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| sobolifer sobolifera soboliferum | bearing offshoots | |||
| soboles | sobol | noun/f | suboles off shoot, sprout (also soboles) | |
| i | i | cnct | connective vowel used by botanical Latin | |
| fer | fer | apar | fero to bear, carry, bring | |
| Agrostis sobolifera Muhl. ex Willd. Sempervivum soboliferum Sims | ||||
| socialis socialis sociale | in colonies | |||
| socialis | social | adj | of or belonging to a social arrangement | |
| Acarospora socialis H. Magn. | ||||
| solidus solida solidum | solid | |||
| solidus | solid | adj | solid, dense, compact | |
| Corydalis solida (L.) Clairv. Indocalamus solidus C. D. Chu & C. S. Chao | ||||
| somnifer somnifera somniferum | sleep inducing | |||
| somnifer | somnifer | adj | sleep brining | |
| Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal Papaver somniferum L. | ||||
| sororius sororia sororium | of a sister | |||
| sororius | sorori | adj | of or belonging to a sister | |
| Viola sororia Willd. Polypodium sororium Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Hibiscus sororius L. | ||||
| sparsiflorus sparsiflora sparsiflorum | sparsely flowered | |||
| sparsus | spars | ppar | spargo to scatter, sprinkle, spatter | |
| i | i | cnct | connective vowel used by botanical Latin | |
| florus | flor | ppar | floreo to bloom, to flower | |
| Arabis sparsiflora Nutt. Eriastrum sparsiflorum (Eastw.) Mason Lupinus sparsiflorus Benth. | ||||
| sparsus sparsa sparsum | sparse | |||
| sparsus | spars | ppar | spargo to scatter, sprinkle, spatter | |
| Acarospora sparsa H. Magn. Vaccinium sparsum Sleumer | ||||
| spathaceus spathacea spathaceum | spathe like | |||
| spatha | spath | noun/f | σπαϑη broad double edged sword, saber | |
| aceus | ace | adj | adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus | |
| Salvia spathacea Greene Tetrapogon spathaceus (Hochst.) T. Durand & Schinz | ||||
| spathulatus spathulata spathulatum | with small spathe | |||
| spatha | spath | noun/f | σπαϑη broad double edged sword, saber | |
| ula | ul | noun/f | ulus dimutive substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns | |
| atus | at | adj | adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed | |
| Gaillardia spathulata Gray Botrychium spathulatum W.H. Wagner Aster spathulatus Lindl. | ||||
| spathulifolius spathulifolia spathulifolium | spatula shaped leaves | |||
| spatha | spath | noun/f | σπαϑη broad double edged sword, saber | |
| ula | ul | noun/f | ulus dimutive substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declension nouns | |
| i | i | cnct | connective vowel used by botanical Latin | |
| folius | foli | adj | folium leaf | |
| Acacia spathulifolia Sedum spathulifolium Hook. Aster spathulifolius Maxim. | ||||
| speciosissimus speciosissima speciosissimum | showiest | |||
| superlative of speciosus | specios | adj | beautiful, good looking, showy | |
| issimus | issim | adj | superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest) | |
| Cleome speciosissima Deppe ex Lindl. Clerodendrum speciosissimum Van Geert ex Morr. Euryops speciosissimus DC. | ||||
| speciosus speciosa speciosum | showy | |||
| speciosus | specios | adj | beautiful, good looking, showy | |
| Calydorea speciosa Herb. Arisaema speciosum (Wallich) C.Martius Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC. | ||||
| spectabilis spectabilis spectabile | notable, spectacle | |||
| spectabilis | spectabil | adj | that may be seen, worth seeing , notable, admirable, remarkable, spectacle | |
| Sedum spectabile Boreau Aster spectabilis Ait. | ||||
| speculum speculi | mirror | |||
| speculum | specul | noun/n | mirror, reflecting surface | |
| speculum-veneris speculi-venerum | Venus's looking glass | |||
| speculum | specul | noun/n | mirror, reflecting surface | |
| - | - | cnct | ||
| generative of venus | vener | noun/f | Venus Venus, goddess of love | |
| Legousia speculum-veneris (L.) Fisch. ex A.DC. | ||||