Botanical Latin Words - E
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ebracteatus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: without bracts
ebracteatis - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 526. (Cistus guttatus)]
echinatus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: echinate
echinatis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 19. (Verbena lappulacea)]
ecornis, -is, -e - adjective, group B: without horns
ecornibus - ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 227. (Swertia dichotoma)]
effusus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: loose, spread out
effusa - ablative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 55. (Phalaris oryzoides)]
eglandulosus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: eglandular
eglandulosis - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 377. (Cassia fistula), p. 378. (Cassia alata)]
eglandulosis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 473. (Prunus lusitanica)]
elevo, -are, -avi, -atum - verb, 1st conjugation: to raise
elevatis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 29. (Piper malamiris)]
ellipticus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: elliptic, elliptical
ellipticis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 88. (Holosteum succulentum), p. 334. (Rumex alpinus)]
elongatus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: elongate
elongatis - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 33. (Valeriana saxatilis)]
emarginatus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: emarginate
- ablative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 573. (Betonica officinalis)]
emarginatis - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 4. (Salicornia virginia), p. 255. (Cicuta virosa), p. 260. (Seseli annuum), p. 366. (Paullinia mexicana, Paullinia pinnata)]
emarginatis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 159. (Convolvulus brasiliensis), p. 223. (Anabasis aphylla), p. 376. (Cassia emarginata), p. 378. (Cassia biflora), p. 381. (Caesalpinia sappan, Caesalpinia vesicaria), p. 408. (Gypsophila rigida), p. 415. (Cucubalus aegyptiacus), p. 416. (Silene anglica), p. 417. (Silene cerastoides), , p. 419. (Silene antirrhina, Silene inaperta), p. 420. (Silene cretica), p. 421. (Silene rupestris), p. 422. (Stellaria biflora), p. 436. (Agrostemma coelirosa, Agrostemma flos-jovis), p. 438. (Cerastium semidecandrum), p. 453. (Euphorbia cotinifolia), p. 456. (Euphorbia tuberosa), p. 463. (Euphorbia characias), p. 512. (Sloanea emarginata), p. 526. (Cistus oelandicus), p. 1001. (Pinus picea)]
emergo, emergere, emersi, emersum - verb, 3rd conjugation: to to come up out of water
emersis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 556. (Ranunculus aquatilis)]
enervis, -is, -e - adjective, group B: without nerves
enervibus - ablative plural neuter p. 1. [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 1. (Canna glauca)]
enervius, -a, -um - adjective, group A: without nerves
enerviis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 30. (Piper obtusifolium), p. 196. (Ceanothus africanus, Ceanothus asiaticus), p. 370. (Laurus benzoin), p. 371. (Laurus winterana)]
eno, -are, -avi, -atum - verb, 1st conjugation: to arise from
enatis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 499. (Potentilla monspeliensis)]
ensiformis, -is, -e - adjective, group B: ensiform
ensiformi-compressus = [ensiformi- (combining form of group B adjective ensiformis, -is, -e)) + compressus - nominative singular masculine of present active participle of 3rd conjugation verb comprimo, -ere, -essi, -essum [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 469. (Cactus phyllanthus)]
ensiformi-triangulis = [ensiformi- (combining form of group B adjective ensiformis, -is, -e)) + triangularis - ablative plural neuter of of group B adjective triangularis, -is, -e [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 535. (Stratiotes aloides)]
