Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

vulcanicus - vulpinus

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Epithet

Definition

Derivation

Stem

Type/
Gender

Meaning

vulcanicus
vulcanica
vulcanicum
from a volcano
vulcanusvulcannoun/mVolcanus
Vulcan, the Roman fire-god, son of Jupiter and Juno (less correctly Vulcanus)
icusicadj-ικοϛ
adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
Polygonum vulcanicum Greene
vulgaris
vulgaris
vulgare
common
vulgarisvulgaradjof the masses, ordinary, common; low vulgar
Echium vulgare L.
Aquilegia vulgaris L.
vulnerarius
vulneraria
vulnerarium
for healing wounds
vulnerariusvulnerariadjof or belonging to wounds
Anthyllis vulneraria L.
vulparius
vulparia
vulparium
of foxes (Stearn: used for plants with inferior fruit)
vulpesvulpnoun/fa fox; cunning
ariusariadjadjective suffix for nouns or numbers: connected to or possessed by
Aconitum vulparia Reichb. ex Sprengel
vulpinus
vulpina
vulpinum
of a fox
vulpinusvulpinadjof or belonging to a fox
Vitis vulpina L.
Elymus vulpinus Rydb.