Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

andegavensis - anfractuosus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
andegavensis andegavenses	from Angers, France
	andegavos	andegav	noun/m	Andegavos Roman capital of the Anjou region; now Angers; also spelled Andecavi
	ensis	ens	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
	Crassula x andegavensis Boom
andensis andensis andense	of the Andes Mts.
	andes	and	noun	Andes Andes mountains of So. America
	ensis	ens	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
	Phlyctella andensis Nyl.
andicola andicolae	living in the Andes
	andes	and	noun	Andes Andes mountains of So. America
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	cola	col	noun/f	incola dweller, inhabitant -> -cola/-colus suffix
	Phlox andicola E.Nels.
andigenus andigena andigenum	living in the Andes Mts. S. America
	andes	and	noun	Andes Andes mountains of So. America
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	genus	gen	adj/	in botanical Latin: born or originating in a place or condition
	Solanum andigenum Juz. & Bukasov
andinus andina andinum	of the Andes Mts.
	andes	and	noun	Andes Andes mountains of So. America
	inus	in	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to or resembling
	Melica andina Hauman Platycerium andinum Baker Bromus andinus Phil.
andrachne andrachnai	The Greek name for Arbutus andrachne
	andrachne	andrachn	noun/f
Arbutus andrachne L.
andrachniformis andrachniformis andrachniforme	like the genus Andrachne
	andrachne	andrachn	noun/f
	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...
Batodendron andrachniforme Small
andrachnoides andrachnoida	like the genus Andrachne
	andrachne	andrachn	noun/f
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
Arbutus x andrachnoides Link
androgynus androgyna androgynum	having flowers that are either male or female, both on the same inflorescence
	androgynus	androgyn	noun/m	ανδρογυνοϛ an person both male and female, hermaphrodite
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Semele androgyna (L.) Kunth Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr.
andropogonoides andropogonoides andropogonoides	like the genus Andropogon (bearded grasses)
	aner	andr	noun/m	ανηρ, ανδροϛ man; male; husband
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	pogon	pogon	noun/m	πωγων the beard
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Chloris andropogonoides Fourn.
androsaceus androsacea androsaceum	like the genus Androsace
	androsaces	androsac	noun/f	aner ανηρ, ανδροϛ man; male; husband
				sakos σακοϛ a concave shield make from wicker, wood, leather and later, metal.
	eus	e	adj	-εοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
	Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Linanthus androsaceus (Benth.) Greene
androsaemifolius androsaemifolia androsaemifolium	leaves like Androsaemum (now Hypericum)
	androsaemon	androsaem	noun/n	ανδροσαιμον a plant, Hypericum perforatum, from aner (man) aima (blood) referring to it"s blood red juice
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
androsaemus androsaema androsaemum	man-blood
	androsaemon	androsaem	noun/n	ανδροσαιμον a plant, Hypericum perforatum, from aner (man) aima (blood) referring to it"s blood red juice
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Hypericum androsaemum L.
anemonefolius anemonefolia anemonefolium	leaves like the genus Anemone
	anemone	anemon	noun/f	ανεμωννη an anemone (from the Greek word for wind), wind flower, it was said by Pliny to bloom only when the wind blows
	e	e	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin, infrequently used
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Geranium anemonefolium L'Her.
anemoniflorus anemoniflora anemoniflorum	Anemone flowered
	anemone	anemon	noun/f	ανεμωννη an anemone (from the Greek word for wind), wind flower, it was said by Pliny to bloom only when the wind blows
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
anemonoides anemonoides anemonoides	Anemone like
	anemone	anemon	noun/f	ανεμωννη an anemone (from the Greek word for wind), wind flower, it was said by Pliny to bloom only when the wind blows
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Paraquilegia anemonoides (Willd.) Ulbr.
anemophilus anemophila anemophilum	wind loving
	anemos	anem	noun/m	ανεμοϛ wind, breeze, storm
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	philus	phil	adj	philos φιλοσ, ε, ον loved; loving, friendly, fond
				us Latinizing suffix
	Eriogonum anemophilum Greene
anethifolius anethifolia anethifolium	leaves like the genus Anethum (dill)
	anethum	aneth	noun/n	ανεϑον anise, dill; ascribed to Anethum graveolens
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Ducrosia anethifolia Boiss. Argyranthemum anethifolium (Willd.) Webb Isopogon anethifolius (Salisb.) Knight
anethiodorus anethiodora anethiodorum	scented like the genus Anethum (dill)
	anethum	aneth	noun/n	ανεϑον anise, dill; ascribed to Anethum graveolens
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	odorus	odor	adj	sweet smelling, fragrant; ill smelling
	Agastache anethiodora (Nutt.) Britt.
anethoides anethoides anethoides	like the genus Anethum (dill)
	anethum	aneth	noun/n	ανεϑον anise, dill; ascribed to Anethum graveolens
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Ursinia anethoides (DC.) N. E. Br.
anfractuosus anfractuosa anfractuosum	bending, sinuous, winding, crooked
	anfractuosus	anfractuos	adj	wound around; over extended
	Grammitis anfractuosa (Kunze ex Klotzsch) Proctor Eriodendron anfractuosum DC.