Epithet meanings Flashcards
1
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rubrum
A
red
2
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sylvatica
A
of the forest
3
Q
spinosa
A
spiny
4
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parviflora
A
small flowered
5
Q
virginiana
A
of or from Virginia
6
Q
bicolor
A
two-colored
7
Q
arboreum
A
tree-like
8
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rigida
A
stiff
9
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taeda
A
torch wood
10
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virginiana
A
of or from Virginia
11
Q
serotina
A
late
12
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alba
A
white
13
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falcata
A
sickle-shaped
14
Q
stellata
A
starred
15
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radicans
A
rooting
16
Q
rufidulum
A
reddish
17
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contorta
A
twisted
18
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arborea
A
tree like
19
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glabra
A
smooth
20
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tomentosa
A
densely wooly/hairy
21
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virginicus
A
of or from Virginia
22
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florida
A
flowering
23
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echinata
A
spiny
24
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coccinea
A
scarlet
25
velutina
velvety
26
multiflora
many-flowered
27
tinctoria
containing dye
28
acerifolium
maple-leaved
29
serrulata
finely saw-toothed
30
caroliniana
of or from Carolina
31
canadensis
of or from Canada
32
americana
of or from America
33
tulipifera
bearing tulips
34
tripetala
three-petaled
35
rubra
red
36
maximum
largest
37
grandifolius
large-leaved
38
heterophylla
variously leaved
39
floridanum
of or from Florida
40
gigantea
very large
41
triloba
three-lobed
42
cordiformis
heart-shaped
43
ovata
egg-shaped
44
grandifolia
large-leaved
45
decidua
deciduous
46
opaca
opaque
47
lyrata
lyre-shaped
48
shumardii
named for B.F. Shumard, a Texas state geologist
49
nigra
black
50
prunifolium
leaves like Prunus
51
saccharinum
sweet or sugary
52
altissima
very tall
53
floridus
flowering
54
illinoinensis
pecan
55
mollissima
softly pubescent
56
orbiculatus
round
57
laevigata
smooth
58
biloba
two-lobed
59
pomifera
pome-bearing (which it does not!)
60
azedarach
from the Persian name, meaning noble tree
61
glyptostroboides
similar to Glyptostrobus, another genus of conifer
62
abies
fir tree
63
laurifolia
laurel-leaved
64
albidum
nearly white
65
dentata
dentate
66
rubens
reddish
67
halimifolia
salt-leaved
68
pennsylvanica
of or from Pennsylvania
69
sinense
of or from China
70
syraciflua
storax-flowering
71
japonica
of or from Japan
72
quinquefolia
five-leaved
73
pagoda
pagoda-shaped
74
argutus
sharply serrate
75
cinerea
ashy gray
76
rotundifolia
round-leaved
77
alnifolia
leaves like Alnus
78
palustris
of the swamp
79
hemisphaerica
hemispherical
80
laevis
smooth
81
racemiflora
raceme-flowered
82
distichum
two-ranked or spreading
83
thyoides
similar to Thuja
84
coriacea
leathery
85
lucida
shiny
86
crassifolium
leaves like Crassula
87
umbellata
having umbels
88
tricanthos
3-branched
89
cuneata
wedge-shaped
90
engelmannii
named for George Engelmann, an expert in conifers
91
elliottii
named for the discoverer, Stephen Elliott
92
pungens
prickly
93
menziesii
named for Archibald Menzies, a naturalist
94
michauxii
named after F.A. Michaux, a French botanist
95
pseudoacacia
false-acacia
96
sempervirens
evergreen
97
sitchenisis
of or from Sitka Island
98
speciosa
showy
99
quercifolia
oak-leaved
100
lucidum
shining
101
aurea
golden
102
tenuifolia
thin-leaved
103
latifolia
broad-leaved
104
communis
common
105
marilandica
of or from Maryland
106
montana
of or from the mountains
107
alata
winged
108
dentatum
dentate
109
ponderosa
heavy
110
giganteum
very large
111
plicata
folded
112
capreolata
twining
113
leylandii
named for C.J. Leyland
114
cerifera
bearing wax
115
occidentalis
western
116
phellos
Greek for cork oak
117
rafinesquianum
named for C.S. Rafinesque, a French botanist
118
edulis
edible
119
tremuloides
similar to Populus tremula, the aspen of Europe and Asia
120
pungens
prickly
121
helix
twining
122
verticillata
whorled
123
vomitoria
causing vomiting
124
grandiflora
large-flowered
125
strobus
cone
126
serotinum
late
127
acutissima
deeply cut
128
texana
of or from Texas
129
lambertiana
named for Aylmer Lambert, author of a classic book on pines
130
monticola
of the mountain
