Common Scientific Names Flashcards

1
Q

acutus

A

sharpened, pointed

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2
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albus

A

white

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3
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anthos

A

flower

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4
Q

apis

A

bee

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5
Q

aquaticus

A

found near water

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6
Q

arborescens

A

tree or shrub-like

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7
Q

arctos

A

bear

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8
Q

arvensis

A

in the field

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9
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aureus

A

golden

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10
Q

australis

A

southern

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11
Q

baccatus

A

berry-bearing

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12
Q

borealis

A

northern

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13
Q

brachy-

A

short

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14
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brevi-

A

short

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15
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cauda

A

tail

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16
Q

caulos

A

stem, stalk

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17
Q

-ceps

A

head

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18
Q

cephalo

A

head

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19
Q

echinatus

A

spiny, prickly

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20
Q

edulis

A

edible

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21
Q

eliator

A

taller

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22
Q

elegans

A

elegant

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23
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ennea

A

nine

24
Q

-ensis

A

of, from (a place)

25
Q

erio-

A

wool, wooly

26
Q

erosus

A

indented, jagged, serrated

27
Q

erythro-

A

red

28
Q

folium

A

leaf

29
Q

glabra

A

smooth, hairless

30
Q

glacialis

A

icy, frozen, glacial

31
Q

graveolens

A

strong-smelling

32
Q

hirsutus

A

hairy

33
Q

lepus

A

hare

34
Q

lobos

A

lobe

35
Q

maculatus

A

spotted

36
Q

marginatus

A

bordered

37
Q

mephitis

A

bad odor

38
Q

montanus

A

mountains

39
Q

morpho-

A

shape

40
Q

nothos

A

false, wrong

41
Q

officinalis

A

for the workshop; medicinal

42
Q

ophis

A

serpent

43
Q

-opsis

A

resembling

44
Q

parvus

A

small

45
Q

pratensis

A

of the meadow

46
Q

pruriens

A

itching

47
Q

pubescens

A

downy

48
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reptans

A

creeping, crawling

49
Q

ulos

A

wooly

50
Q

variegatus

A

variegated

51
Q

exulans

A

exiling

52
Q

lanata

A

woolly

53
Q

lapponum

A

downy

54
Q

reticulata

A

net-like

55
Q

procumbens

A

creeping

56
Q

spinosa

A

thorny

57
Q

perennis

A

perennial