Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

tulipifer - typhinus

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Epithet

Definition

Derivation

Stem

Type/
Gender

Meaning

tulipifer
tulipifera
tulipiferum
tulip bearing
tulipatulipnoun/ftulbend
Turk.
a turban
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
ferferaparfero
to bear, carry, bring
Liriodendron tulipifera L.
tumidus
tumida
tumidum
swollen
tumidustumidadjswollen, protruding
Lecidea tumida Massal.
Ischaemum tumidum Stapf ex Bor
tunicatus
tunicata
tunicatum
coated
tunicatustunicatadjtunico
clothed with a tunic
Opuntia tunicata (Lehm.) Link & Otto
Pseuderanthemum tunicatum (Afzel.) Milne-Redh.
Cactus tunicatus Lehm.
turbinatus
turbinata
turbinatum
top shaped
turbinatusturbinatadjcone shaped (like a tornado or spinning top)
Abronia turbinata Torr. ex S.Wats.
Bryum turbinatum (Hedw.) Turn.
Astragalus turbinatus Bunge
turritus
turrita
turritum
having turrets
turritusturritadjhaving towers, turreted
Arabis turrita L.
typhifolius
typhifolia
typhifolium
leaves like the genus Typha (cat tail)
typhetyphnoun/fτυφη
Theophrastus: bulrush; Typha angustata
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
foliusfoliadjfolium
leaf
typhinus
typhina
typhinum
like the genus Typha (cat tail)
typhetyphnoun/fτυφη
Theophrastus: bulrush; Typha angustata
inusinadj-ινοϛ
adjective suffix for nouns: composition, color, resembling, owning
Rhus typhina L.