Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

urens - uvarius

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Epithet

Definition

Derivation

Stem

Type/
Gender

Meaning

urens
urens
urens
stinging
urensurentaparuro
to burn, scorch, parch, sting, pain, chafe
Caryota urens L.
urniger
urnigera
urnigerum
urn bearing
urnigerurnigeradjurn bearing (hence Aquarius constellation)
Eucalyptus urnigera Hook. f.
Pogonatum urnigerum (Hedw.) P. Beauv.
ursinus
ursina
ursinum
of the bear
ursinusursinadjof or belonging to a bear
Arenaria ursina B.L. Robins.
Allium ursinum L.
Erigeron ursinus D.C.Eat.
urticifolius
urticifolia
urticifolium
leaves like the genus Urtica (stinging nettle)
urticaurticnoun/fthe stinging nettle
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
foliusfoliadjfolium
leaf
Agastache urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze
Eupatorium urticifolium Reichard
Cymburus urticifolius sensu Salisb. (excl. type)
usitatissimus
usitatissima
usitatissimum
most useful
superlative of usitatususitatpadjusitor
to be useful, used most often
issimusissimadjsuperlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
Linum usitatissimum L.
utilis
utilis
utile
useful
utilisutiladjuseful, suitable
Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier
Echinochloa utilis Ohwi & Yab.
utilissimus
utilissima
utilissimum
most useful
superlative of utilisutiladjuseful, suitable
issimusissimadjsuperlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
Manihot utilissima Pohl
Cucumis utilissimus Roxb.
utriculatus
utriculata
utriculatum
with bladders
utriculusutriculadja small skin, leather bottle; a small womb
atusatadjadjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
Tillandsia utriculata L.
Lomatium utriculatum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose
Alopecurus utriculatus Banks & Sol.
utriculosus
utriculosa
utriculosum
with bladders
utriculusutriculadja small skin, leather bottle; a small womb
osusosadjadjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
Cuphea utriculosa Koehne
uva-ursi
uvae-ursorum
bear's grape
uvauvnoun/fa grape, a berry of the vine
--cnct
generative of ursusursnoun/ma bear
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
uvarius
uvaria
uvarium
grape cluster like
uvauvnoun/fa grape, a berry of the vine
ariusariadjadjective suffix for nouns or numbers: connected to or possessed by
Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken