botanical name roots
root words of botanical names
root words of botanical names
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terr-
referring to (the) earth (terrestris)
tern-
- referring to the number three (ternata / ternifolia = three-leaved)
terebinth-
- referring to turpentine (usually the smell) (terebenthifolia = leaves with a turpentine-like odor)
teret-
- circular, cylindrical (teretiformis - in the form of a cylinder)
-staphy(...)
referring to a cluster of grapes (Arctostaphylos = bear + grapes, alluding to the fact that bears love to eat the fruit; one of the species of this genus is uva-ursi, meaning grape + bear)
stans
stans standing, upright
-stachy(...)
(...) referring to a spike (of flowers) (Acanthostachys = thorny flower spike)
squarr-
- spreading (squarrosa)
squam-
referring to scales (squamosa / squamata / squamigera)
squal-
dirty (color) (squalens squalida))
spur-
false (spurius)
spum-
referring to spume or froth (spumaria)
-spor(...)
(...) referring to a seed or spore (Hymenospora = mambraneous seed)
splend-
- splendid (splendida)
spir-
referring to a spiral (Spiranthes = spiral flowers (inflo- rescence), an orchid)
spin-
- referring to a spine (spinosa / spina-christi = Christ- thorn)
spic-
- referring to a spike (of flowers) (spicatus spicant / spiculifolia = spiked leaf)
sphaer-
- referring to a sphere (sphaerocephala = round-headed)