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botanical name roots

root words of botanical names

root words of botanical names

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Diese Lernkarten vermitteln botanische Wurzelbegriffe für die wissenschaftliche Pflanzenbenennung auf universitärem Niveau. Sie decken häufige Wortstämme wie Form-, Farb- oder Strukturmerkmale ab, etwa bei Blüten, Blättern oder Früchten, und erklären deren Bedeutung in lateinisch-griechischen Fachbegriffen. Studierende der Biologie profitieren davon, um Pflanzennamen systematisch zu entschlüsseln und taxonomische Zusammenhänge zu verstehen.
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united (Zygopetalum = united petals, an orchid) (Zygadenus = united (paired) glands)

zyg

referring to a zone, a band (color/shape) (zonatus / zonale)

zona-

-   referring to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) (zeylanica

zeylan

referring to a zebra (striped) (zebrina)

zebr-

referring to wood (Xylobium = wood + life, referring to the epiphytic habit of these orchids)

xyl-

-   referring to wine (vinifera = wine-bearing)

vin

referring to a wicker, therefore, long, pliable branches (viminalis)

vimin

hairy (villosum)

villos

clothed, covered (usually with hairs) (vestitus)

vesti

referring to the evening - also western (vespertillus vesperinus)

vesper

-   referring to vessicles, bladders (vesicularis)

vesicul

genuine, true

verus (vera)

referring to a whorl (verticillatus)

vertic

referring to a sword (xiphioides)

xiph

dry (xerocarpa = dry-fruited) (Xeranthemum = dry flower)

xer

referring to the color yellow (xanthocarpus = yellow-fruited / xanthinus)

xanth

referring to a fox (vulpina)

vulp

common (vulgaris)

vulg-

twining (volubilis)

volub-

striped (vittatus

vitta

-   referring to a grape (vitifolia = leaves like a grape)

viti

-   sticky (Malvaviscus = sticky mallow) (viscaria)

visc

-   referring to the color green (viridiflora = green-flowers)

virid

-   referring to a virgin - usually meanig white (virginalis)

virgin

-   referring to a twig (wand) (virgatus)

virgat

-   referring to the color green (virescens)

vires

-   referring to the genus Viola or the color violet - (violaceus = partaking of the color violet)

viol

-   various(ly) (versiflora = variously-flowered)

versi

-  verrucose, warty (verrucosus / verruculosa)

verruc

referring to varnish (vernicosa)

vernic

referring to Spring, vernal (vernalis vernus)

vern

-   referring to a worm, spiral form (vermiculatus)

vermi

beautiful (venustus)

venust

unevenly swollen (ventricosa)

ventr

-   referring to a vein (venosus)

venos

velvety (velutina)

velut

variegated (variegata)

variegat

variable, various (variatus)

vari

-   strong, true (validus) (Valeriana = strong, referring to the medicinal uses of Valerian)

valid- / valer

wandering, erratic

vagans

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