Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

politus - pravissimus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
politus polita politum	polished
	politus	polit	ppar	polio to smoothen, polish
	Mentzelia polita A. Nels. Erigeron politus Fries
polium polia	Greek name for Teucrium polium
	polium	poli	noun/n	πολιον Greek plant name probably for a plant that is classified as Teucrium polium
polyacanthus polyacantha polyacanthum	many thorns
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	acantha	acanth	noun/f	ακανϑα thorn, thistle
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Echinocereus polyacanthus Engelm.
polyanthemos polyanthemos polyanthemon	many flowered
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	anthemon	anthem	noun/n	ανϑεμον flower
	os		adj	οϛ adjectival suffix
	Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) G.B.Ownbey
polyanthus polyantha polyanthum	many flowered
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Primula polyantha P.Mill.(pro sp.) Syzygium polyanthum (Wight) Walp. Bromus polyanthus Scribn.
polyblepharus polyblephara polyblepharum	many fringed
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	blepharis	blephar	noun/n	βλεφαριϛ eyelash
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Polystichum polyblepharum C. Presl
polybulbos polybulbos polybulbon	many bulbs
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	bulbus	bulb	noun/m	βολβοϛ bulbous root, bulb; onion (also bulbos)
	os		adj	οϛ adjectival suffix
polycarpus polycarpa polycarpum	many fruits
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Amelanchier polycarpa Greene Leptogium polycarpum P. M. Jorg. & Goward Lupinus polycarpus Greene
polygamus polygama polygamum	polygamous, with both single and dual sex flowers on one or different plants
	polygamos	polygam	adj	πολυγαμοϛ polygamous
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Actinidia polygama (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim. Thalictrum polygamum Muhl. ex Spreng. Schinus polygamus (Cav.) Cabrera
polylepis polylepides	many scaled
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	lepis	lepid	noun/f	λεπιϛ scale, shell
	Bidens polylepis Blake
polylophus polylopha polylophum	many crested
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	lophos	loph	noun/m	λοφοϛ the back of the neck; crest of a hill or helmet
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Neobuxbaumia polylopha (DC.) Backeb. Cephalocereus polylophus (DC.) Britton & Rose
polymorphus polymorpha polymorphum	taking many forms
	polymorphos	polymorph	adj	πολυμορφοϛ multiform
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Adenophora polymorpha Ledeb. Pseudostachyum polymorphum Munro Lathyrus polymorphus Nutt.
polyneuron polyneura	many veins
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	neuron	neur	noun/n	νευρον sinew, tendon, nerve
	Aspidosperma polyneuron Mull. Arg.
polyneurus polyneura polyneurum	many veins
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	neuron	neur	noun/n	νευρον sinew, tendon, nerve
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Ochna polyneura Gilg
polyodon polyodontes	many toothed
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	odon	odont	noun/m	οδων, οντοϛ Ion a tooth
	Asplenium polyodon G.Forst.
polypetalus polypetala polypetalum	many petals
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	petalum	petal	noun/n	πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Silene polypetala (Walt.) Fern. & Schub. Cucubalus polypetalus Walter
polyphyllus polyphylla polyphyllum	many leaved
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	phyllon	phyll	noun/n	φυλλον leaf; foliage
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Onosma polyphylla Ledeb. Cirsium polyphyllum (Rydb.) Petrak Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl.
polyrrhizus polyrrhiza polyrrhizum	many roots
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	r	r	cnct	ρ sometimes the Greek aspirated 'r' is rrh and sometimes rh in the Latin transliteration
	rhiza	rhiz	noun/f	ριζα root; stem, origin
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Calceolaria polyrrhiza Cav.
polyspermus polysperma polyspermum	many seeds
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	sperma	sperm	noun/n	σπερμα seed, germ
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anders. Chenopodium polyspermum L.
polystachyus polystachya polystachyum	many spikes
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	stachys	stachy	noun/m	σταχυϛ spike; ear of corn
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Carex polystachya Sw. ex Wahlenb. Aconogonum polystachyum (Wallich ex Meisn.) Haraldson Oplismenus polystachyus Kunth
polytrichus polytricha polytrichum	many hairs
	polys	poly	adj	πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ much, many, frequent; large; heavy
	thrix	trich	noun/f	ϑριξ, τριχοϛ hair, wool, bristle
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Arabis polytricha Greene Rubus polytrichus Progel
ponderosus ponderosa ponderosum	heavy
	ponderosus	ponderos	adj	heavy
	Pinus ponderosa P.& C.Lawson
ponticus pontica ponticum	Pontus, northern coast of Turkey
	ponticus	pontic	adj	Ponticus of or belonging to Pontus, an area on the Black Sea (Mare Ponticum) whose capital was present day Amasya, Turkey
	Artemisia pontica L. Thinopyrum ponticum (Podp.) Barkworth & Dewey Alopecurus ponticus K. Koch
populifolius populifolia populifolium	leaves like the genus Populus (poplar)
	populus	popul	noun/f	poplar
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Betula populifolia Marsh. Sedum populifolium Pall. Cistus populifolius L.
porphyreus porphyrea porphyreum	purple-red
	porphyra	porphyr	noun/f	πορφυρα the purple-fish or the dye that was made from it
	eus	e	adj	-εοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
	Arabis porphyrea Woot. & Standl. Euonymus porphyreus Loes.
porphyrius porphyria porphyrium	dark purplish red
	porphyra	porphyr	noun/f	πορφυρα the purple-fish or the dye that was made from it
	ius	i	adj	-ιοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: characteristic of, connected to, resembling, when related to -eus: of..., ...like
porrus porri	like a leek
	porrus	porr	noun/m	a leek or scallion
	Allium porrum L.
potatoris potatorum	of drinkers
	generative of potator	potator	noun/m	a drinker
	Strychnos potatorum L. f.
praealtus praealta praealtum	very tall
	praealtus	praealt	adj	very high
	Draba praealta Greene Equisetum praealtum Raf. Aster praealtus Poir.
praecox praecocis praecoce	early ripening
	praecox	praecoc	adj	early ripening, premature
	Aira praecox L.
praemorsus praemorsa praemorsum	bitten on the end
	praemorsus	praemors	ppar	praemordeo to bite at the end
	Viola praemorsa Dougl. ex Lindl. Asplenium praemorsum Sw. Ranunculus praemorsus Kunth ex DC.
praestans praestans praestans	distinguished
	praestans	praest	apar	praesto to stand out, to be superior
	Ocellularia praestans (Mull. Arg.) Hale
praeteritus praeterita praeteritum	overlooked
	praeteritus	praeterit	adj	praetereo to be lost, past by, disregarded
	Castilleja praeterita Heckard & Bacig.
praetermissus praetermissa praetermissum	overlooked
	praetermissus	praetermiss	adj	praetermitto to let by, omit, pass by
	Capsicum praetermissum Heiser & P. G. Sm. Helianthus praetermissus E.E. Wats.
praetutianus praetutiana praetutianum	of Picenum, a Roman province on the Adriatic coast of Italy
	praetutianus	praetutian	adj	Praetutianus the Praetutii were a people of the Roman province Picenum, including the present day cities of Ancona and Ascoli Piceno
pratensis pratensis pratense	in meadows
	pratensis	pratens	adj	growing or found in meadows
	Geranium pratense L. Salvia pratensis L.
pravissimus pravissima pravissimum	most crooked
	superlative of pravus	prav	adj	crooked, distorted, deformed
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Acacia pravissima