Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

botrycephalus - botuliformis

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
botrycephalus botrycephala botrycephalum	clustered head
	botrys	botry	noun/m	βοτρυϛ grape
	cephale	cephal	noun/f	κεφαλη head; front; end, point; source, top; chief person
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Acacia botrycephala (Vent.) Desf.
botryocarpus botryocarpa botryocarpum	clustered seeds
	botrys	botry	noun/m	βοτρυϛ grape
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Cladonia botryocarpa G. Merr.
botryodes botryodes botryodes	grape like
	botrys	botry	noun/m	βοτρυϛ grape
	odes	od	adj	oides -οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Chenopodium botryodes Sm.
botryoides botryoides botryoides	like a bunch of grapes
	botrys	botry	noun/m	βοτρυϛ grape
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Muscari botryoides (L.) P.Mill.
botryophorus botryophora botryophorum	cluster bearing
	botrys	botry	noun/m	βοτρυϛ grape
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	phoros	phor	apar	phoreo φορεω (φερω) to carry, bring
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Syagrus botryophora (C. Mart.) C. Mart.
botryosus botryosa botryosum	with many clustered structures
	botrys	botry	noun/m	βοτρυϛ grape
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Biatora botryosa (Fr.) Th. Fr. Stereocaulon botryosum Ach.
botrys botryes	grape
	botrys	botry	noun/m	βοτρυϛ grape
	Teucrium botrys L.
botuliformis botuliformis botuliforme	sausage shaped
	botulus	botul	noun/m	a sausage
	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...