Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

micranthiformis - mitissimus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
micranthiformis micranthiformis micranthiforme	small flowered form
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	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...
micranthos micrantheis	small flower
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	Aeschynomene micranthos (Poir.) DC.
micranthus micrantha micranthum	small flowered
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Hackelia micrantha (Eastw.) J.L.Gentry Ocimum micranthum Willd. Lupinus micranthus Dougl., non Guss.
microbotrys microbotryes	small grape
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	botrys	botry	noun/m	βοτρυϛ grape
	Sambucus microbotrys Rydb.
microcalyx microcalyces	small calyx
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	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
	Gentiana microcalyx J.G. Lemmon
microcarpos microcarpos microcarpon	small seeded
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	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
	os		adj	οϛ adjectival suffix
	Dichanthelium microcarpon (Muhl. ex Ell.) Mohlenbrock Oxycoccus microcarpos Turcz. ex Rupr.
microcarpus microcarpa microcarpum	small fruits
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	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
	Agrimonia microcarpa Wallr. Arceuthobium microcarpum (Engelm.) Hawksworth & Wiens Lupinus microcarpus Sims
microcephalus microcephala microcephalum	small headed
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	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
	Liatris microcephala (Small) K.Schum. Calicium microcephalum (Sm.) Ach. Haplopappus microcephalus Cronq.
microceras microcerates	small horns
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	ceras	cerat	noun/n	κεραϛ, ατοϛ horn, antlers
microdasys microdasys microdasys	small and hairy
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	dasys	dasy	adj	δασυϛ hairy, bushy, thick grown
	Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff.
microdontus microdonta microdontum	small toothed
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	odon	odont	noun/m	οδων, οντοϛ Ion a tooth
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Carex microdonta Torr. & Hook. Solanum microdontum Bitter Cyperus microdontus Torr.
microhelius microhelia microhelium	small sun
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	helios	heli	noun/m	ηλιοϛ the sun
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
microlepis microlepides	small scale
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	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
	Dianthus microlepis Boiss.
microleucus microleuca microleucum	small and white
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	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
microphyllus microphylla microphyllum	small leaved
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	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
	Acaena microphylla Hook.f. Geranium microphyllum Hook.f. Philadelphus microphyllus Gray
microsepalus microsepala microsepalum	small sepals
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	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
	Crookea microsepala (Torr. & Gray) Small Hypericum microsepalum (Torr. & Gray) Gray ex S. Wats.
microspermus microsperma microspermum	small seeded
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	sperma	sperm	noun/n	σπερμα seed, germ
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Muhlenbergia microsperma (DC.) Trin. Nasturtium microspermum DC. Sporobolus microspermus (Lag.) A. Hitchcock
microthecus microtheca microthecum	small container
	micros	micr	adj	μικροϛ small, little, short
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	thece	thec	noun/f	ϑηκη a container, box
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Eucalyptus microtheca F. Muell. Eriogonum microthecum Nutt.
militaris militaris militare	military
	militaris	militar	adj	of soldiers, war, military
	Hibiscus militaris Cav.
milleflorus milleflora milleflorum	thousand flowered
	mille	mille	adj	a thousand
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
millefoliatus millefoliata millefoliatum	with 1,000 leaves
	mille	mille	adj	a thousand
	foliatus	foliat	adj	provided with or having leaves
	Gilia millefoliata Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Ranunculus millefoliatus Vahl
millefolius millefolia millefolium	1,000 leaved
	mille	mille	adj	a thousand
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Acacia millefolia S. Wats. Achillea millefolium L.
miniatus miniata miniatum	painted vermilion
	miniatus	miniat	adj	colored with red-lead or cinnabar; colored red
	Castilleja miniata Dougl. Bryum miniatum Lesq. Lamprococcus miniatus Beer
minimus minima minimum	smallest
	minimus	minim	adj	superlative of parvus small, little, insignificant
	Mibora minima (L.) Desv. Allium minimum M.E. Jones Calochortus minimus Ownbey
minor minor minus	smaller
	minor	min	adj	comparative of parvus small, little, insignificant
	Briza minor L. Rhododendron minus Michx.
minusculus minuscula minusculum	rather or very small
	minusculus	minuscul	adj	rather or very small
	Rebutia minuscula Schum. Mimulus minusculus Greene
minutiflorus minutiflora minutiflorum	small flowered
	minutus	minut	ppar	small, minute, little
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Eschscholzia minutiflora S.Wats. Epilobium minutiflorum Hausskn. Cercocarpus minutiflorus Abrams
minutifolius minutifolia minutifolium	small leaved
	minutus	minut	ppar	small, minute, little
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Brongniartia minutifolia S. Wats. Leptospermum minutifolium C. T. White
minutissimus minutissima minutissimum	smallest
	superlative of minutus	minut	ppar	small, minute, little
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Mimulus minutissimus Eastw.
minutus minuta minutum	small
	minutus	minut	ppar	small, minute, little
	Acacia minuta (M.E. Jones) Beauchamp Amblystegiella minutissima (Sull. & Lesq. in Sull.) Nichols Calicium minutissimum G. Merr. Anastrophyllum minutum (Schreb.) Schust.
mirabilis mirabilis mirabile	wonderful, marvelous, extraordinary
	mirabilis	mirabil	adj	that which may be wondered at, wonderful, marvelous, extraordinary
	Rhektophyllum mirabile N. E. Br. Viola mirabilis L.
mirus mira mirum	marvelous
	mirus	mir	adj	marvelous, extraordinary
	Crataegus mira Beadle Tragopogon x mirus Ownbey
miserrimus miserrima miserrimum	most miserable
	superlative of miser	miser	adj	miserable, wretched, sick
	rimus	rim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Epidendrum miserrimum Reichenb. f.
mitis mitis mite	soft
	mitis	mit	adj	ripe; soft
	Bidens mitis (Michx.) Sherff
mitissimus mitissima mitissimum	softest
	superlative of mitis	mit	adj	ripe; soft
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Ononis mitissima L.