Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

virens - volubilis

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Epithet

Definition

Derivation

Stem

Type/
Gender

Meaning

virens
virens
virens
green
virensvirentaparvireo
to be green or verdant
Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb.
virescens
virescens
virescens
turning green
virescensvirescaparviresco
go grow or become green
Delphinium virescens Nutt.
viretus
vireta
viretum
green grass
viretumviretnoun/nvirectum
a green place, sod, turf
usadjLatinizing suffix
virgatus
virgata
virgatum
twiggy, striped, wand like
virgatusvirgatadjmade with twigs
Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson
Lythrum virgatum L.
Andropogon virgatus Desv.
virgaureus
virgaurea
virgaureum
golden rod
virgavirgnoun/fa slender green branch, twig, sprout; rod, switch; wand, cane
aureusaureadjof gold, golden
Solidago virgaurea L.
virginalis
virginalis
virginale
virginal, white
virginalisvirginaladjof a maiden, virgin, virginal
Graphina virginalis (Nyl.) Mull. Arg.
virgineus
virginea
virgineum
virginal, white
virgineusvirgineadjof a maiden, virgin, virginal
Graphina virginea (Eschw.) Mull. Arg.
Dianthus virgineus auct.
viridescens
viridescens
viridescens
greenish
viridescensviridescentaparviridesco
to grow or become green
Delphinium viridescens Leib.
viridiflorus
viridiflora
viridiflorum
green flowered
viridisviridadjgreen
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
florusflorpparfloreo
to bloom, to flower
Aquilegia viridiflora Pall.
Ocimum viridiflorum Roth
Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelm.
viridifolius
viridifolia
viridifolium
green leaved
viridisviridadjgreen
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
foliusfoliadjfolium
leaf
Poa viridifolia Hochst.
Chrysophyllum viridifolium J. M. Wood & Franks
viridior
viridior
viridius
greener
comparative of viridisviridadjgreen
ioradjcomparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
viridis
viridis
viride
green
viridisviridadjgreen
Asplenium viride Huds.
Helleborus viridis L.
viridissimus
viridissima
viridissimum
greenest
superlative of viridisviridadjgreen
issimusissimadjsuperlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
Forsythia viridissima Lindl.
Zygodon viridissimus (Dicks.) Brid.
viridistriatus
viridistriata
viridistriatum
green striped
viridisviridadjgreen
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
striastrinoun/ffurrow, channel
atusatadjadjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
Arundinaria viridistriata (Regel) Makino ex Nakai
Pleioblastus viridistriatus (Regel) Makino
viridulus
viridula
viridulum
somewhat green
viridisviridadjgreen
ulusuladjadjective suffix for adjectives: diminutive
Stipa viridula Trin.
Fissidens viridulus (Sw.) Wahlenb.
viscarius
viscaria
viscarium
sticky
viscumviscnoun/nbirdlime: a sticky substance used to catch birds and made from mistletoe or holly
ariusariadjadjective suffix for nouns or numbers: connected to or possessed by
Lychnis viscaria L.
viscidus
viscida
viscidum
sticky
viscidusviscidadjclammy, sticky
Oxytropis viscida Nutt.
Dichodon viscidum (Bieb.) Holub
Dianthus viscidus Bory & Chaub.
viscosissimus
viscosissima
viscosissimum
stickiest
superlative of viscosusviscosadjsticky
issimusissimadjsuperlative suffix; most so, to the greatest degree; most-, -est (e.g. largest, prettiest, whitest)
Cuphea viscosissima Jacq.
Geranium viscosissimum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex C.A.Mey.
viscosus
viscosa
viscosum
sticky
viscosusviscosadjsticky
Pityrogramma viscosa (D.C.Eat.) Maxon
Polemonium viscosum Nutt.
Oxybaphus viscosus (Cav.) J. St.-Hil. ex Choisy
vitalbus
vitalba
vitalbum
white wine
vitisvitnoun/fvine, grape vine
albusalbadjwhite, dead white; pale; bright
Clematis vitalba L.
vitellinus
vitellina
vitellinum
like egg yolk
vitellusvitellnoun/mlittle calf; egg yolk
inusinadjadjective suffix for nouns: belonging to or resembling
Candelariella vitellina (Hoffm.) Mull. Arg.
Cliostomum vitellinum Gowan
viticella
viticellae
a little vine
vitisvitnoun/fvine, grape vine
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
cellacellnoun/fcellus
substantive suffix for nouns of any declension: diminutive
Clematis viticella L.
vitifolius
vitifolia
vitifolium
leaves like the genus Vitis (grapevine)
vitisvitnoun/fvine, grape vine
iicnctconnective vowel used by botanical Latin
foliusfoliadjfolium
leaf
Fioria vitifolia (L.) Mattei
Abutilon vitifolium (Cav.) Presley
Hibiscus vitifolius L.
vitis-idaea
vites-idaeae
grape of Mt Ida
vitisvitnoun/fvine, grape vine
--cnct
idaeusidaeadjIdaeus
Ιδα
of Mt Ida in Crete where Jupiter was hidden as an infant
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.
vittatus
vittata
vittatum
striped
vittatusvittatadj(banded), provided with a fillet or chaplet
Crataegus vittata Ashe
Phragmipedium vittatum (Vell.) Rolfe
Gladiolus vittatus Hornem.
vividior
vividior
vividius
more vigorous
comparative of vividusvividadjlively, vigorous, vivid
ioradjcomparative suffix; more so, to a greater degree; more-, -er (e.g. larger, prettier, whiter)
viviparus
vivipara
viviparum
bearing young alive
viviparusviviparadjvivparus
that which bears its young alive; viviparous
Coryphantha vivipara (Nutt.) Britt. & Rose
Polygonum viviparum L.
volubilis
volubilis
volubile
twining, turning
volubilisvolubiladjthat which is turned; turning, circling, rolling, spinning
Aconitum volubile Pall.
Brodiaea volubilis (Kellogg) Baker