Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

secundiflorus - sensibilis

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Type/
Gender

Meaning

secundiflorus
secundiflora
secundiflorum
flowers on one side
secundussecundadjfollowing, next, second
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
florusflorpparfloreo
to bloom, to flower
Eragrostis secundiflora J. Presl
Helichrysum secundiflorum Wakef.
Penstemon secundiflorus Benth.
secundus
secunda
secundum
in a row, leaves on one side, secund
secundussecundadjfollowing, next, second
Orthilia secunda (L.) House
Epidendrum secundum Jacq.
Andropogon secundus Ell.
securiger
securigera
securigerum
axe bearing
securissecurnoun/fan axe
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
gergerapargero
to carry, bear, wear
segetis
segetum
of the corn field(s)
generative of segessegetnoun/fcorn field; corn crop
Chrysanthemum segetum L.
selago
selagines
Lycopodium selago
selagoselaginnoun/fancient name for Lycopodium selago
Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Mart. & Schrank
semibarbatus
semibarbata
semibarbatum
half bearded
semisemiprehalf
barbatusbarbatadjhaving a beard; bearded
Pedicularis semibarbata Gray
Rhododendron semibarbatum Maxim.
semicordatus
semicordata
semicordatum
half heart shaped
semisemiprehalf
cordatuscordatadjwise, prudent
Cyclopeltis semicordata (Sw.) J. Sm.
semidentatus
semidentata
semidentatum
half toothed
semisemiprehalf
dentatusdentatadjtoothed
Olearia semidentata Decne.
semiglobosus
semiglobosa
semiglobosum
half spherical
semisemiprehalf
globosusglobosadjspherical
Juniperus semiglobosa Regel
semperflorens
semperflorens
semperflorens
always flowering
sempersemperadvalways
florensflorentaparfloreo
to bloom, to flower
Begonia semperflorens Link & Otto
sempervirens
sempervirens
sempervirens
evergreen
sempersemperadvalways
virensvirentaparvireo
to be green or verdant
Antirrhinum sempervirens Lapeyr.
sempervivus
semperviva
sempervivum
always alive
sempersemperadvalways
vivusvivadjalive
Sedum sempervivum Ledeb. ex Spreng.
senescens
senescens
senescens
graying
senescenssenescentaparsenesco
to grow old, gray, hoary
Allium senescens L.
senex
senes
old man
senexsennoun/cold man, woman
senilis
senilis
senile
of an old man
senilisseniladjof or pertaining to old people; senile
Chrysopsis senilis Woot. & Standl.
sensibilis
sensibilis
sensibile
sensitive
sensibilissensibiladjable to be sensed, perceivable; able to sense, perceiving
Onoclea sensibilis L.