Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

sicula - sinuatus

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Epithet

Definition

Derivation

Stem

Type/
Gender

Meaning

sicula
siculae
a little dagger
siculasiculnoun/fa little dagger
Ononis sicula Guss.
siculus
sicula
siculum
Sicilian
siculussiculadjSiculus
of or pertaining to Sicily, Sicilian
Cerastium siculum Guss.
Melilotus siculus (Turra) Vitman ex B. D. Jacks.
signatus
signata
signatum
marked
signatussignatpparsigno
to mark, designate; mark with a seal
Crataegus signata Beadle
Rubus signatus Bailey
siliquastrum
siliquastra
siliqua (pod) like
siliquasiliqunoun/fpod of a legume
astrumastrnoun/naster
substantive suffix for nouns or adjectives: inferiority or partial resemblance, wild, diminutive
Cercis siliquastrum L.
siliquosus
siliquosa
siliquosum
with many pods
siliquasiliqunoun/fpod of a legume
osusosadjadjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
Cheilanthes siliquosa Maxon
Corchorus siliquosus L.
similis
similis
simile
similar
similissimiladjlike, resembling, similar
Trillium simile Gleason
Aciphylla similis Cheesem.
simillimus
simillima
simillimum
most similar
superlative of similissimiladjlike, resembling, similar
limuslimadjsuperlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
Allium simillimum Henderson
simplex
simplex
simplex
simple
simplexsimplicadjplain, simple
Aciphylla simplex Petrie
simplicicaulis
simplicicaulis
simplicicaule
unbranched stem
simplexsimplicadjplain, simple
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
cauliscauladj/ καυλοϛ
stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
simpliciflorus
simpliciflora
simpliciflorum
simple flowered
simplexsimplicadjplain, simple
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
florusflorpparfloreo
to bloom, to flower
Aristida simpliciflora Chapman
simplicifolius
simplicifolia
simplicifolium
simple leaved
simplexsimplicadjplain, simple
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
foliusfoliadjfolium
leaf
Aciphylla simplicifolia (F.Muell.) Benth.
Thelesperma simplicifolium Gray
Astragalus simplicifolius (Nutt.) Gray
simplicior
simplicior
simplicius
simpler
comparative of simplexsimplicadjplain, simple
ioradjcomparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
Arachniodes simplicior (Makino) Ohwi
simplicissimus
simplicissima
simplicissimum
simplest
superlative of simplexsimplicadjplain, simple
issimusissimadjsuperlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
Mertensia simplicissima (Ledeb.) G.Don
Corispermum simplicissimum Lunell
Drepanocladus simplicissimus Warnst.
simpliciusculus
simpliciuscula
simpliciusculum
small and simple
simplexsimplicadjplain, simple
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
usculususculadjdiminutive: small, lesser
Kobresia simpliciuscula (Wahlenb.) Mackenzie
simulans
simulans
simulans
imitating
simulanssimulaparsimulo
to imitate, copy, make like
Calochortus simulans (Hoover) Munz
simulatrix
simulatrices
transformer
simulatrixsimulatricnoun/fsomeone who transforms (like Circe, who changed men into animals)
Salix x simulatrix F. B. White
sinuatus
sinuata
sinuatum
wavy edged
sinuatussinuatpadjsinuo
L.
to bend, curve
Dimorphotheca sinuata DC.
Limonium sinuatum (L.) P.Mill.
Astragalus sinuatus Piper