Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

heteradenus - hippocastanum

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
heteradenus heteradena heteradenum	differing glands
	heteros	heter	adj	ετεροϛ the other, one of two, the second; different, another kind
	aden	aden	noun/f	αδην, ενοϛ acorn, gland
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
heteranthus heterantha heteranthum	differing flower
	heteros	heter	adj	ετεροϛ the other, one of two, the second; different, another kind
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Oenothera heterantha Nutt.
heterocarpus heterocarpa heterocarpum	differing fruit
	heteros	heter	adj	ετεροϛ the other, one of two, the second; different, another kind
	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
	Angelica heterocarpa Jn. Lloyd Sisyrinchium heterocarpum Bickn. Croton heterocarpus Muell. Arg.
heterodontus heterodonta heterodontum	differing teeth
	heteros	heter	adj	ετεροϛ the other, one of two, the second; different, another kind
	odous	odont	noun/m	οδουϛ, οντοϛ tooth, tusk
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Astragalus heterodontus Boriss.
heterolepis heterolepides	with different scales
	heteros	heter	adj	ετεροϛ the other, one of two, the second; different, another kind
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	lepis	lepid	noun/f	λεπιϛ scale, shell
	Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
heteromallus heteromalla heteromallum	differently hairy
	heteros	heter	adj	ετεροϛ the other, one of two, the second; different, another kind
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	mallos	mall	noun/m	μαλλοϛ flock of wool, fleece
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Dicranella heteromalla (Hedw.) Schimp. Ditrichum heteromallum (Hedw.) Britt.
heterophyllus heterophylla heterophyllum	differently leaved
	heteros	heter	adj	ετεροϛ the other, one of two, the second; different, another kind
	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
	Menodora heterophylla Moric. ex DC. Arisaema heterophyllum Blume Penstemon heterophyllus Lindl.
heterosepalus heterosepala heterosepalum	differing sepals
	heteros	heter	adj	ετεροϛ the other, one of two, the second; different, another kind
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	sepalum	sepal	noun/n	Mod L sepal; = Gk skepe (covering) + petalum (petal) (coined in 1790 by H. J. de Necker)
				skepe σκεπη covering; shelter, protection
				petalum πεταλον Mod L petal (Gk: leaf, tablet)
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Polygonum heterosepalum M.E. Peck & Ownbey
heterotrichus heterotricha heterotrichum	differently hairy
	heteros	heter	adj	ετεροϛ the other, one of two, the second; different, another kind
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	thrix	trich	noun/f	ϑριξ, τριχοϛ hair, wool, bristle
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Crassula heterotricha Schinz Ribes heterotrichum C. A. Mey. Senecio heterotrichus DC.
hexalobus hexaloba hexalobum	6 lobed
	hexa	hexa	pre	εξα- six-
	lobus	lob	noun/m	λοβοϛ Late L Greek: lobe of the ear; late Latin: husk, pod
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
hexandrus hexandra hexandrum	six stamens
	hex	hex	adj	εξ six
	aner	andr	noun/m	ανηρ, ανδροϛ man; male; husband
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Vancouveria hexandra (Hook.) Morr. & Dcne. Podophyllum hexandrum Royle Homalocenchrus hexandrus (Sw.) Kuntze
hexaphyllus hexaphylla hexaphyllum	6 leaved
	hexa	hexa	pre	εξα- six-
	phyllon	phyll	noun/n	φυλλον leaf; foliage
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Stauntonia hexaphylla Decne.
hibernus hiberna hibernum	of winter
	hibernus	hibern	adj	of or pertaining to winter
hippocastanum hippocastana	horse chestnut
	hippos	hipp	noun/c	ιπποϛ horse, mare
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	castanon	castan	noun/n	καστανον chestnut tree
	um		noun/n	Latinizing nounal suffix
	Aesculus hippocastanum L.