amurensis: of the Amur River region (E.amphibius: amphibious, growing both in water and on land.amethystinus: amethystine, violet-coloured.alliaceus: of the alliums, garlic-like.albocinctus: white-girdled, white-crowned.albifrons: white-fronded, white-herbaged.aizoides: aizoon-like ( Aizoon, an evergreen or tenacious plant).agrestis: of or pertaining to the fields.aequinoctialis: pertaining to the equinox.adsurgens: rising to an erect position, ascending.acutipetalus: petals acute or sharp (pointed). acutifolius: acutely leaved, sharp-leaved.acutangulus: acutely or sharply angled.acuminatus: acuminate, long-pointed, tapering.abruptus: abrupt, suddenly changing in shape or character.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A.The generic names (the first word in the combination) need not be listed here, for they are not adjectives of description but made-up substantives and, moreover, their origins are explained at the entries in the text. These words are likely to be used in differing meanings in different genera and as applied by different authors in many cases, they do not follow the usages of classical Latin: therefore a list of this kind cannot be exact or give all the meanings in which the words may be applied as specific names. fraseri, Fraser's Abies, is commemorative.Īlthough the species-word is not always designative and is sometimes even inapplicable, nevertheless the student is aided if he knows what the word means in English translation and the following list is inserted to supply this knowledge for characteristic Latin or Latinized descriptive adjectives (in some cases nouns in the genitive or in apposition) applied to the species of plants. Abies sibirica the Siberian Abies, is a geographic example, while A. So for example, Briza maxima is the large Briza, B. The species name is often somehow descriptive of the plant, or where it was found, or derived from someone's name. The botanical name of a plant consists of two words, the genus name (generic word, common to the entire group or genus), followed by the the species name (specific or particular word, designating the given species). Plants may have one or more common names, which are like nicknames, but they only have one botanical name (which is also called a Latin name, scientific name or technical name). English equivalents of Latin names of species
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