Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

coracinus - cous

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
coracinus coracina coracinum	black like a crow
	corax	corac	noun/m	κοραξ, ακοϛ a raven, crow
	inus	in	adj	-ινοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: composition, color, resembling, owning
	Buellia coracina (Nyl.) Korber
coralliflorus coralliflora coralliflorum	coral red flowers
	corallum	corall	noun/n	coralium κοραλλιον L (allum) red coral
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
coralliformis coralliformis coralliforme	coral shaped
	corallum	corall	noun/n	coralium κοραλλιον L (allum) red coral
	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...
corallinus corallina corallinum	coral red
	corallinus	corallin	adj	κοραλλιον coral red
	Aiphanes corallina (C. Martius) H. A. Wendl. ex Griseb. Marchandiomyces corallinus (Roberge) Diederich & D. Hawksw.
corallodendron corallodendra	coral tree
	corallum	corall	noun/n	coralium κοραλλιον L (allum) red coral
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	dendron	dendr	noun/n	δενδρον, ου tree
	Erythrina corallodendron L.
coralloides coralloides coralloides	coral like
	corallum	corall	noun/n	coralium κοραλλιον L (allum) red coral
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Caloplaca coralloides (Tuck.) Hulting
cordatus cordata cordatum	heart shaped
	cor	cord	noun/n	heart; soul; mind
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Houttuynia cordata Thunb. Phyteuma cordatum Balbis Rumex cordatus Poir.
cordifolius cordifolia cordifolium	heart shaped leaves
	cor	cord	noun/n	heart; soul; mind
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Arnica cordifolia Hook. Acrocladium cordifolium (Hedw.) P. Rich. & Wallace Aster cordifolius L.
cordiformis cordiformis cordiforme	heart shaped
	cor	cord	noun/n	heart; soul; mind
	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...
	Capsicum cordiforme Mill. Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
cordiger cordigera cordigerum	wearing a heart
	cor	cord	noun/n	heart; soul; mind
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	ger	ger	apar	gero to carry, bear, wear
	Ranunculus cordiger Viviani Bossiaea cordigera Benth. ex Hook. f.
coriaceus coriacea coriaceum	leathery
	corium	cori	noun/n	κοριον animal skin, hide; leather
	aceus	ace	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus
	Campanula coriacea Boiss. & Kotschy Stenostomum coriaceum (Vahl) Griseb. Juncus coriaceus Mackenzie
coriarius coriaria coriarium	leather like
	corium	cori	noun/n	κοριον animal skin, hide; leather
	arius	ari	adj	adjective suffix for nouns or numbers: connected to or possessed by
	Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd.
corneus cornea corneum	the color of horn
	corneus	corne	adj	made with horn
	Garcinia cornea L. Lithocarpus corneus (Lour.) Rehder
corniculatus corniculata corniculatum	horned
	corniculum	cornicul	adj/n	little horn; helmet ornament
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Halenia corniculata L. Glaucium corniculatum (L.) J.H.Rudolph Lotus corniculatus L.
cornifer cornifera corniferum	with a horn
	cornu	corn	noun/m	horn, antler
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Coryphantha cornifera (DC.) Lem.
corniger cornigera cornigerum	with a horn
	cornu	corn	noun/m	horn, antler
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	ger	ger	apar	gero to carry, bear, wear
	Acacia cornigera (L.) Willd. Vaccinium cornigerum Sleumer Echinops cornigerus DC.
cornutissimus cornutissima cornutissimum	with the most horns
	superlative of cornutus	cornut	adj	horned
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Dicerandra cornutissima R.B. Huck
cornutus cornuta cornutum	horned
	cornutus	cornut	adj	horned
	Utricularia cornuta Michx. Antirrhinum cornutum Benth. Sairocarpus cornutus (Benth.) D.A. Sutton
corona coronae	crown
	corona	coron	noun/f	κορωνη wreath, garland, crown
coronarius coronaria coronarium	for wreathes or garlands
	coronarius	coronari	adj	of for wreaths, garlands, crowns
	Anemone coronaria L. Chrysanthemum coronarium L. Philadelphus coronarius L.
coronatus coronata coronatum	crowned
	corona	coron	noun/f	κορωνη wreath, garland, crown
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Atriplex coronata S. Wats. Achnatherum coronatum (Thurb.) Barkworth
corrugatus corrugata corrugatum	corrugated
	corrugatus	corrugat	ppar	corrugo to wrinkle
	Atriplex corrugata S. Wats. Acanthogonum corrugatum Torr. Cymopterus corrugatus M.E. Jones
corsicus corsica corsicum	of Corsica
	corsicus	corsic	adj	Corsicus Corsican
	Viola corsica Nyman Sedum corsicum Duby Acinos corsicus (Pers.) Getliffe
corticatus corticata corticatum	with bark
	cortex	cortic	noun/m	tree bark; rind, shell, hull
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Pyrenula corticata (Mull. Arg.) R. C. Harris Anthracothecium corticatum Mull. Arg.
corticosus corticosa corticosum	with a lot of bark
	cortex	cortic	noun/m	tree bark; rind, shell, hull
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
coruscans coruscans coruscans	shaking
	coruscans	corusc	apar	corusco to thrust with horns; to vibrate, shake
corvinus corvina corvinum	blue-black
	corvinus	corvin	adj	of the raven
corylinus corylina corylinum	color of hazelnut
	corylus	coryl	noun/f	? hazel or filbert tree
	inus	in	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to or resembling
corymbifer corymbifera corymbiferum	corymb bearing
	corymbus	corymb	noun/m	κορυμβοϛ cluster of fruit or flowers
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Psilocarya corymbifera (C. Wright) Britt. Linum corymbiferum Desf.
corymbiflorus corymbiflora corymbiflorum	flowers in corymbs
	corymbus	corymb	noun/m	κορυμβοϛ cluster of fruit or flowers
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Fuchsia corymbiflora Ruiz & Pav.
corymbosus corymbosa corymbosum	full of corymbs
	corymbus	corymb	noun/m	κορυμβοϛ cluster of fruit or flowers
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Carlina corymbosa L. Eriogonum corymbosum Benth. Pterostyrax corymbosus Siebold & Zucc.
corynocalyx corynocalyces	a calyx like a club
	coryne	coryn	noun/f	κορυνη club, staff
	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
	Eucalyptus corynocalyx F. Muell., nom. illeg.
costatus costata costatum	ribbed
	costatus	costat	adj	ribbed, with ribs
	Planchonella costata (Endl.) Pierre Campyloneurum costatum (Kunze) K. Presl Hibiscus costatus A. Rich.
cosyrensis cosyrensis cosyrense	from Pantellaria Island, Italy
	cosyra	cosyr	noun/f	Cosyra an island between Sicily and Africa, now called Pantellaria
	ensis	ens	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
cotoneaster cotoneasteres	like Cotoneaster
	cotonea	cotone	noun/n	a quince tree (usually cydonius)
	aster	aster	noun/m	substantive suffix for nouns or adjectives: inferiority or partial resemblance, wild, diminutive
	Corokia cotoneaster Raoul
cotyledon cotyledon	cotyledon like
	cotyledon	cotyledon	noun/f	χοτυληδον cup like hollow; joint socket
	Lewisia cotyledon (S.Wats.) B.L.Robins.
cous coa coum	of Kos
	cous	co	adj	Cous Κωσ of or pertaining to the Greek island of Cos off the coast of Asia Minor
	Cyclamen coum Mill. Lomatium cous (S.Wats.) Coult. & Rose