Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

cardinalis - catharticus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
cardinalis cardinalis cardinale	red
	cardo	cardin	noun/m	ancient door hinge
	alis	al	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: of or pertaining to
	Delphinium cardinale Hook. Lobelia cardinalis L.
cardiophyllus cardiophylla cardiophyllum	heart shaped leaves
	cardia	cardi	noun/f	καρδια heart, mind, soul
	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
	Scutellaria cardiophylla Engelm. & Gray Solanum cardiophyllum Lindl. Hibiscus cardiophyllus Gray
carduaceus carduacea carduaceum	thistle like
	carduus	cardu	noun/m	thistle
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
	Salvia carduacea Benth.
cardunculus cardunculi	diminutive of Carduus (thistle)
	cardus	card	noun/m	thistle (accessory form of carduus)
	unculus	uncul	noun/m	diminutive: small, lesser; borrowed from -ix, -icis + ulus
	Cynara cardunculus L.
caricaefolius caricaefolia caricaefolium	leaves like Carica (papaya)
	carica	caric	noun/f	fig, the paw-paw (Carica)was thought to be a fig which were from Caria, Asia Minor.
	ae	ae	cnct	connective vowel sometimes used by botanical Latin instead of 'i' to distinguish between two words with the same root, e.g. tuba (trumpet) and tubus (tube); in some cases 'ae' is incorrectly used because it is the genitive singular suffix of the preceeding word but it should be corrected to 'i'
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
caricifolius caricifolia caricifolium	leaves like Carex (sedge)
	carex	caric	noun/f	rush or sedge
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
caricinus caricina caricinum	like Carex (sedge)
	carex	caric	noun/f	rush or sedge
	inus	in	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to or resembling
	Scleria caricina Benth. Phragmipedium caricinum (Lindl. & Paxton) Rolfe Astragalus caricinus (M.E. Jones) Barneby
caricus carica caricum	of Caria, south west coast of Turkey
	caricus	caric	adj	Caricus of or pertaining to Caria, a Roman province now south west Turkey around Dalaman river, known for its cultivation of figs
	Ficus carica L.
carinatus carinata carinatum	keeled
	carinatus	carinat	padj	carinos to supply with a keel or shell
	Amsinckia carinata A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Allium carinatum L. Mimozyganthus carinatus (Griseb.) Burkart
cariosus cariosa cariosum	decayed
	cariosus	carios	adj	decayed, rotten
	Cladonia cariosa (Ach.) Sprengel
carissimus carissima carissimum	dearest
	superlative of carus	car	adj	dear, precious; costly
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
carneolus carneoli	flesh-colored
	carneus	carne	adj	of flesh
	olus	ol	noun/m	substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declention nouns: diminutive
	Cladonia carneola (Fr.) Fr.
carneus carnea carneum	flesh colored
	carneus	carne	adj	of flesh
	Androsace carnea L. Polemonium carneum Gray Baeomyces carneus Florke
carnicolor carnicolores	flesh colored
	caro	carn	noun/f	flesh
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	color	color	noun	color
	Echeveria carnicolor E. Morren
carnosulus carnosula carnosulum	slightly fleshy
	caro	carn	noun/f	flesh
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	ulus	ul	adj	adjective suffix for adjectives: diminutive
	Draba carnosula O.E. Schulz Chenopodium carnosulum Moq.
carnosus carnosa carnosum	fleshy
	caro	carn	noun/f	flesh
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Asclepias carnosa L. f. Nama carnosum (Woot.) C.L. Hitchc. Carphephorus carnosus (Small) C.W. James
carota carotae	carrot
	carota	carot	noun/f	carrot
	Daucus carota L.
cartilagineus cartilaginea cartilagineum	consistency or texture of cartilage
	cartilago	cartilagin	noun/f	cartilage
	eus	e	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: made from, color, -like
	Acarospora cartilaginea H. Magn. Paspalum cartilagineum J. Presl
caryophyllaceus caryophyllacea caryophyllaceum	pinkish
	carya	cary	noun/f	καρυα walnut tree
	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
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
	Montinia caryophyllacea Thunb. Acantholimon caryophyllaceum Boiss.
caryophylloides caryophylloides caryophylloides	caryophyllus like
	carya	cary	noun/f	καρυα walnut tree
	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
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Oxytheca caryophylloides Parry
caryophyllus caryophylla caryophyllum	pink colored (t. clove pink [Dianthus caryophyllus], t. clove, t. smell of walnut leaves)
	carya	cary	noun/f	καρυα walnut tree
	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
	Phlox caryophylla Wherry Dianthus caryophyllus L.
caspius caspia caspium	of the Caspian Sea
	caspius	caspi	adj	Caspius of or pertaining to the Caspian Sea
	Asparagus caspius Hohen.
cassideus cassidea cassideum	helmet shaped
	cassis	cassid	noun/f	a helmet
	eus	e	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: made from, color, -like
castaneus castanea castaneum	chestnut colored
	castanon	castan	noun/n	καστανον chestnut tree
	eus	e	adj	-εοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
	Bryonora castanea (Hepp) Poelt Aster castaneus Burgess
castellanus castellana castellanum	of a castle
	castellanus	castellan	adj	of or pertaining to a castle or fort
	Agrostis castellana Boiss. & Reuter Lotus castellanus Boiss. & Reut.
castus casta castum	spotless
	castus	cast	adj	chaste, pure
	Mimosa casta L.
catarius cataria catarium	of cats
	catus	cat	noun/m	male cat (minor usage)
	arius	ari	adj	adjective suffix for nouns or numbers: connected to or possessed by
	Nepeta cataria L.
catarractae catarractarum	of the waterfall(s)
	generative of catarracta	catarract	noun/f	καταρρακτηϛ a waterfall
	Parahebe catarractae (G. Forst.) W. R. B. Oliv.
catenatus catenata catenatum	chained
	catenatus	catenat	adj	chained, fettered
	Veronica catenata Pennell
catharticus cathartica catharticum	purgative
	catharticos	cathartic	adj	κατηαρτικοϛ purgative, cleansing
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Allamanda cathartica L. Cathartolinum catharticum (L.) Small Bromus catharticus Vahl