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specific epithets
descriptive species names of plants
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/05/2013
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rivularis
 Definition
brook loving
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luteus
 Definition
of a light or moderate greenish yellow
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sinensis
 Definition
from China
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plumosus
 Definition
feathery
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canadensis
 Definition
of Canada
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radicans
 Definition
rooting
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scabrous
 Definition
rough feeling
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sagittalis
 Definition
arrow like
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saccharatus
 Definition
sweet, sugary
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officinalis
 Definition
medicinal
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obtusa
 Definition
blunt or flattened
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mucronatus
 Definition
pointed
Term
gracilis
 Definition
slender, thin, small
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floridus
 Definition
tree flowering
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virginiana
 Definition
from Virginia
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edulis
 Definition
edible
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montanus
 Definition
of the mountains
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japonica
 Definition
from Japan
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scandens
 Definition
climbing
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cordatus
 Definition
heart-shaped
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campanulatus
 Definition
bell or cup-shaped
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chinensis
 Definition
of China
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chilensis
 Definition
of Chile
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canariensis
 Definition
from the Canary Islands
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campestris
 Definition
of fields or plains
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procumbens
 Definition
trailing
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nanus (nana)
 Definition
dwarf
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humilis
 Definition
low, small, humble
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elegans
 Definition
elegant
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decumbens
 Definition
lying down
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contortus
 Definition
twisted
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purpureus
 Definition
purple
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niger
 Definition
black
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glaucous
 Definition
as though sprinkled with light gray powder
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concolor
 Definition
one color
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compactus
 Definition
compact, dense, close together
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arboreus
 Definition
tree-like
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altus
 Definition
tall
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azureus
 Definition
sky or azure blue
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parvifolius
 Definition
small leaves
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acerifolius
 Definition
maple-like leaves
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albus
 Definition
white
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aquifolius
 Definition
sharp leaves
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augustifolia
 Definition
narrow leaves
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buxifolius
 Definition
boxwood-like leaves
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ilicifolius
 Definition
holly-like leaves
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laurifolius
 Definition
laurel-like leaves
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populifolia
 Definition
poplar-like leaves
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salicifolius
 Definition
willow-like leaves
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argenteus
 Definition
silvery
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aurueus
 Definition
golden
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caesius
 Definition
blue gray
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candidus
 Definition
pure white, shiny
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canus
 Definition
ash gray
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carneus
 Definition
felesh colored
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cereus
 Definition
waxy
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citrinus
 Definition
yellow
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cocineus
 Definition
scarelet
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croceus
 Definition
yellow
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discolor
 Definition
two colors, separate colors
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incanus
 Definition
gray
Term
luteus
 Definition
reddish yellow
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rubens, rubber
 Definition
red
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rufus
 Definition
ruddy
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capitatus
 Definition
head-like
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fastigiatus
 Definition
erect branches
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humifusus
 Definition
sprawling on ground
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prostratus
 Definition
prostrate
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pumilus
 Definition
insignificant
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repens
 Definition
creeping
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reptans
 Definition
creeping
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scadens
 Definition
climbing
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australis
 Definition
southern
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borealis
 Definition
northern
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capensis
 Definition
Cape of Good Hope
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insularis
 Definition
of islands
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littoralis
 Definition
of seashore
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riparius
 Definition
riverbanks
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saxatilis
 Definition
rock loving
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armatus
 Definition
armed
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baccatus
 Definition
berried
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barbatus
 Definition
barbed or bearded
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ciliasis
 Definition
fringed
Term
cornutus
 Definition
horned
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crassus
 Definition
thick, fleshy
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decurren
 Definition
running down stem
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-dendron
 Definition
tree
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diversi
 Definition
varying
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fruiticosus
 Definition
shrubby
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fulgens
 Definition
shiny
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grandi-
 Definition
large showy
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-ifer,iferous
 Definition
as endings mean bearing;example: stoloniferous
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lacinitus
 Definition
fringed edges
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laevigatus
 Definition
smooth
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obatus
 Definition
lobed
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mollis
 Definition
soft, soft hairy
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nutans
 Definition
nodding, swaying
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-oides
 Definition
as ending means like or resembling; example: jasmimoides-like jasmine
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plenus
 Definition
double, full
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patens
 Definition
open, spreading
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pinnatus
 Definition
like feather
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praecox
 Definition
precoious
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reticulatus
 Definition
veined
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rugosus
 Definition
wrinkled rough
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retusus
 Definition
notched at blont apex
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scoparius
 Definition
broom-like
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lacinitus
 Definition
fringed edges
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