Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

stella - stolonifer

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
stella stellae	star
	stella	stell	noun/f	a star
stellaris stellaris stellare	star like
	stellaris	stellar	adj	of or belonging to a star
	Mnium stellare Hedw. Saxifraga stellaris L.
stellatus stellata stellatum	starry
	stellatus	stellat	ppar	with stars, starry
	Magnolia stellata (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim. Allium stellatum Ker-Gawl. ex Fras Epilichen stellatus Triebel
stelliformis stelliformis stelliforme	star shaped
	stella	stell	noun/f	a star
	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...
	Sedum stelliforme S.Wats.
stellulatus stellulata stellulatum	star like
	stellula	stellul	noun/f	a little star, asterisk
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Onosma stellulata Waldst. & Kit. Viburnum stellulatum Wall. ex DC.
stenantherus stenanthera stenantherum	narrow anthered
	stenos	sten	adj	στενοϛ narrow, straight
	anthera	anther	noun/f	ανϑηρα Mod L anther
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
stenanthinus stenanthina stenanthinum	narrow flowered
	stenos	sten	adj	στενοϛ narrow, straight
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	inus	in	adj	-ινοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: composition, color, resembling, owning
stenocalyx stenocalyces	narrow calyx
	stenos	sten	adj	στενοϛ narrow, straight
	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
stenocaulos stenocaulos stenocaulon	straight stem
	stenos	sten	adj	στενοϛ narrow, straight
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	caulos	caul	noun/m	καυλοϛ stem of a plant
	os		adj	οϛ adjectival suffix
stenocephalus stenocephala stenocephalum	narrow headed
	stenos	sten	adj	στενοϛ narrow, straight
	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
	Vernonia stenocephala Oliv.
stenonychioides stenonychioides stenonychioides	like a narrow claw
	stenos	sten	adj	στενοϛ narrow, straight
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	nychi	nychi	noun/n	νυχι (modern) fingernail; claw
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
stenopetalus stenopetala stenopetalum	narrow petals
	stenos	sten	adj	στενοϛ narrow, straight
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	petalum	petal	noun/n	πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Draba stenopetala Trautv. Sedum stenopetalum Pursh Cytisus stenopetalus (Webb & Berth.) Christ
stenophyllus stenophylla stenophyllum	narrow leaved
	stenos	sten	adj	στενοϛ narrow, straight
	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
	Heterotheca stenophylla (Gray) Shinners Collema stenophyllum Nyl. Haplopappus stenophyllus Gray
sterilis sterilis sterile	sterile
	sterilis	steril	adj	sterile, barren
	Nasturtium x sterile (Airy Shaw) Oefelein Anisantha sterilis (L.) Nevski
stipulatus stipulata stipulatum	with stipules
	stipula	stipul	noun/f	a stalk, stem, blade
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Gillenia stipulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt. Orbexilum stipulatum (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. Porteranthus stipulatus (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britt.
stoechas stoechades	lavender (plant)
	stoechas	stoechad	noun/f	στοιχαϛ French lavender named from the Greek name for some islands of the Marseilles coast; Lavandula stoechas
	Lavandula stoechas L.
stolonifer stolonifera stoloniferum	producing stolons
	stolo	stolon	noun/m	a shoot rising from the base or root of a tree
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Andropogon stolonifer (Nash) A.S. Hitchc. Ixeris stolonifera Gray Sedum stoloniferum Gmel.