Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

sericatus - sexstylosus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
sericatus sericata sericatum	silky
	sericatus	sericat	adj	dressed in silk
	Acacia sericata A. Cunn. ex Benth. Schizachyrium sericatum (Swallen) Gould Lupinus sericatus Kellogg
sericeovillosus sericeovillosa sericeovillosum	silky haired
	sericeus	serice	adj	sericis σερικοϛ of silk (misspelled: sericeus)
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	villosus	villos	adj	shaggy, hairy
sericeus sericea sericeum	silky
	sericeus	serice	adj	sericis σερικοϛ of silk (misspelled: sericeus)
	Acaena sericea J.Jacq. Dichanthium sericeum (R. Br.) A. Camus Aster sericeus Vent.
sericofer sericofera sericoferum	silk bearing
	sericum	seric	noun/n	silk (from Seres: China)
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Araujia sericofera Brot.
sericoleucus sericoleuca sericoleucum	silky white
	sericum	seric	noun/n	silk (from Seres: China)
	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
	Ivesia sericoleuca (Rydb.) Rydb. Astragalus sericoleucus Gray
sericophyllus sericophylla sericophyllum	silky leaves
	sericum	seric	noun/n	silk (from Seres: China)
	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
	Mucuna sericophylla Perkins Desmodium sericophyllum Schldl.
serissimus serissima serissimum	latest
	superlative of serus	ser	adj	late
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Rubus serissimus Bailey
serotinus serotina serotinum	late
	serotinus	serotin	adj	late; in the evening
	Lloydia serotina (L.) Reichenb. Bulbocodium serotinum L. Narcissus serotinus L.
serpens serpens serpens	creeping
	serpens	serp	adj	serpo (of animals) to crawl, creep
	Amblystegium serpens (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G.
serpenticola serpenticolae	living with snakes
	serpens	serpent	noun/f	a snake, serpent
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	cola	col	noun/f	incola dweller, inhabitant -> -cola/-colus suffix
	Hastingsia serpenticola Becking
serpentinus serpentina serpentinum	serpentine
	serpens	serpent	noun/f	a snake, serpent
	inus	in	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to or resembling
	Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz Lomatium serpentinum (M.E.Jones) Mathias Erigeron serpentinus Nesom
serpyllifolius serpyllifolia serpyllifolium	leaves like Thymus serpyllum
	serpyllum	serpyll	noun/n	thyme
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. Veronicastrum serpyllifolium (L.) Fourr. Ceanothus serpyllifolius Nutt.
serpyllum serpylli	thyme
	serpyllum	serpyll	noun/n	thyme
	Thymus serpyllum L.
serra serrae	toothed
	serra	serr	noun/f	a saw (invented by Daedalus)
	Allium serra McNeal & Ownbey
serratifolius serratifolia serratifolium	toothed leaves
	serratus	serrat	adj	saw like, serrated, saw toothed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Agathosma serratifolia (Curtis) Spreeth
serratipetalus serratipetala serratipetalum	toothed petals
	serratus	serrat	adj	saw like, serrated, saw toothed
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	petalum	petal	noun/n	πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Begonia serratipetala Irmsch.
serratus serrata serratum	saw toothed
	serratus	serrat	adj	saw like, serrated, saw toothed
	Balsamorhiza serrata A.Nels. & J.F.Macbr. Allium serratum S. Wats. Entosthodon serratus (Brid.) Fife
serrulatus serrulata serrulatum	with small teeth
	serra	serr	noun/f	a saw (invented by Daedalus)
	ula	ul	noun/f	ulus dimutive substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. Aneilema serrulatum (Vahl) G. Don Calylophus serrulatus (Nutt.) Raven
serus sera serum	late
	serus	ser	adj	late
sessiliflorus sessiliflora sessiliflorum	stalkless flower
	sessilis	sessil	adj	seated; (of flowers) low, dwarf
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Castilleja sessiliflora Pursh Acanthopanax sessiliflorum Seem. Aletes sessiliflorus Theobald & Tseng
sessilifolius sessilifolia sessilifolium	stalkless leaves
	sessilis	sessil	adj	seated; (of flowers) low, dwarf
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Uvularia sessilifolia L. Cytisophyllum sessilifolium Lang ex L. Lycopus sessilifolius Gray
sessilis sessilis sessile	stalkless
	sessilis	sessil	adj	seated; (of flowers) low, dwarf
	Trillium sessile L. Achyranthes sessilis (L.) Desf. ex Steud.
setaceus setacea setaceum	bristled
	seta	set	noun/f	saeta a bristle or stiff hair of an animal
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
	Agalinis setacea (J.F. Gmel.) Raf. Pennisetum setaceum (Forsk.) Chiov. Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop
setifer setifera setiferum	bristle bearing
	seta	set	noun/f	saeta a bristle or stiff hair of an animal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Anaptychia setifera Rasanen Polystichum setiferum (Forssk.) Woyn.
setifolius setifolia setifolium	with bristly leaves
	seta	set	noun/f	saeta a bristle or stiff hair of an animal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Dyssodia setifolia (Lag.) B.L. Robins. Rhynchelytrum setifolium (Stapf) Chiov. Bromus setifolius J. Presl
setiger setigera setigerum	bristle bearing
	seta	set	noun/f	saeta a bristle or stiff hair of an animal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	ger	ger	apar	gero to carry, bear, wear
	Gentiana setigera Gray Helenium setigerum (DC.) Britt. & Rusby Cenchrus setigerus Vahl
setispinus setispina setispinum	bristle-like spines
	seta	set	noun/f	saeta a bristle or stiff hair of an animal
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	spina	spin	noun/f	thorn; prickle, spine
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Echinocactus setispinus Engelm.
setosissimus setosissima setosissimum	hairiest
	superlative of setosus	setos	adj	saetosus very hairy, bristly
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Cryptantha setosissima (Gray) Payson
setosus setosa setosum	bristly-hairy
	setosus	setos	adj	saetosus very hairy, bristly
	Iris setosa Pallas ex Link Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich. Andropogon setosus Griseb.
setulosus setulosa setulosum	with little bristles
	setula	setul	noun/f	saetula a small bristle, coarse hair
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Arabis setulosa Greene Astragalus setulosus Boiss. & Balansa
sexstylosus sexstylosa sexstylosum	6 styles
	sex	sex	adj	six
	stylos	styl	noun/m	στυλοϛ pillar, pole, prop (confused with L. stilus)
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development