Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

vagans - vegetus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/   Gender	Meaning
vagans vagans vagans	wandering
	vagans	vagant	apar	vagor to wander
	Erica vagans L.
vaginalis vaginalis vaginale	with a sheath
	vagina	vagin	noun/f	a covering, sheath
	alis	al	adj	adjective suffix for nouns: of or pertaining to
	Anisothecium vaginale (Hedw.) Loeske Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.
vaginatus vaginata vaginatum	with a sheath
	vagina	vagin	noun/f	a covering, sheath
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Carex vaginata Tausch Arceuthobium vaginatum (Willd.) J. Presl Potamogeton vaginatus Turcz.
vagus vaga vagum	wandering
	vagus	vag	adj	strolling, roaming, wandering, unsettled
	Erigeron vagus Payson
valentinus valentina valentinum	Valencia, Spain
	valentinus	valentin	adj/	Valentia the present day city of Valencia, Spain
				inus adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to or resembling
	Coronilla valentina L. Leucojum valentinum Pau
validus valida validum	robust
	validus	valid	adj	strong, stout, able, vigorous
	Bidens valida Sherff Allium validum S.Wats. Alsine validus Goodding
vallicola vallicolae	living in a valley
	valles	vall	noun/f	a valley, hollow
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	cola	col	noun/f	incola dweller, inhabitant -> -cola/-colus suffix
	Atriplex vallicola Hoover
variabilis variabilis variabile	variable
	variabilis	variabil	adj
	Helianthemum variabile Spach Quercus variabilis Blume
varicosus varicosa varicosum	dilated veins
	varicosus	varicos	adj	full of dilated veins, varicose
	Oncidium varicosum Lindl.
variegatus variegata variegatum	variegated
	variegatus	variegat	ppar	variego to make or be different colors, to variegate
	Asclepias variegata L. Aconitum variegatum L. Astragalus variegatus Franch.
variifolius variifolia variifolium	variegated leaves
	varius	vari	adj	having variegated, mottled, various colors; varying
	i	i	cnct	connective vowel used by botanical Latin
	folius	foli	adj	folium leaf
	Matelea variifolia (Schlechter) Woods. Sassafras variifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze Gonolobus variifolius Schlechter
varius varia varium	variegated; varying
	varius	vari	adj	having variegated, mottled, various colors; varying
	Coronilla varia L. Seseli varium Trev. Astragalus varius S. G. Gmel.
vegetior vegetior vegetius	more vigorous
	comparative of vegetus	veget	adj	lively, vigorous, active
	ior		adj	comparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
vegetus vegeta vegetum	vigorous
	vegetus	veget	adj	lively, vigorous, active
	Ulmus x vegeta (Loudon) Ley Cyperus vegetus Willd.