botanical name roots
root words of botanical names
root words of botanical names
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tenax
tenacious
tect-
- referring to a roof (tectorum)
taxi-
- referring to the genus, Taxa, the Yew (taxifolius = Yew-like leaves)
taur-
referring to a bull (taurinus)
tartar-
referring to Central Asia (tartaricus)
tard-
late (tardiflora = late-flowering)
tabul-
- referring to a tablet, therefore flat (shape) (tabuliformis)
sym- / syn-
- together, united (Symphoricarpos = together + to bear + fruit, referring to the clustered fruit)
sylv-
- referring to forests (sylvatica)
supin-
- prostrate (supinus)
sulc-
- referring to a furrow (sulcatus)
suffr-
- referring to a shrub (suffruticosa = somewhat shrubby)
subul-
referring to an awl (shape) (subulata)
suber-
referring to cork (suberosus)
sub-
somewhat, under, almost, not-quite -- often elided as in suffruticosa, a combining-form of sub and fruticosa = sub-shrubby (subhirtella = somewhat hairy)
suav-
- sweet, fragrant (suaveolens)
styra-
- referring to gum (styraciflua = flowing with gum)
strum-
referring to a tumor (strumatus)
strob-
- referring to a cone (e.g., of a pine) (strobilifera = cone-bearing / strobus / strobilacea / strobilanthes = cone + flower)
strig-
- referring to stiff hairs or bristles (strigosa / strigillosa)
strict-
- erect, rigid, upright, stiff (stricta)
striat-
- striped (striatus; viridistriata = green-striped
strepto-
- twisted (streptophullus = twisted-leaved)
stram-
- referring to straw (color) (stramineus)
-stom(...)
-stom(...) referring to a mouth
stolon-
- referring to runners (stolonifera = bearing runners)
stipul-
referring to a stipule (stipulata)
stigm-
- marked (stigmatus)
-stict(...)
referring to spots or glands (chlorosticta = green-spotted)
-stich(...)
referring to spots or glands (chlorosticta = green-spotted)
-steph(...)
referring to a crown (macrostephana = large crown)
steph-
- referring to a crown (Stephanandra = crown + anthers)
sten-
narrow (Stenocarpu = narrow fruit)
-stem(...)
(...) referring to stamens (Pentstemon> = five stamens)
stell-
- referring to a star (stellatus)
-thec(...)
referring to a sheath (microthecum = small sheath)
-thamn(...)
(...) referring to a plant, a bush (Rhodothamnus = red plant)
-thal(...)
(...) referring to a branch (Pleurothallis = side branch)
testud-
- referring to a tortoise (testudinaria = like a tortoise shell))
tessel-
tessellate (a squared pattern) (tessellata)
