Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

uberior - uncinatus

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Epithet

Definition

Derivation

Stem

Type/
Gender

Meaning

uberior
uberior
uberius
more abundant
comparative of uberuberadjfruitful, abundant, copious
ioradjcomparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
Buellia uberior Anzi
udus
uda
udum
moist
udusudadjwet, damp, moist
Rubus udus Bailey
uliginosus
uliginosa
uliginosum
in marshes
uliginosusuliginosadjdamp, marshy, wet
Solidago uliginosa Nutt.
Vaccinium uliginosum L.
Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr
ulmarius
ulmaria
ulmarium
Ulmus (elm) like
ulmusulmnoun/fthe elm tree
ariusariadjadjective suffix for nouns or numbers: connected to or possessed by
Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim.
ulterior
ulterior
ulterius
farther beyond
comparative of ulterulteradjbeyond, on the other side
ioradjcomparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
Rubus ulterior Bailey
ultramontanus
ultramontana
ultramontanum
from the other side of the mountain
ultraultraprepon the far side of, beyond,across
montanusmontanadjof or belonging to the mountains
Rosa ultramontana (S. Wats.) Heller
umbellatus
umbellata
umbellatum
in umbels
umbellaumbellnoun/fumbrella, literally: a little shadow
atusatadjadjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
Achillea umbellata Sibth. & Sm.
Calyptridium umbellatum (Torr.) Greene
Aster umbellatus P.Mill.
umbelliformis
umbelliformis
umbelliforme
in umbels
umbellaumbellnoun/fumbrella, literally: a little shadow
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
formisformadjin botanical Latin a substantive suffix for nouns derived from 'forma': to be in the form or shape of...
Artemisia umbelliformis Lam.
umbellulatus
umbellulata
umbellulatum
with small umbels
umbellaumbellnoun/fumbrella, literally: a little shadow
ulusuladjadjective suffix for adjectives: diminutive
atusatadjadjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong
Xeniatrum umbellulatum (Michx.) Small
umbilicatus
umbilicata
umbilicatum
with a navel
umbilicatusumbilicatadjshaped like a navel
Valerianella umbilicata (Sullivant) Wood
Erythronium umbilicatum Parks & Hardin
umbraculifer
umbraculifera
umbraculiferum
umbrella bearing
umbraculumumbraculnoun/na shady place, an umbrella
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
ferferaparfero
to bear, carry, bring
Corypha umbraculifera L.
umbrosus
umbrosa
umbrosum
shady
umbrosusumbrosadjshady
Saxifraga umbrosa L.
Paspalum umbrosum Trin.
uncialis
uncialis
unciale
one twelfth, an inch
uncialisuncialadjone twelfth, an inch
Astragalus uncialis Barneby
uncinatus
uncinata
uncinatum
hooked
uncinatusuncinatadjwith hooks, barbed
Uncinia uncinata (L.f.) Kukenth.
Aconitum uncinatum L.
Ancistrocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) L. Benson