a folding door
				is adjectival suffix
	Agrostis aequivalvis (Trin.) Trin.
aeranthos aerantheis	lofty flower
	aer	aer	noun/f	αηρ, ροϛ air
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	Tillandsia aeranthos (Loisel.) L. B. Sm.
aereus aerea aereum	bronze
	aereus	aere	adj	made of, covered with, the color of copper or bronze
	Sapium aereum Klotzsch ex Mull. Arg.
aerius aerii aerium	airy, high
	aerius	aeri	adj	αεριοϛ L. of or pertaining to the air; airy, high
aerugineus aeruginea aerugineum	the color of copper oxide
	aerugo	aerugin	noun/f	copper oxide
	eus	e	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: made from, color, -like
	Linaria aeruginea (Gouan) Cav.
aeruginosus aeruginosa aeruginosum	deep green with blue
	aeruginosus	aeruginos	adj	L: æruginosus full of copper rust
	Acarospora aeruginosa Hasse Gymnostomum aeruginosum Sm.
aesculifolius aesculifolia aesculifolium	leaves like the genus Aesculus (horse-chestnut)
	aesculus	aescul	noun/f	the tallest type of oak, the Italian oak, used by Linnaeus to name the genus Aesculus
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Ceiba aesculifolia (Kunth) Britten & Baker Bombax aesculifolium Kunth
aestivalis aestivalis aestivale	of summer
	aestivus	aestiv	adj	L: æstivus of summer, as in summer, summer-like
	alis	al	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: of or pertaining to
	Benzoin aestivale (L.) Nees Adonis aestivalis L.
aestivus aestiva aestivum	of summer
	aestivus	aestiv	adj	L: æstivus of summer, as in summer, summer-like
	Leucojum aestivum L. Asphodelus aestivus Brot.
aestuans aestuans aestuans	agitating, undulating
	aestuans	aestu	apar	aestuo to be hot, excited, surge, agitated, enraged, wavering, undulating
	Corchorus aestuans L.
aestuarii aestuariorum	of the tide land(s)
	generative of aestuarium	aestuari	noun/n	tide lands, marsh
aethiopicus aethiopica aethiopicum	African (esp So. African), ebony black
	aethiops	aethiop	noun/m	Aethiops Αιϑιοψ, οποϛ an African, a son of Vulcan
	icus	ic	adj	-ικοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
	Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng. Asplenium aethiopicum (N.L. Burm.) Becherer Cynodon aethiopicus W.D. Clayton & Harlan
aethiopis aethiopides	African
	aethiopis	aethiopid	noun/f	Aethiopis Αιϑιοψ, ιδοϛ African (female)
	Salvia aethiopis L.
aethiops aethiopes	unusual appearance; from Africa
	aethiops	aethiop	noun/m	Aethiops Αιϑιοψ, οποϛ an African, a son of Vulcan
	Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops (Berk. & Curtis) D. Hawksw.
aetnensis aetnensis aetnense	of Mt. Etnis
	aetna	aetn	noun/f	Aetna Αιτνη Mt. Etna (Monte Gibello, Sicily), Vulcan's forge
	ensis	ens	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
	Spartium aetnense Raf. ex Biv. Berberis aetnensis C. Presl
aetolicus aetolica aetolicum	of Aetolia, Greece
	aetolicus	aetolic	adj	Aetolicus Αιτωλοϛ Aetolian, of or pertaining to Aetolia
afer afri	(North) African
	afer	afr	noun/m	Afer a son of the Libyan Hercules, land of Afer, i.e. Africa
	Costus afer Ker Gawl. Portulacaria afra (L.) Jacq. Ischaemum afrum (J. F. Gmel.) Dandy