Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

virens - volubilis

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/   Gender	Meaning
virens virens virens	green
	virens	virent	apar	vireo to be green or verdant
	Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb.
virescens virescens virescens	turning green
	virescens	viresc	apar	viresco go grow or become green
	Delphinium virescens Nutt.
viretus vireta viretum	green grass
	viretum	viret	noun/n	virectum a green place, sod, turf
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
virgatus virgata virgatum	twiggy, striped, wand like
	virgatus	virgat	adj	made with twigs
	Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson Lythrum virgatum L. Andropogon virgatus Desv.
virgaureus virgaurea virgaureum	golden rod
	virga	virg	noun/f	a slender green branch, twig, sprout; rod, switch; wand, cane
	aureus	aure	adj	of gold, golden
	Solidago virgaurea L.
virginalis virginalis virginale	virginal, white
	virginalis	virginal	adj	of a maiden, virgin, virginal
	Graphina virginalis (Nyl.) Mull. Arg.
virgineus virginea virgineum	virginal, white
	virgineus	virgine	adj	of a maiden, virgin, virginal
	Graphina virginea (Eschw.) Mull. Arg. Dianthus virgineus auct.
viridescens viridescens viridescens	greenish
	viridescens	viridescent	apar	viridesco to grow or become green
	Delphinium viridescens Leib.
viridiflorus viridiflora viridiflorum	green flowered
	viridis	virid	adj	green
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	florus	flor	ppar	floreo to bloom, to flower
	Aquilegia viridiflora Pall. Ocimum viridiflorum Roth Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelm.
viridifolius viridifolia viridifolium	green leaved
	viridis	virid	adj	green
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Poa viridifolia Hochst. Chrysophyllum viridifolium J. M. Wood & Franks
viridior viridior viridius	greener
	comparative of viridis	virid	adj	green
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
viridis viridis viride	green
	viridis	virid	adj	green
	Asplenium viride Huds. Helleborus viridis L.
viridissimus viridissima viridissimum	greenest
	superlative of viridis	virid	adj	green
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Forsythia viridissima Lindl. Zygodon viridissimus (Dicks.) Brid.
viridistriatus viridistriata viridistriatum	green striped
	viridis	virid	adj	green
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	stria	stri	noun/f	furrow, channel
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Arundinaria viridistriata (Regel) Makino ex Nakai Pleioblastus viridistriatus (Regel) Makino
viridulus viridula viridulum	somewhat green
	viridis	virid	adj	green
	ulus	ul	adj	adjective suffix for adjectives: diminutive
	Stipa viridula Trin. Fissidens viridulus (Sw.) Wahlenb.
viscarius viscaria viscarium	sticky
	viscum	visc	noun/n	birdlime: a sticky substance used to catch birds and made from mistletoe or holly
	arius	ari	adj	adjective suffix for nouns or numbers: connected to or possessed by
	Lychnis viscaria L.
viscidus viscida viscidum	sticky
	viscidus	viscid	adj	clammy, sticky
	Oxytropis viscida Nutt. Dichodon viscidum (Bieb.) Holub Dianthus viscidus Bory & Chaub.
viscosissimus viscosissima viscosissimum	stickiest
	superlative of viscosus	viscos	adj	sticky
	issimus	issim	adj	superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
	Cuphea viscosissima Jacq. Geranium viscosissimum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex C.A.Mey.
viscosus viscosa viscosum	sticky
	viscosus	viscos	adj	sticky
	Pityrogramma viscosa (D.C.Eat.) Maxon Polemonium viscosum Nutt. Oxybaphus viscosus (Cav.) J. St.-Hil. ex Choisy
vitalbus vitalba vitalbum	white wine
	vitis	vit	noun/f	vine, grape vine
	albus	alb	adj	white, dead white; pale; bright
	Clematis vitalba L.
vitellinus vitellina vitellinum	like egg yolk
	vitellus	vitell	noun/m	little calf; egg yolk
	inus	in	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to or resembling
	Candelariella vitellina (Hoffm.) Mull. Arg. Cliostomum vitellinum Gowan
viticella viticellae	a little vine
	vitis	vit	noun/f	vine, grape vine
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	cella	cell	noun/f	cellus substantive suffix for nouns of any declension: diminutive
	Clematis viticella L.
vitifolius vitifolia vitifolium	leaves like the genus Vitis (grapevine)
	vitis	vit	noun/f	vine, grape vine
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Fioria vitifolia (L.) Mattei Abutilon vitifolium (Cav.) Presley Hibiscus vitifolius L.
vitis-idaea vites-idaeae	grape of Mt Ida
	vitis	vit	noun/f	vine, grape vine
	-	-	cnct
	idaeus	idae	adj	Idaeus Ιδα  of Mt Ida in Crete where Jupiter was hidden as an infant
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.
vittatus vittata vittatum	striped
	vittatus	vittat	adj	(banded), provided with a fillet or chaplet
	Crataegus vittata Ashe Phragmipedium vittatum (Vell.) Rolfe Gladiolus vittatus Hornem.
vividior vividior vividius	more vigorous
	comparative of vividus	vivid	adj	lively, vigorous, vivid
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
viviparus vivipara viviparum	bearing young alive
	viviparus	vivipar	adj	vivparus that which bears its young alive; viviparous
	Coryphantha vivipara (Nutt.) Britt. & Rose Polygonum viviparum L.
volubilis volubilis volubile	twining, turning
	volubilis	volubil	adj	that which is turned; turning, circling, rolling, spinning
	Aconitum volubile Pall. Brodiaea volubilis (Kellogg) Baker