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Epithet meanings Flashcards

1
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rubrum

A

red

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sylvatica

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of the forest

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spinosa

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spiny

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parviflora

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small flowered

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virginiana

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of or from Virginia

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bicolor

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two-colored

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arboreum

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tree-like

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rigida

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stiff

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taeda

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torch wood

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virginiana

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of or from Virginia

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serotina

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late

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alba

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white

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falcata

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sickle-shaped

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stellata

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starred

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radicans

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rooting

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rufidulum

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reddish

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contorta

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twisted

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arborea

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tree like

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glabra

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smooth

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tomentosa

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densely wooly/hairy

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virginicus

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of or from Virginia

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22
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florida

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flowering

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23
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echinata

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spiny

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24
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coccinea

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scarlet

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25
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velutina

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velvety

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multiflora

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many-flowered

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tinctoria

A

containing dye

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acerifolium

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maple-leaved

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serrulata

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finely saw-toothed

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caroliniana

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of or from Carolina

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canadensis

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of or from Canada

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32
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americana

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of or from America

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33
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tulipifera

A

bearing tulips

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34
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tripetala

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three-petaled

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35
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rubra

A

red

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36
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maximum

A

largest

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37
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grandifolius

A

large-leaved

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38
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heterophylla

A

variously leaved

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39
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floridanum

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of or from Florida

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40
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gigantea

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very large

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41
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triloba

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three-lobed

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42
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cordiformis

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heart-shaped

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43
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ovata

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egg-shaped

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44
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grandifolia

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large-leaved

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45
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decidua

A

deciduous

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46
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opaca

A

opaque

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47
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lyrata

A

lyre-shaped

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48
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shumardii

A

named for B.F. Shumard, a Texas state geologist

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49
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nigra

A

black

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50
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prunifolium

A

leaves like Prunus

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51
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saccharinum

A

sweet or sugary

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52
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altissima

A

very tall

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53
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floridus

A

flowering

54
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illinoinensis

A

pecan

55
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mollissima

A

softly pubescent

56
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orbiculatus

A

round

57
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laevigata

A

smooth

58
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biloba

A

two-lobed

59
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pomifera

A

pome-bearing (which it does not!)

60
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azedarach

A

from the Persian name, meaning noble tree

61
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glyptostroboides

A

similar to Glyptostrobus, another genus of conifer

62
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abies

A

fir tree

63
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laurifolia

A

laurel-leaved

64
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albidum

A

nearly white

65
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dentata

A

dentate

66
Q

rubens

A

reddish

67
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halimifolia

A

salt-leaved

68
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pennsylvanica

A

of or from Pennsylvania

69
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sinense

A

of or from China

70
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syraciflua

A

storax-flowering

71
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japonica

A

of or from Japan

72
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quinquefolia

A

five-leaved

73
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pagoda

A

pagoda-shaped

74
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argutus

A

sharply serrate

75
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cinerea

A

ashy gray

76
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rotundifolia

A

round-leaved

77
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alnifolia

A

leaves like Alnus

78
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palustris

A

of the swamp

79
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hemisphaerica

A

hemispherical

80
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laevis

A

smooth

81
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racemiflora

A

raceme-flowered

82
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distichum

A

two-ranked or spreading

83
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thyoides

A

similar to Thuja

84
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coriacea

A

leathery

85
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lucida

A

shiny

86
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crassifolium

A

leaves like Crassula

87
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umbellata

A

having umbels

88
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tricanthos

A

3-branched

89
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cuneata

A

wedge-shaped

90
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engelmannii

A

named for George Engelmann, an expert in conifers

91
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elliottii

A

named for the discoverer, Stephen Elliott

92
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pungens

A

prickly

93
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menziesii

A

named for Archibald Menzies, a naturalist

94
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michauxii

A

named after F.A. Michaux, a French botanist

95
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pseudoacacia

A

false-acacia

96
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sempervirens

A

evergreen

97
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sitchenisis

A

of or from Sitka Island

98
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speciosa

A

showy

99
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quercifolia

A

oak-leaved

100
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lucidum

A

shining

101
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aurea

A

golden

102
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tenuifolia

A

thin-leaved

103
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latifolia

A

broad-leaved

104
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communis

A

common

105
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marilandica

A

of or from Maryland

106
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montana

A

of or from the mountains

107
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alata

A

winged

108
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dentatum

A

dentate

109
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ponderosa

A

heavy

110
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giganteum

A

very large

111
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plicata

A

folded

112
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capreolata

A

twining

113
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leylandii

A

named for C.J. Leyland

114
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cerifera

A

bearing wax

115
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occidentalis

A

western

116
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phellos

A

Greek for cork oak

117
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rafinesquianum

A

named for C.S. Rafinesque, a French botanist

118
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edulis

A

edible

119
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tremuloides

A

similar to Populus tremula, the aspen of Europe and Asia

120
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pungens

A

prickly

121
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helix

A

twining

122
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verticillata

A

whorled

123
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vomitoria

A

causing vomiting

124
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grandiflora

A

large-flowered

125
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strobus

A

cone

126
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serotinum

A

late

127
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acutissima

A

deeply cut

128
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texana

A

of or from Texas

129
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lambertiana

A

named for Aylmer Lambert, author of a classic book on pines

130
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monticola

A

of the mountain

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