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stramineus straminea stramineum | straw colored | |||
stramineus | stramine | adj | made with straw | |
Antennaria straminea Fern. Calliergon stramineum (Brid.) Kindb. | ||||
strepens strepens strepens | making noise | |||
strepens | strepent | apar | strepo to make a noise | |
Ruellia strepens L. | ||||
streptocarpus streptocarpa streptocarpum | twisted fruit | |||
streptos | strept | adj | στρεπτοϛ easily bent or twisted | |
o | o | cnct | connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words | |
carpos | carp | noun/m | καρποϛ fruit | |
us | adj | Latinizing suffix | ||
Draba streptocarpa Gray | ||||
streptopoides streptopoides streptopoides | Streptopus like | |||
streptopus | streptop | noun/m | streptos στρεπτοϛ easily bent or twisted | |
o connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words | ||||
pous πουϛ, ποδοϛ foot | ||||
oides | oid | adj | -οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble | |
Streptopus streptopoides (Ledeb.) Frye & Rigg | ||||
striatus striata striatum | striped | |||
stria | stri | noun/f | furrow, channel | |
atus | at | adj | adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed | |
Bletilla striata (Thunb.) Reichenb.f. Geranium striatum L. Astragalus striatus Nutt. | ||||
strictior strictior strictius | more upright | |||
comparative of strictus | strict | ppar | pulled together, close; rigid | |
ior | adj | comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter) | ||
strictissimus strictissima strictissimum | most upright | |||
superlative of strictus | strict | ppar | pulled together, close; rigid | |
issimus | issim | adj | superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest) | |
Habenaria strictissima Reichenb. f. | ||||
strictus stricta strictum | upright | |||
strictus | strict | ppar | pulled together, close; rigid | |
Minuartia stricta (Sw.) Hiern Eriogonum strictum Benth. Penstemon strictus Benth. | ||||
strigillosus strigillosa strigillosum | with tough, short bristles | |||
strigilis | strigil | noun/f | a scraper for the skin | |
l | l | cnct | doubling of the preceding letter for the benefit of surrounding vowels | |
osus | os | adj | adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development | |
Androsace strigillosa Franch. Melastoma strigillosum Sw. | ||||
strigosissimus strigosissima strigosissimum | most bristled | |||
superlative of strigosus | strigos | adj | striga mowed hay or row of cut grain, hence bristles | |
osus adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development | ||||
issimus | issim | adj | superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest) | |
Urtica strigosissima Rydb. | ||||
strigosus strigosa strigosum | bristled | |||
strigosus | strigos | adj | striga mowed hay or row of cut grain, hence bristles | |
osus adjective suffix for nouns: plenitude or notable development | ||||
Oenothera strigosa (Rydb.) Mackenzie & Bush Alyssum strigosum Banks & Sol. Astragalus strigosus Coult. & Fisher | ||||
strobilaceus strobilacea strobilaceum | cone like | |||
strobilus | strobil | noun/m | στροβιλοϛ a pine-cone | |
aceus | ace | adj | adjective suffix for nouns: resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; borrowed from nouns declined like ...ax, ...acis + eus | |
Boschniakia strobilacea Gray Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pall.) M. Bieb. | ||||
strobus strobi | gum yielding | |||
strobus | strob | noun/m | a tree from Carmania with a smelly gum | |
Pinus strobus L. | ||||
strumosus strumosa strumosum | with tumor | |||
strumosus | strumos | adj | having a glandular, swollen tumor | |
Nemesia strumosa Benth. Helianthus strumosus L. | ||||
stylophorus stylophora stylophorum | with styles | |||
stylos | styl | noun/m | στυλοϛ pillar, pole, prop (confused with L. stilus) | |
o | o | cnct | connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words | |
phoros | phor | apar | phoreo φορεω (φερω) to carry, bring | |
us | adj | Latinizing suffix | ||
Gentiana stylophora C. B. Clarke Megacodon stylophorus (C.B.Clarke) H.Sm. | ||||
suaveolens sauveolentis sauveolente | sweet scented | |||
suaveolens | sauveolent | adj | sauveolens sweet smelling | |
Nicotiana suaveolens Lehm. | ||||
suavis suavis suave | sweet | |||
suavis | suav | adj | of the senses: sweet, pleasant | |
Sium suave Walt. Gaillardia suavis (Gray & Engelm.) Britt. & Rusby | ||||
suavissimus suavissima suavissimum | sweetest smelling | |||
superlative of suavis | suav | adj | of the senses: sweet, pleasant | |
issimus | issim | adj | superlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest) | |
Trigonella suavissima Lindl. Jasminum suavissimum Lindl. Rubus suavissimus S. K. Lee |