Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

sarcocaulis - saxum

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Epithet

Definition

Derivation

Stem

Type/
Gender

Meaning

sarcocaulis
sarcocaulis
sarcocaule
fleshy stemmed
sarxsarcnoun/fσαρξ, ρκοϛ
flesh
oocnctconnective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
cauliscauladj/ καυλοϛ
stem of a plant; usual spelling was colis or coles
sarcodes
sarcodes
sarcodes
flesh like
sarxsarcnoun/fσαρξ, ρκοϛ
flesh
odesodadjoides
-οειδεϛ
adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
sardensis
sardensis
sardense
of Sart, W Turkey
sardessardnoun/fSardes
Σαρδειϛ
capital of Lydia (Sart, Turkey)
ensisensadjadjective suffix for nouns: country or place of origin or habitat
Chionodoxa sardensis Whittall ex Barr & Sugden
sarmaticus
sarmatica
sarmaticum
Sarmatia (Vistula to Don) e. Poland
sarmaticussarmaticadjSarmaticus
Sarmations, Slavs living in area from the Vistula to the Don (Poland & Russia)
Campanula sarmatica Ker-Gawl.
Hyacinthus sarmaticus Pall. ex Georgi
sarmentosus
sarmentosa
sarmentosum
producing runner
sarmentumsarmentnoun/ntwig, branch
osusosadjadjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development
Androsace sarmentosa Wall
Sisyrinchium sarmentosum Suksdorf ex Greene
Strophanthus sarmentosus DC.
sativus
sativa
sativum
cultivated
sativussativadjsown, cultivated
Castanea sativa Mill.
Coriandrum sativum L.
Crocus sativus L.
saxatilis
saxatilis
saxatile
growing among rocks
saxatilissaxatiladjdwells or is found among rocks, frequents rocks
Aethionema saxatile R.Br.
Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv.
saxicola
saxicolae
rock growing
saxumsaxnoun/nlarge rough stone, rock
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
colacolnoun/fincola
dweller, inhabitant -> -cola/-colus suffix
Acarospora saxicola Fink
saxifragus
saxifraga
saxifragum
stone breaking
saxifragussaxifragadjfrom 'saxum' (stone) and a modification of 'frango' (to break)
Campanula saxifraga Bieb.
Dianthus saxifragus L.
saxosus
saxosa
saxosum
rocky places
saxosussaxosadjrocky, stony
Arenaria saxosa Gray
Lupinus saxosus T.J.Howell
saxum
saxa
rock
saxumsaxnoun/nlarge rough stone, rock
Cryptantha saxorum Jepson