Latin Terms Flashcards
(114 cards)
1
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Acaulis
A
Stemless
2
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Alpestris
Alpicola
Alpinia
A
from the mountains / alps
3
Q
Altissima
A
Tallest
4
Q
Angustifolia
A
Narrow-leaved
5
Q
Annua
A
Annual
6
Q
-antha
A
Flowered
7
Q
Arboricola
A
Living on trees
8
Q
Arenaria
A
from sandy places
9
Q
Australis
A
from the South
10
Q
Azurea / Caerulea
A
Blue
11
Q
Barbata
A
Bearded / hairy
12
Q
Borealis
A
from the North
13
Q
Bulbifera
A
bearing bulbs
14
Q
Caespitosa
A
Dense
15
Q
Campanulata
A
like a bell
16
Q
Campestris
A
of the field
17
Q
Capensis
A
from the Cape, South Africa
18
Q
Canadensis
A
from Canada
19
Q
Canariensis
A
from the Canary Isles
20
Q
Chilensis
A
from Chile
21
Q
Chinensis
A
from China
22
Q
Chrysantha
Flava
Lutea
A
Yellow
23
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Clivora
A
from the hills
24
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Coccinea
A
Red
25
Compacta
Compact
26
Decidua
Deciduous
27
Densiflora
Dense-flowered
28
Digitata
(leaves) like a hand
w/ 5 lobes
29
Edulis / esculenta
Edible
30
Farinosa
floury / powdery
31
Florida
Floriferous (many flowers)
32
Feotida
Unpleasant smell
33
-folia
-leaved
34
Foliosa
Leafy
35
Fruticosa
Shrubby
36
Glabra
Smooth
37
Glacialis
from cold areas
38
Glutinosa
Sticky
39
Graeca
from Greece
40
Graminifolia
with grassy leaves
41
Helvetica
from Switzerland
42
Hirsuta
Hairy
43
Hispada
Bristly
44
Humilis
Short
45
Hyemalis
of winter
46
Incana
Gray
47
Inodora
Unscented
48
Japonica
from Japan
49
Lanata
Wooly
50
Lanceolata
Lance-shaped
51
Latifolia
Wide-leaved
52
Longiflora
with long flowers
53
Longifolia
with long leaves
54
Macarantha
Large-flowered
55
Macro-
large
56
Macrocarpa
Large-fruited
57
Macrorhiza
Large-rooted
58
Macrophylla
Large-leaved
59
Maculata
Spotted
60
Magellanica
from the south of South America
61
Magna
Big
62
Majus
Big(ger)
63
Maritima
Maritime, near the sea
64
Maxima
Big(gest)
65
Mexicana
from Mexico
66
Micrantha
Small-flowered
67
Millefolia
with many (thousand) leaves
68
Montana
from mountains
69
Muralis
growing on walls
70
Nana
Small
71
Ochroleuca
Pallida
Cream
72
Odorata
Perfumed
73
Officinalis
with herbal uses
74
Palustris
from marshes
75
Parvi-
small-
76
Pauci-
few-
77
Pendula
Hanging
78
Perennis
Perennial
79
Phoenica
Purple
80
Pinnata
with pinnate leaves
| central stem with small leaves arranged on either side of it
## Footnote
(like a feather)
81
Pratensis
Field
82
Procumbens
Creeping
83
Prostrata
Prostrate
84
Pulverulenta
Dusty
85
Pumila
Small
86
Punica
Red
87
Pygmaea
Small
88
Rivalis
Rivularis
from near rivers
89
Rotundifolia
Round-leaved
90
Rupestris
Rupicola
of hills
91
Russica
from Russia
92
Sanguinea
blood-red
93
Sativa
Cultivated
94
Saxatilis
of rocks
95
Scaber
Sandens
Climbing
96
Semperviva
Perennial
97
Sibirica
from Siberia
98
Sinense
from China
99
Somnifera
inducing sleep
100
Spicata
Spiked
101
Spinosa
Spiny
102
Stellata
Starry
103
Sulphyera
Yellow
104
Sylvestris
of woods
105
Tenuifolia
thin, narrow leaves
106
Texensis
from Texas
107
Umbellata
flowers in an umbel
108
Velutina
Velvety
109
Vernalis
of spring
110
Villosa
Hairy
111
Viridis
Green
112
Viscosa
Sticky
113
Vitifolia
leaves like a vine
114
Vulgaris
Common
