Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

tenacissimus - testaceus

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Definition

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Type/
Gender

Meaning

tenacissimus
tenacissima
tenacissimum
most tenacious
superlative of tenaxtenacadjholding fast, tenacious
issimusissimadjsuperlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
Stipa tenacissima L.
Sporobolus tenacissimus auct.
tenax
tenax
tenax
tenacious
tenaxtenacadjholding fast, tenacious
Iris tenax Dougl. ex Lindl.
tenellus
tenella
tenellum
tender
tenellustenelladjtender
Calceolaria tenella Poepp. & Endl.
Lithophragma tenellum Nutt.
Aegopogon tenellus (DC.) Trin.
tener
tenera
tenerum
tender, delicate
tenerteneradjdelicate, soft, tender
Allocarya tener Greene
Acaena tenera Albov
Adiantum tenerum Sw.
tenericaulis
tenericaulis
tenericaule
with delicate stem
tenerteneradjdelicate, soft, tender
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
cauliscauladj/ καυλοϛ
stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
tenerrimus
tenerrima
tenerrimum
softest
superlative of tenerteneradjdelicate, soft, tender
rimusrimadjsuperlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
Alectoria tenerrima Mot.
Archidium tenerrimum Mitt.
Aster tenerrimus Less.
tenuicaulis
tenuicaulis
tenuicaule
slender stemmed
tenuistenuadjthin, fine, slim, slender
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
cauliscauladj/ καυλοϛ
stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
Lycopodium tenuicaule Underwood & Lloyd
Aster tenuicaulis (C. Mohr) Burgess
tenuiflorus
tenuiflora
tenuiflorum
slender flowered
tenuistenuadjthin, fine, slim, slender
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
florusflorpparfloreo
to bloom, to flower
Agrostis tenuiflora Willd.
Ocimum tenuiflorum L.
Carduus tenuiflorus W. Curtis
tenuifolius
tenuifolia
tenuifolium
slender leaved
tenuistenuadjthin, fine, slim, slender
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
foliusfoliadjfolium
leaf
Dalea tenuifolia (Gray) Shinners
Musineon tenuifolium (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose
Orthocarpus tenuifolius (Pursh) Benth.
tenuilobus
tenuiloba
tenuilobum
slender lobed
tenuistenuadjthin, fine, slim, slender
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
lobuslobnoun/mλοβοϛ
Late L
Greek: lobe of the ear; late Latin: husk, pod
usadjLatinizing suffix
Clematis tenuiloba Gray
tenuior
tenuior
tenuius
more slender
comparative of tenuistenuadjthin, fine, slim, slender
ioradjcomparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
Narcissus x tenuior Curtis
tenuipes
tenuipedes
thin foot (stalk)
tenuistenuadjthin, fine, slim, slender
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
pespednoun/mfoot; claw
Cotoneaster tenuipes Rehder & E. H. Wilson
tenuis
tenuis
tenue
slender
tenuistenuadjthin, fine, slim, slender
Aconitum tenue Rydb.
Iris tenuis S.Wats.
tenuissimus
tenuissima
tenuissimum
thinnest
superlative of tenuistenuadjthin, fine, slim, slender
issimusissimadjsuperlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
Stipa tenuissima Trin.
Leptogium tenuissimum (Dickson) Korber
tephropeplum
tephropepla
gray cloaked
tephrostephradjτεφροϛ
ash colored
oocnctconnective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
peplumpeplnoun/nπεπλον
a robe
Rhododendron tephropeplum Balf. f. & Forrest
teres
teretis
terete
cylindrical
teresteretadjrounded off, smooth, round
Ammannia teres Raf.
tereticaulis
tereticaulis
tereticaule
with cylindrical stem
teresteretadjrounded off, smooth, round
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
cauliscauladj/ καυλοϛ
stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
teretifolius
teretifolia
teretifolium
cylindrical leaves
teresteretadjrounded off, smooth, round
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
foliusfoliadjfolium
leaf
Achillea teretifolia Willd.
Talinum teretifolium Pursh
Chrysothamnus teretifolius (Dur. & Hilg.) Hall
tergestinus
tergestina
tergestinum
from Trieste
tergestinustergestinadjTergestinus
from Tergete, modern day Trieste
Gentiana tergestina G.Beck
Dianthus tergestinus (Rchb.) A. Kern.
terminalis
teminalis
teminale
terminal, marking boundaries
terminalisteminaladjof or belonging to boundaries, terminal
Acacia terminalis (Salisb.) J.F. Macbr.
ternatus
ternata
ternatum
in threes
terniternadjthree each
atusatadjadjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino ex Breitenbach
Sedum ternatum Michx.
Penstemon ternatus Torr. ex Gray
ternifolius
ternifolia
ternifolium
leaves in 3
terniternadjthree each
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
foliusfoliadjfolium
leaf
Bouvardia ternifolia (Cav.) Schlecht.
Clerodendrum ternifolium Kunth
Lysicarpus ternifolius F. Muell.
terrestris
terrestris
terrestre
growing on the ground
terrestristerrestradjof or belonging to the earth or land
Brodiaea terrestris Kellogg
testaceus
testacea
testaceum
brick colored
testaceustestaceadjmade of brick or tiles; shell covered; brick colored
Carex testacea Soland.