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| reclinatus reclinata reclinatum | reclined | |||
| reclinatus | reclinat | ppar | reclino to lean or bend back, recline | |
| Bumelia reclinata (Michx.) Vent. Aconitum reclinatum Gray | ||||
| rectifolius rectifolia rectifolium | erect leaves | |||
| rectus | rect | ppar | straight, upright, erect | |
| i | i | cnct | connective vowel used by botanical Latin | |
| folius | foli | adj | folium leaf | |
| rectior rectior rectius | more erect | |||
| comparative of rectus | rect | ppar | straight, upright, erect | |
| ior | adj | comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter) | ||
| Carex rectior Mackenzie | ||||
| rectipilis rectipilis rectipile | with erect hairs | |||
| rectus | rect | ppar | straight, upright, erect | |
| i | i | cnct | connective vowel used by botanical Latin | |
| pilus | pil | noun/m | a hair; a trifle | |
| is | adj | adjectival suffix | ||
| rectissimus rectissima rectissimum | most erect | |||
| superlative of rectus | rect | ppar | straight, upright, erect | |
| issimus | issim | adj | superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest) | |
| Arabis rectissima Greene | ||||
| rectus recta rectum | erect | |||
| rectus | rect | ppar | straight, upright, erect | |
| Campanula recta Dulac Dorycnium rectum (L.) Ser. Lotus rectus L. | ||||
| recurvatus recurvata recurvatum | curved back | |||
| recurvatus | recurvat | ppar | recurvo to bend or curve backwards | |
| Abies recurvata Mast. Trillium recurvatum Beck Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. | ||||
| recurvus recurva recurvum | curved back | |||
| recurvus | recurv | adj | bent or curved backwards | |
| Fritillaria recurva Benth. Bryoerythrophyllum recurvum (Griff.) Saito Astragalus recurvus Greene | ||||
| redivivus rediviva redivivum | coming back to life | |||
| redivivus | rediviv | adj | returned to life, renewed | |
| Lewisia rediviva Pursh Styrax redivivus (Torr.) L. C. Wheeler | ||||
| redolens redolens redolens | scenting | |||
| redolens | redolent | apar | redoleo to give off scent | |
| Dodecatheon redolens (Hall) H.J.Thompson | ||||
| reflexifolius reflexifolia reflexifolium | reflexed leaves | |||
| reflexus | reflex | ppar | reflecto to bend, bring or turn back | |
| i | i | cnct | connective vowel used by botanical Latin | |
| folius | foli | adj | folium leaf | |
| reflexus reflexa reflexum | reflexed | |||
| reflexus | reflex | ppar | reflecto to bend, bring or turn back | |
| Salvia reflexa Hornem. Sedum reflexum L. Anulocaulis reflexus I.M. Johnston | ||||
| refractus refracta refractum | broken | |||
| refractus | refract | ppar | refringo to break apart or open | |
| Freesia refracta (Jacq.) Ecklon ex Klatt Plagiosetum refractum Benth. Cymbopogon refractus (R. Br.) A. Camus | ||||
| regalis regalis regale | royal | |||
| regalis | regal | adj | regal, royal, of or belonging to a king | |
| Lilium regale E.H.Wilson Osmunda regalis L. | ||||
| regina reginae | queen | |||
| regina | regin | noun/f | a queen | |
| Cyanea regina (Wawra) Rock | ||||
| regius regia regium | royal | |||
| regius | regi | adj | royal, regal, of or belonging to a king | |
| Silene regia Sims | ||||
| religiosus religiosa religiosum | sacred | |||
| religiosus | religios | adj | god fearing, devout, religious | |
| Crateva religiosa Forster f. Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston Erigeron religiosus Cronq. | ||||
| remotiflorus remotiflora remotiflorum | withdrawn flower | |||
| remotus | remot | ppar | remote, removed, distant, withdrawn | |
| i | i | cnct | connective vowel used by botanical Latin | |
| florus | flor | ppar | floreo to bloom, to flower | |
| Adenophora remotiflora Miq. Agropyron remotiflorum Parodi Elymus remotiflorus (Parodi) A. Love | ||||
| remotifolius remotifolia remotifolium | leaves distant from each other | |||
| remotus | remot | ppar | remote, removed, distant, withdrawn | |
| i | i | cnct | connective vowel used by botanical Latin | |
| folius | foli | adj | folium leaf | |
| Cirsium remotifolium (Hook.) DC. | ||||
| remotiusculus remotiuscula remotiusculum | a little withdrawn | |||
| remotus | remot | ppar | remote, removed, distant, withdrawn | |
| i | i | cnct | connective vowel used by botanical Latin | |
| usculus | uscul | adj | diminutive: small, lesser | |
| remotus remota remotum | removed, remote | |||
| remotus | remot | ppar | remote, removed, distant, withdrawn | |
| Euthamia remota Greene Lolium remotum Schrank Astragalus remotus (M.E. Jones) Barneby | ||||
| renifolius renifolia renifolium | kidney shaped leaves | |||
| ren | ren | noun/m | kidney, only used in plural | |
| i | i | cnct | connective vowel used by botanical Latin | |
| folius | foli | adj | folium leaf | |
| Pyrola renifolia Maxim. | ||||
| repandus repanda repandum | curved up | |||
| repandus | repand | adj | bent backwards, curved up | |
| Arabis repanda S. Wats. Cirsium repandum Michx. Carduus repandus (Michx.) Pers. | ||||
| repens repens repens | creeping | |||
| repens | repent | apar | repo to crawl, creep | |
| Coprosma repens A.Rich. | ||||
| reptans reptans reptans | creeping | |||
| reptans | rept | apar | repto to creep, crawl | |
| Ajuga reptans L. | ||||