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| phyllanthos phyllantheis | leaf-flower | |||
| phyllon | phyll | noun/n | φυλλον
leaf; foliage | |
| anthos | anth | noun/n | ανϑοϛ
flower | |
| phyllostachyus phyllostachya phyllostachyum | leafy spikes | |||
| phyllon | phyll | noun/n | φυλλον
leaf; foliage | |
| o | o | cnct | connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words | |
| stachys | stachy | noun/m | σταχυϛ
spike; ear of corn | |
| us | adj | Latinizing suffix | ||
| Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker Heliotropium phyllostachyum Torr. | ||||
| picturatus picturata picturatum | variegated | |||
| picturatus | picturat | adj | like a painting, variegated; embroidered | |
| Calathea picturata (Linden) K. Koch & Linden Caladium picturatum K. Koch & C. D. Bouche | ||||
| pictus picta pictum | painted | |||
| pictus | pict | ppar | pingo to paint | |
| Pyrola picta Sm. Abutilon pictum (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp. Mimulus pictus (Curran ex Greene) Gray | ||||
| pileatus pileata pileatum | capped | |||
| pileus | pile | noun/m | πιλοϛ
a close fitting egg shaped hat worn at the Saturnalia or given as a sign of freedom | |
| atus | at | adj | adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed | |
| Lonicera pileata f. yunnanensis (Franch.) Rehder Stereocaulon pileatum Ach. Rubus pileatus Focke | ||||
| pilifer pilifera piliferum | hair bearing | |||
| pilus | pil | noun/m | a hair; a trifle | |
| i | i | cnct | connective vowel used by botanical Latin | |
| fer | fer | apar | fero to bear, carry, bring | |
| Campylopus pilifer Brid. Aloina pilifera (De Not.) Crum & Steere Brachythecium piliferum (Hedw.) Kindb. | ||||
| pilocarpus pilocarpa pilocarpum | hairy fruit | |||
| pilus | pil | noun/m | a hair; a trifle | |
| 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 | ||
| pilosior pilosior pilosius | hairier | |||
| comparative of pilosus | pilos | adj | hairy, shaggy | |
| ior | adj | comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter) | ||
| Cassia pilosior (B.L. Robins. ex J.F. Macbr.) Irwin & Barneby | ||||
| pilosissimus pilosissima pilosissimum | hairiest | |||
| superlative of pilosus | pilos | adj | hairy, shaggy | |
| issimus | issim | adj | superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest) | |
| Mussaenda pilosissima (Engl.) Valeton | ||||
| pilosiusculus pilosiuscula pilosiusculum | somewhat pilose (hairy) | |||
| pilosus | pilos | adj | hairy, shaggy | |
| i | i | cnct | connective vowel used by botanical Latin | |
| usculus | uscul | adj | diminutive: small, lesser | |
| Dioscorea pilosiuscula Bertero ex Spreng. Mimulus pilosiusculus Kunth | ||||
| pilosulus pilosula pilosulum | somewhat hairy | |||
| pilosus | pilos | adj | hairy, shaggy | |
| ulus | ul | adj | adjective suffix for adjectives: diminutive | |
| Arctostaphylos pilosula Jepson & Wies. ex Jepson Gibbaeum pilosulum (N. E. Br.) N. E. Br. Petalostemon pilosulus Rydb. | ||||
| pilosus pilosa pilosum | hairy | |||
| pilosus | pilos | adj | hairy, shaggy | |
| Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. Pycnanthemum pilosum Nutt. Aphanostephus pilosus Buckl. | ||||
| pilulifer pilulifera piluliferum | with little balls | |||
| pilula | pilul | noun/f | a little ball; a pill | |
| i | i | cnct | connective vowel used by botanical Latin | |
| fer | fer | apar | fero to bear, carry, bring | |
| Adina pilulifera (Lam.) Franch. ex Drake | ||||