Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

tenacissimus - testaceus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
tenacissimus tenacissima tenacissimum	most tenacious
	superlative of tenax	tenac	adj	holding fast, tenacious
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Stipa tenacissima L. Sporobolus tenacissimus auct.
tenax tenax tenax	tenacious
	tenax	tenac	adj	holding fast, tenacious
	Iris tenax Dougl. ex Lindl.
tenellus tenella tenellum	tender
	tenellus	tenell	adj	tender
	Calceolaria tenella Poepp. & Endl. Lithophragma tenellum Nutt. Aegopogon tenellus (DC.) Trin.
tener tenera tenerum	tender, delicate
	tener	tener	adj	delicate, soft, tender
	Allocarya tener Greene Acaena tenera Albov Adiantum tenerum Sw.
tenericaulis tenericaulis tenericaule	with delicate stem
	tener	tener	adj	delicate, soft, tender
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	caulis	caul	adj/	καυλοϛ stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
tenerrimus tenerrima tenerrimum	softest
	superlative of tener	tener	adj	delicate, soft, tender
	rimus	rim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Alectoria tenerrima Mot. Archidium tenerrimum Mitt. Aster tenerrimus Less.
tenuicaulis tenuicaulis tenuicaule	slender stemmed
	tenuis	tenu	adj	thin, fine, slim, slender
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	caulis	caul	adj/	καυλοϛ stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
	Lycopodium tenuicaule Underwood & Lloyd Aster tenuicaulis (C. Mohr) Burgess
tenuiflorus tenuiflora tenuiflorum	slender flowered
	tenuis	tenu	adj	thin, fine, slim, slender
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Agrostis tenuiflora Willd. Ocimum tenuiflorum L. Carduus tenuiflorus W. Curtis
tenuifolius tenuifolia tenuifolium	slender leaved
	tenuis	tenu	adj	thin, fine, slim, slender
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Dalea tenuifolia (Gray) Shinners Musineon tenuifolium (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose Orthocarpus tenuifolius (Pursh) Benth.
tenuilobus tenuiloba tenuilobum	slender lobed
	tenuis	tenu	adj	thin, fine, slim, slender
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	lobus	lob	noun/m	λοβοϛ Late L Greek: lobe of the ear; late Latin: husk, pod
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Clematis tenuiloba Gray
tenuior tenuior tenuius	more slender
	comparative of tenuis	tenu	adj	thin, fine, slim, slender
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
	Narcissus x tenuior Curtis
tenuipes tenuipedes	thin foot (stalk)
	tenuis	tenu	adj	thin, fine, slim, slender
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	pes	ped	noun/m	foot; claw
	Cotoneaster tenuipes Rehder & E. H. Wilson
tenuis tenuis tenue	slender
	tenuis	tenu	adj	thin, fine, slim, slender
	Aconitum tenue Rydb. Iris tenuis S.Wats.
tenuissimus tenuissima tenuissimum	thinnest
	superlative of tenuis	tenu	adj	thin, fine, slim, slender
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Stipa tenuissima Trin. Leptogium tenuissimum (Dickson) Korber
tephropeplum tephropepla	gray cloaked
	tephros	tephr	adj	τεφροϛ ash colored
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	peplum	pepl	noun/n	πεπλον a robe
	Rhododendron tephropeplum Balf. f. & Forrest
teres teretis terete	cylindrical
	teres	teret	adj	rounded off, smooth, round
	Ammannia teres Raf.
tereticaulis tereticaulis tereticaule	with cylindrical stem
	teres	teret	adj	rounded off, smooth, round
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	caulis	caul	adj/	καυλοϛ stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
teretifolius teretifolia teretifolium	cylindrical leaves
	teres	teret	adj	rounded off, smooth, round
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Achillea teretifolia Willd. Talinum teretifolium Pursh Chrysothamnus teretifolius (Dur. & Hilg.) Hall
tergestinus tergestina tergestinum	from Trieste
	tergestinus	tergestin	adj	Tergestinus from Tergete, modern day Trieste
	Gentiana tergestina G.Beck Dianthus tergestinus (Rchb.) A. Kern.
terminalis teminalis teminale	terminal, marking boundaries
	terminalis	teminal	adj	of or belonging to boundaries, terminal
	Acacia terminalis (Salisb.) J.F. Macbr.
ternatus ternata ternatum	in threes
	terni	tern	adj	three each
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino ex Breitenbach Sedum ternatum Michx. Penstemon ternatus Torr. ex Gray
ternifolius ternifolia ternifolium	leaves in 3
	terni	tern	adj	three each
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Bouvardia ternifolia (Cav.) Schlecht. Clerodendrum ternifolium Kunth Lysicarpus ternifolius F. Muell.
terrestris terrestris terrestre	growing on the ground
	terrestris	terrestr	adj	of or belonging to the earth or land
	Brodiaea terrestris Kellogg
testaceus testacea testaceum	brick colored
	testaceus	testace	adj	made of brick or tiles; shell covered; brick colored
	Carex testacea Soland.