Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

resinifer - rhizophyllus

© 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005   

Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/   Gender	Meaning
resinifer resinifera resiniferum	resin bearing
	resina	resin	noun/f	resin
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	fer	fer	apar	fero to bear, carry, bring
	Eucalyptus resinifera Sm. Pittosporum resiniferum Hemsley
resinosus resinosa resinosum	very resinous
	resina	resin	noun/f	resin
	osus	os	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
	Pinus resinosa Soland. Eupatorium resinosum Torr. ex DC. Haplopappus resinosus (Nutt.) Gray
reticulatus reticulata reticulatum	netted
	reticulatus	reticulat	adj	net-like, reticulated
	Clematis reticulata Walt. Allium reticulatum G. Don Anthoceros reticulatus Steph.
retusus retusa retusum	blunt, notched tip
	retusus	retus	adj	dull, blunt
	Crotalaria retusa L. Chenopodium retusum Juss. ex Moq. Chionanthus retusus Lindl.
revolutus revoluta revolutum	rolled back
	revolutus	revolut	ppar	revolvo to roll back; unroll; to revolve
	Orites revoluta R. Br. Erythronium revolutum Sm. Didymodon revolutus (Card.) Williams
rex reges	king
	rex	reg	noun/m	king, ruler
	Quercus rex Hemsl.
rhaeticus rhaetica rhaeticum	of Rhaetia, the Rhaetian mountains on the Swiss/Austrian border
	rhaeticus	rhaetic	adj	raeticus of or belonging Raetia (Rhaetia), a mountainous region around the borders of Austria and Switzerland
	Lecidea rhaetica Hepp ex Th. Fr. Papaver rhaeticum Leresche
rhizophyllus rhizophylla rhizophyllum	rooting leaves
	rhiza	rhiz	noun/f	ριζα  root; stem, origin
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	phyllon	phyll	noun/n	φυλλον  leaf; foliage
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Tortula rhizophylla (Sak.) Iwats. & Saito Asplenium rhizophyllum L. Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link