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Latin Terms Flashcards

1
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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

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False, reference to a plant of similar appearance

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Chinensis, Sinensis

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From China

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Chion

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Snowy color or texture

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Chroma, Chryso

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Yellow-colored

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Ciliata, Cilii

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Fringed with fine hairs

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Cinerea

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Gray-colored

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Citri, Citrini

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Having a citrus scent

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Clada

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Reference to the twigs or branches

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Cola, Icola

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Suffix indicating the preferred habitat

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Compacta

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Having a compact growth habit

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Complexe

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Plant with a densely twigging growth habit

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Comuta

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Horned, reference to flowers or seed pods

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Cristata

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Wavy or crinkled

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Cuneata

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Cuneate, or wedge shaped

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Davidii

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After Pere David

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Delavayii

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After L’Abbe’ Delavay

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Dendricola

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Of the trees, epiphytic growth habit

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Dichro

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Two distinct forms, flower colors or the like

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43
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Discolor

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Composed of several colors

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44
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Edulis

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Edible

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Fastigata

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Upright growth habit

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Ferox

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Thorny or bearing thorns

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Ferruginea

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Rust colored

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Fimbriata

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Edged with minute hairs

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Flexuosa

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Flexible or easily bent

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Flora

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Reference to the characteristic of the flowers

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51
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Folium

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Suffix indicating the foliage

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Formosa

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Beautiful

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53
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Forrestii

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After George Forrest

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54
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Fulgens

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Shining, reference to foliage

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Gigantea

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Very large growing

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56
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Glabra

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Smooth or hairless

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Glauca, Caerulea, Cyano

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Bluish colored

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Globula

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Round or globe-like

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Glutinosa

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Sticky or covered in sticky coating

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60
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Grande

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Large, referring to the flowers or growth form

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Hirsuta

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Hairy, reference to foliage

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62
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Hookerii

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Named after Sir Joseph Hooker

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63
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Humilis

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Small or insignificant

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Impedita

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Tangled, reference to a dense twiggy growth habit

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65
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Indumenta, Tomentosa

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Foliage has a felt or hair-like covering

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Insulare

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Coming from an island

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67
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Irrorata

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Minutely spotted, as with dew

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Japonica, Nipponica

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From Japan

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Kaempferi

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After Engelbert Kaempfer

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Lactea

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Milky, reference to color

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Lanata, Lanigera

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Woolly, heavily felted foliage

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Laxi

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Prefix that indicated a drooping habit

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Lepidi

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Prefix indicating a scaly covering, refers to foliage

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Leuca, Leuco

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White coloration

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Longi

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Unusually long

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Lutea

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Yellow coloration

77
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Macro, mega

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Large

78
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Magnifica

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Magnificent or impressive

79
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Mariesii

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After C. Maries

80
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Maximum

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Largest

81
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Meli, melia

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Honey-like, reference to the sap, nectar or scent

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Micro, mucro

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Small

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Minima

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Smallest

84
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Nigra, Nigro, Nigrescens

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Black

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Nivale, Nivea

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Snowy, in color or texture

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Nobilis

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Impresssive or of noble stature

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Obtusa

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Blunt, reference to leave shape

88
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Occidentale

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From the west

89
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Odora, Odorata

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Reference to fragrance

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Oides

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Suffix that means resembling

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Olea, Olei

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Leaves reminescent of the Olive

92
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Orbic

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Round

93
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Oreo

A

Of the mountains

94
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Orientale

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From the east

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Ovata

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Egg-shaped

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Pachy

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Thick, reference to stolons or hairs

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Paniculata

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Flowers in sprays, or panicles

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Para

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Similar to

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Parva, Parvi

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Prefix meaning small

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Pauci

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Prefix meaning few or lacking

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Pendula

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Indicates a weeping growth habit

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Penta, Qinque

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Five, reference to foliage or flower form

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Pepla

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Coating

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Phyta

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Suffix that means plant

105
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Pilosa

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Hairs, used as a suffix

106
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Pinnata

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Resembling a feather

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Poli

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Many

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Pubescens

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Pubescent, covered in small hairs

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Pumila

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Small or of creeping growth habit

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Punctata

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Spotted

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Purpurea

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Purple coloration

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Pyri, Pyra

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Prefix indicating resemblance to a pear

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Quadri, Tetra

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Four, referring to plants that strike roots as they spread

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Repens, Prostrata

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Having a ground cover or very compact growth habit

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Reticulata

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Netted or net-like, reference to the venation of foliage

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Rhoda, Rhodo

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Rose colored or rose-like

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Rigida

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Stiff

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Ripense

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Found near rivers

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Robusta

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Large or strong growing

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Rosea

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Rose colored or resembling a rose

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Rubignosa, Russata

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Rusty red coloration

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Rubra

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Red coloration

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Salici

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Prefix meaning willow-like

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Sancta

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Holy, found in holy place

125
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Sangui

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Blood, reference to flower or sap color

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Scabra

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Rough to touch

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Schizo

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Split or found in two or more forms

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Semi

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Prefix meaning partial

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Abruptus

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Abrupt, short

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Acaulis

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Stemless

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Acerbus

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Acid, bitter, sour

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Acris

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Sharp

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Acuminata

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Gradually narrowin to a point

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Acuta

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Having a sharp point

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Admirabilis

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Admirable

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Adnatus

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United

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Aggregatum

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Clustered together

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Alatum

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Winged

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Altissimum

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Very tall

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Amabalis

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Attractive

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Attenuata

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Tapering or narrowing

142
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Bellum

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Beautiful

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Bifurcata

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Forked

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Carnosa

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Fleshy, succulent

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Chloranthum

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Green

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Cordata

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Heart shaped

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Crispum

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Wavy, twisted

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Deltoidea

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Triangular

149
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Elatum

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Tall

150
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Elegans

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Elegant

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Epidendrus

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Grows on trees

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Fragrans

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Fragrant

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Gracilis

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Thin, slim, slender

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Labellum

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Lip-like

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Maculatum

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Blotched, mottled, speckled

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Minor

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Comparatively smaller

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Palmatum

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Palm-like

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Papilio

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Butterfly-like

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Papposum

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Covered with dense, silky hairs

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Pedata

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Foot-shaped

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Plumosa

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Light, feathery

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Pulcher

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Beautiful

163
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Reginae

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Queenly, royal

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Revoluta

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Rolled back, tubular

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Rhombic

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Shaped like an irregular rectangle

166
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Rugosa

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Furrowed, wrinkled

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Sagittatum

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Arrow-shaped

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Scandens

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Climbing, clinging

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Semper

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Always

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Sempervirens

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Evergreen

171
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Senilis

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White-haired

172
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Spathulatum

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Spoon-shaped

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Speciosus

A

Attractive

174
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Splendens

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Magnificent or splendid

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Stellate

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Star-shaped

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Truncata

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Blunt ended, cut off at an end

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Variegatum

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Variegated

178
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Virens

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Green

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Vulgaris

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Common

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Zebrina

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Striped like a zebra

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