Latin Terms Flashcards
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Alba
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White, or a comparatively paler shade
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Anthum
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Anthers
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Arbor
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Tree-like growth
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Argenteum
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Silver colored
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Atro
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Dark
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Auriculata
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Having auriculate (shaped like lobe of the ear) leaves, flowers or some other part
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Aureus
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Golden colored
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Australis
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Southern, not necessarily from Australia
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Autumnalis
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Autumn flowering
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Banksii
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After Sir Joseph Banks
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Barbata, Pogo
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Bearded, as in a seed or flower
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Brachy, Brevi
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Short or abbreviated
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Burmanicum
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From Burma
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Californica
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From California
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Calo, Calli
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Beautiful
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Calyx
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Calyx of the flower
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Campo
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Bell-shaped
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Campy, Campylo
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Bent
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Canadense
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From Canada
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Capitata
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Head-like, usually a reference to a flower form
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Carpa
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A fruit
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Caucasia
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From the Caucasus
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Cephala
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Heads, reference to have flowers in clusters
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Ceras, Cerasti
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Cherry red color
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Chamae, Pseudo
False, reference to a plant of similar appearance
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Chinensis, Sinensis
From China
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Chion
Snowy color or texture
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Chroma, Chryso
Yellow-colored
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Ciliata, Cilii
Fringed with fine hairs
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Cinerea
Gray-colored
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Citri, Citrini
Having a citrus scent
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Clada
Reference to the twigs or branches
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Cola, Icola
Suffix indicating the preferred habitat
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Compacta
Having a compact growth habit
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Complexe
Plant with a densely twigging growth habit
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Comuta
Horned, reference to flowers or seed pods
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Cristata
Wavy or crinkled
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Cuneata
Cuneate, or wedge shaped
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Davidii
After Pere David
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Delavayii
After L'Abbe' Delavay
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Dendricola
Of the trees, epiphytic growth habit
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Dichro
Two distinct forms, flower colors or the like
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Discolor
Composed of several colors
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Edulis
Edible
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Fastigata
Upright growth habit
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Ferox
Thorny or bearing thorns
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Ferruginea
Rust colored
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Fimbriata
Edged with minute hairs
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Flexuosa
Flexible or easily bent
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Flora
Reference to the characteristic of the flowers
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Folium
Suffix indicating the foliage
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Formosa
Beautiful
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Forrestii
After George Forrest
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Fulgens
Shining, reference to foliage
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Gigantea
Very large growing
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Glabra
Smooth or hairless
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Glauca, Caerulea, Cyano
Bluish colored
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Globula
Round or globe-like
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Glutinosa
Sticky or covered in sticky coating
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Grande
Large, referring to the flowers or growth form
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Hirsuta
Hairy, reference to foliage
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Hookerii
Named after Sir Joseph Hooker
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Humilis
Small or insignificant
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Impedita
Tangled, reference to a dense twiggy growth habit
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Indumenta, Tomentosa
Foliage has a felt or hair-like covering
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Insulare
Coming from an island
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Irrorata
Minutely spotted, as with dew
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Japonica, Nipponica
From Japan
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Kaempferi
After Engelbert Kaempfer
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Lactea
Milky, reference to color
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Lanata, Lanigera
Woolly, heavily felted foliage
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Laxi
Prefix that indicated a drooping habit
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Lepidi
Prefix indicating a scaly covering, refers to foliage
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Leuca, Leuco
White coloration
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Longi
Unusually long
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Lutea
Yellow coloration
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Macro, mega
Large
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Magnifica
Magnificent or impressive
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Mariesii
After C. Maries
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Maximum
Largest
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Meli, melia
Honey-like, reference to the sap, nectar or scent
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Micro, mucro
Small
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Minima
Smallest
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Nigra, Nigro, Nigrescens
Black
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Nivale, Nivea
Snowy, in color or texture
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Nobilis
Impresssive or of noble stature
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Obtusa
Blunt, reference to leave shape
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Occidentale
From the west
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Odora, Odorata
Reference to fragrance
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Oides
Suffix that means resembling
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Olea, Olei
Leaves reminescent of the Olive
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Orbic
Round
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Oreo
Of the mountains
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Orientale
From the east
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Ovata
Egg-shaped
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Pachy
Thick, reference to stolons or hairs
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Paniculata
Flowers in sprays, or panicles
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Para
Similar to
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Parva, Parvi
Prefix meaning small
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Pauci
Prefix meaning few or lacking
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Pendula
Indicates a weeping growth habit
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Penta, Qinque
Five, reference to foliage or flower form
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Pepla
Coating
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Phyta
Suffix that means plant
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Pilosa
Hairs, used as a suffix
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Pinnata
Resembling a feather
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Poli
Many
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Pubescens
Pubescent, covered in small hairs
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Pumila
Small or of creeping growth habit
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Punctata
Spotted
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Purpurea
Purple coloration
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Pyri, Pyra
Prefix indicating resemblance to a pear
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Quadri, Tetra
Four, referring to plants that strike roots as they spread
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Repens, Prostrata
Having a ground cover or very compact growth habit
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Reticulata
Netted or net-like, reference to the venation of foliage
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Rhoda, Rhodo
Rose colored or rose-like
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Rigida
Stiff
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Ripense
Found near rivers
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Robusta
Large or strong growing
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Rosea
Rose colored or resembling a rose
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Rubignosa, Russata
Rusty red coloration
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Rubra
Red coloration
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Salici
Prefix meaning willow-like
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Sancta
Holy, found in holy place
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Sangui
Blood, reference to flower or sap color
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Scabra
Rough to touch
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Schizo
Split or found in two or more forms
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Semi
Prefix meaning partial
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Abruptus
Abrupt, short
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Acaulis
Stemless
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Acerbus
Acid, bitter, sour
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Acris
Sharp
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Acuminata
Gradually narrowin to a point
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Acuta
Having a sharp point
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Admirabilis
Admirable
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Adnatus
United
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Aggregatum
Clustered together
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Alatum
Winged
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Altissimum
Very tall
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Amabalis
Attractive
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Attenuata
Tapering or narrowing
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Bellum
Beautiful
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Bifurcata
Forked
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Carnosa
Fleshy, succulent
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Chloranthum
Green
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Cordata
Heart shaped
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Crispum
Wavy, twisted
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Deltoidea
Triangular
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Elatum
Tall
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Elegans
Elegant
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Epidendrus
Grows on trees
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Fragrans
Fragrant
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Gracilis
Thin, slim, slender
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Labellum
Lip-like
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Maculatum
Blotched, mottled, speckled
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Minor
Comparatively smaller
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Palmatum
Palm-like
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Papilio
Butterfly-like
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Papposum
Covered with dense, silky hairs
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Pedata
Foot-shaped
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Plumosa
Light, feathery
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Pulcher
Beautiful
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Reginae
Queenly, royal
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Revoluta
Rolled back, tubular
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Rhombic
Shaped like an irregular rectangle
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Rugosa
Furrowed, wrinkled
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Sagittatum
Arrow-shaped
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Scandens
Climbing, clinging
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Semper
Always
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Sempervirens
Evergreen
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Senilis
White-haired
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Spathulatum
Spoon-shaped
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Speciosus
Attractive
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Splendens
Magnificent or splendid
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Stellate
Star-shaped
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Truncata
Blunt ended, cut off at an end
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Variegatum
Variegated
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Virens
Green
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Vulgaris
Common
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Zebrina
Striped like a zebra
