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- This is part 2 of 5 of the rec.arts.bonsai/alt.bonsai FAQ.
- This posting contains:
- Section 4 -- Dictionary of Latin Botanical Terms
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- Section 4 -- Dictionary of Latin Botanical Terms
-
- -- (Note: This section is complete within the limits of my
- documentation)
-
- abbreviatus -- short
- acuminatus -- long tapering point
- acutifolius -- with sharp leaves
- adpressus -- pressed together, pressed against
- adscendens -- going up
- aerius -- of the air, as air-roots
- affinus -- related, with an affinity
- africanus -- from Africa
- alatus -- winged
- albescens -- pale, whitish
- albidus, albus -- white
- albiflorus -- with white flowers
- alpinus -- of the alpines, mountains
- alternus -- alternating, usually means NOT directly
- opposite
- altus -- altitude, tall
- amabilis -- pretty
- amphibius -- adaptable either to land or water
- angulosus -- angled, turning every which way
- angustifolius -- with narrow leaves (seldom used, more
- commonly nerifolius)
- aquaticus -- of the water, water-loving
- arborescens -- growing like a tree, woody like a tree
- arenatius -- found in sandy places
- argenteus, argentus -- silvery
- aristatus -- bearded
- arrectus -- straight up, erect
- ascendens -- going up, ascending
- asiaticus, asiatus -- from asia
- atlanticus -- Atlantic
- atropurpureus, atropurpurea -- purple, sometimes dark red
- atrosanguineus -- dark blood-red
- atroviolaceus -- dark violet
- atrovirens -- dark green
- augustus -- important in size or appearance, imposing
- aurantiacus -- orange-red
- aureus -- golden
- azureus -- light blue, azure
- babylonicus -- Babylonian, from Babylon
- balticus -- from the Baltic
- bengalinis -- from Bengal
- biennis -- biennial
- biflorus -- two flowered
- bifolius -- two leaved
- brefolius -- with short leaves
- brevis -- short
- brevisimus -- very short
- brillian -- brilliant
- brittanicus -- from Britain
- brunneus -- brown
- bulgarius -- Bulgarian
- buxifolius -- with leaves like a boxwood, box-leaved
- calamifolius -- with reed-like leaves
- californicus -- from California
- campestris -- found in fields
- candelabrum -- having the form of a candelabra
- candicans -- white or frosty looking
- catitatus -- headed
- carneus -- flesh-colored
- cerefolius -- with waxy leaves
- coccineus -- bright red
- coloratus -- colored
- columnaris -- having the form of a column
- concolor -- similar coloring
- conglomeratus -- all close together
- contortus -- twisted, contorted
- cordatus -- heart-shaped
- cornutus, cornuta -- horned
- crassifolius -- with thick leaves
- crenatus -- serrated
- cuspidatus -- sharp tooth, or hard point
- deformis -- deformed
- deliciosus, deliciosa -- delicious
- dendroideus -- like a tree
- densatus -- dense
- densifolius -- with dense leaves
- densiflorus -- with dense flowers
- dentatus -- toothed, with a series of points
- dipterus -- two-winged
- discolor -- of two or several colors
- dissectus -- deeply cut leaves, an in fern-leaved maple
- divaricatus -- spreading
- domesticus -- domesticated
- edulis -- can be eaten
- elatus, elata -- tall
- elegans -- elegant, graceful
- elongatus -- long
- erectus -- upright
- excelsius, excelsus -- tall
- exoticus, exotica -- from another country
- fastigiatus -- having nearly vertical, close-together
- branches
- ferox -- fierce, thorny
- flaccidus -- soft, limp
- flammeus -- flame-colored
- flexilis -- bendable, flexible
- florepleno -- with double flowers
- florebundus -- with many flowers
- foetidus -- bad-smelling, having a fetid odor
- fragrans -- sweet-smelling, fragrant
- fragrantissimus very sweet-smelling
- frutescens -- bushy, shrubby, twiggy
- gallicus -- from Gaul (France), may also pertain to a
- rooster
- giganticus -- large, gigantic
- glaucus -- with a frost-like bloom, as on a grape
- gloriosus, gloriosa -- great, superb
- gracilis -- slender, graceful, lissome
- grandifolius -- with large leaves
- gutatus -- freckled
- haemanthus -- bright red flowers
- humilis -- dwarf, low
- ilicifolius holly-like leaves
- japonicus -- from Japan
- lancifolius -- with lance-like leaves
- latifolius -- with broad leaves
- leptolepis -- with thin scales
- leptophyllus -- with thin leaves
- leucodermis -- with white skin
- lobularuis -- lobed
- luteus -- yellow
- macranthus -- with large flowers
- nacro -- big, long, large
- maximus -- the largest
- medius -- medium
- megalophyllus -- with very large leaves
- microphyllus -- with very small leaves
- minimus -- very small
- mollis -- hairy, fuzzy
- myriophyllus -- with many leaves
- nanus, nana -- dwarf, small
- nerifolius, nerifolia, -- with narrow leaves
- niger -- black
- nodulosa -- with small nodes
- nudifolia -- deciduous, naked of leaves
- oblongatus -- oblong, oval
- officinalis -- medicinal
- parviflorus -- with small flowers
- parvifolia -- with small leaves
- patens -- spreading
- pinous -- line-like
- podocarpus -- with stalked fruits
- polydactylus -- with many fingers
- porphyreus -- purple
- praecox -- very early
- procumbens -- procumbent, lying down
- pumilus -- dwarf, small
- pygmaeus -- pygmy
- pyramidalis -- pyramidal
- repens -- creeping, low
- reticulatus -- with a netted pattern
- robustus -- strong, robust
- roseaflorus -- with rose-like flowers
- rotundifolius -- with round leaves
- scandens -- climbing
- semperflorens -- everblooming
- sempervirens -- always green
- serpens -- creeping
- serpyllifolius -- with thyme-like leaves
- serratus -- with a saw tooth edge
- stolenifera -- with runners that root and send up
- another plant
- strictus -- erect
- sylvaticus -- of the forest
- tenuifolius -- with slender leaves
- tomentosus -- very wooly
- tridens -- with three teeth or points
- variegatus -- variegated
- verrucosus -- warty
- virens -- green
- virginianus -- of Virginia, first defined in Virginia
- viridis -- green
- vulgaris -- common, vulgar, ordinary
- xanthinus -- yellow
- zonalis -- banded
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- End of Section 4 -- Dictionary of Latin Botanical Terms
- End of Part 2 of 5 of the rec.arts.bonsai/alt.bonsai FAQ
- Continued in part 3
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