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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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testud-

- referring to a tortoise (testudinaria = like a tortoise shell))

tessel-

tessellate (a squared pattern) (tessellata)

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)

united (Zygopetalum = united petals, an orchid) (Zygadenus = united (paired) glands)

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zyg

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

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zona-

- referring to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) (zeylanica

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zeylan

referring to a zebra (striped) (zebrina)

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zebr-

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

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xyl-

- referring to wine (vinifera = wine-bearing)

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vin

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

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vimin

hairy (villosum)

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villos

clothed, covered (usually with hairs) (vestitus)

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vesti

referring to the evening - also western (vespertillus vesperinus)

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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

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referring to a grape (uvifera = grape-bearing / uva- vulpis = fox + grape)

uva / uvi

- inflated (utriculata)

utric

- useful (utilis)

util

- referring to the genus Usnea, a lichen (usneoides, - the specific name of Tillandsia usneoides, the Spanish Moss)

usn

- referring to a bear (ursina)

urs

referring to a tail (Leonurus = lion's tail)

-ur(...)

- burning, stinging (urens

uren

referring to an urn (shape) (urceolatus)

urceolat-

- referring to the number one (uniflora = single-flowered)

uni

referring to a claw (unguis-cati = cat-clawed) (unguiculatus)

ung

referring to a wave (undulatus)

und

referring to a hook or spine (uncinatus / biuncifera = bearing two-pronged spines)

unc

- referring to an umbrella (shade) (umbraculifera = umbrella-bearing)

umbrac

referring to umbels (umbellifera = bearing umbels) - an umbel is a flower cluster generally in the form of an umbrella, i.e., the flowers radiate from a central point

umbel

- referring to the genus Ulmus, the elm (ulmifolia = elm-shpaed leaves) (ulmoides = elm-like)

ulm

- smokey, dull (typhina)

typh

- shaped like a top (turbinatus)

turbin

- referring to a tunic, i.e., covered (tunica / tunicata)

tunic

- swollen (tumidus)

tumid

- referring to tube (shape) (tubiflora)

tubi

turning towards (Heliotropium = turning towards the sun) (also can refer to a keel)

-trop(...)

common, frequent (trivialis)

trivi

- referring to the wheat plant (triticina)

triti

- sad, bitter (usually referring to color, or shape, like somber color, or drooping) (tristus / triste)

trist-

- referring to a hair (tricholepis = hairy scale)

trich-

referring to the number three (Trifolium = three leaves, the Clover genus)

tri

tremul-

trembling, (tremuloides)

trachy-

- rough (Trachycarpus = rough fruit)

toxi-

- referring to a poison (Toxicodendron = poison tree)

tort-

- twisted (tortilus)

tomentos-

- pubescent (tomentosum)

tinct-

- referring to a dye (tinctoria)

til

- referring to the genus Tilia, the Linden tree (tilioides)

tigr

referring to a tiger (striped) (tigrinus)

thyrs-

referring to a flower cluster (+ or - pyramid-shaped) (thyrsoidea)

therm

- referring to heat, hot springs (thermalis)

-thec(...)

referring to a sheath (microthecum = small sheath)

tenui-

- slender, thin (tenuifolia = thin-leaved)

tenell-

- small, delicate (tenella)

tenebr-`

- small, delicate (tenella)

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