Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

rosaceus - rotundus

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Epithet

Definition

Derivation

Stem

Type/
Gender

Meaning

rosaceus
rosacea
rosaceum
rosy
rosaceusrosaceadjmade of roses, rose like
Saxifraga rosacea Moench
Rubus rosaceus Weihe
roseus
rosea
roseum
rose colored
roseusroseadjof roses; rose colored, rosy
Alcea rosea L.
Allium roseum L.
Streptopus roseus Michx.
rosmarinifolius
rosmarinifolia
rosmarinifolium
rosemary leaved
rosmarinusrosmarinnoun/mros
dew
marinus
of or pertaining to the sea, marine
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
foliusfoliadjfolium
leaf
Salix rosmarinifolia L.
Crocanthemum rosmarinifolium (Pursh) Janchen
Cistus rosmarinifolius Pourr.
rostratus
rostrata
rostratum
beaked
rostratusrostratadjbeaked, hooked, curved at the end
Viola rostrata Pursh
Cochlidium rostratum (Hook.) Maxon ex C. Christens.
Anomodon rostratus (Hedw.) Schimp.
rostriflorus
rostriflora
rostriflorum
beaked flower
rostrumrostrnoun/nthe beak of a bird
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
florusflorpparfloreo
to bloom, to flower
Penstemon rostriflorus Kellogg
rotatus
rotata
rotatum
wheel like
rotatusrotatadj/ rota
a wheel
atus
adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
Phlomis rotata Benth.
Lomatogonium rotatum (L.) Fries ex Fern.
Oxybaphus rotatus (Standl.) Weatherby
rotundatus
rotundata
rotundatum
rounded
rotundusrotundadjround, spherical
atusatadjadjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
Dioscorea rotundata Poir.
rotundifolius
rotundifolia
rotundifolium
round leaved
rotundusrotundadjround, spherical
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
foliusfoliadjfolium
leaf
Androsace rotundifolia Hardw.
Bupleurum rotundifolium L.
Pterocarpus rotundifolius (Sond.) Druce
rotundior
rotundior
rotundius
rounder
comparative of rotundusrotundadjround, spherical
ioradjcomparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
Rubus rotundior (Bailey) Bailey
rotundus
rotunda
rotundum
round
rotundusrotundadjround, spherical
Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf.
Allium rotundum L.
Cyperus rotundus L.