ensiformibus - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 36. (Gladiolus communis, Ixia chinensis), p. 37. (Gladiolus imbricatus), p. 38. (Iris pseudacorus), p. 39. (Iris foetidissima), p. 87. (Eriocaulon decangulare, Eriocaulon sexangulare), p. 291. (Pancratium illyricum), p. 310. (Asphodelus ramosus), p. 311. (Anthericum calyculatum, Anthericum ossifragum), p. 313. (Asparagus falcatus), p. 318. (Hyacinthus racemosus), p. 379. (Cassia chamaecrista), p. 1002. (Iris versicolor)]
erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum - verb, 3rd conjugation: to erect
erecta - perfect passive participle, nominative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 128. (Tillaea aquatica), p. 129. (Tillaea rubra), p. 176. (Conocarpus erecta, Morinda umbellata), p. 388. (Jussiaea erecta, Jussiaea peruviana, Jussiaea suffruticosa), p. 419. (Silene rubella), p. 420. (Silene cretica), p. 452. (Euphorbia tirucalli), p. 546. (Thalictrum flavum)]
erecta - perfect passive participle, ablative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 52. (Eriophorum virginicum), p. 58. (Panicum capillare), p. 75. (Festuca decumbens, Festuca elatior, Festuca fluitans), p. 77. (Bromus hordeaceus), p. 81. (Arundo epigejos), p. 84. (Elymus virginicus), p. 108. (Crucianella angustifolia), p. 114. (Plantago albicans, Plantago alpina), p. 322. (Aloe viscosa), p. 432. (Sedum rubens)]
erectis - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 415. (Cucubalus tataricus), p. 416. (Silene anglica, Silene lusitanica, Silene quinquevulnera), p. 417. (Silene cerastoides, Silene gallica), p. 420 (Silene cretica), p. 421. (Silene bupleuroides, Silene rupestris), p. 429. (Cotyledon umbilicus), p. 500. (Geum virginianum), p. 501. (Geum urbanum), p. 559. (Passerina ciliata)]
erectiusculis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum), p. 432. (Sedum acre, Sedum sexangulare)]
erecto - perfect passive participle, ablative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 306. (Tulipa gesneriana), p. 313. (Asparagus asiaticus, Asparagus officinalis), p. 340. (Trillium erectum, Trillium sessile), p. 348. (Epilobium palustre), p. 362. (Polygonum orientale), p. 363. (Polygonum erectum), p. 364. (Polygonum tataricum), p. 395. (Arbutus unedo), p. 402. (Saxifraga hirculus), p. 404. (Saxifraga cespitosa, Saxifraga groenlandica, Saxifraga tridactylites), p. 405. (Saxifraga hypnoides), p. 409. (Saponaria orientalis), p. 430. (Sedum aizoon, Sedum telephium), p. 432. (Sedum annuum, Sedum villosum), p. 435. (Oxalis stricta), p. 454. (Euphorbia pilulifera), p. 455. (Euphorbia ipecacuanhae), p. 456. (Euphorbia portulacoides), p. 481. (Mesembryanthemum umbellatum), p. 495. (Fragaria muricata), p. 496. (Potentilla rupestris), p. 497. (Potentilla argentea, Potentilla pimpinelloides, Potentilla recta), p. 499. (Potentilla grandiflora, Potentilla monspeliensis), p. 500. (Tormentilla erecta), p. 501. (Geum montanum), p. 531. (Delphinium elatum), p. 544. (Clematis recta), p. 549. (Ranunculus gramineus, Ranunculus lingua), p. 554. (Ranunculus bulbosus, Ranunculus polyanthemos), p. 555. (Ranunculus chaerophyllos, Ranunculus grandiflorus), p. 562. (Teucrium pseudochamaepitys), p. 563. (Teucrium mauritanum), p. 564. (Teucrium canadense, Teucrium scorodonia), p. 566. (Teucrium capitatum), p. 578. (Glechoma arvensis)]
erectioribus - comparative degree, perfect passive participle, ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 84. (Hordeum vulgare)]
erectis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 63. (Agrostis indica), p. 139. (Lycopsis arvensis, Lycopsis orientalis), p. 200. (Ribes alpinum), p. 209. (Vinca major), p. 211. (Ceropegia candelabrum), p. 217. (Stapelia hirsuta), p. 218. (Chenopodium rubrum), p. 415. (Cucubalus aegyptiacus), p. 1101. (Lycopodium obscurum)]
erectis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 57. (Panicum filiformae), p. 75. (Festuca bromoides), p. 76. (Bromus secalinus), p. 124. (Hypecoum erectum), p. 214. (Asclepias amoena, Asclepias purpurascens), p. 215. (Asclepias curassavica, Asclepias nivea), p. 252. (Sison amomum), p. 302. (Lilium bulbiferum), p. 424. (Arenaria tenuifolia), p. 438. (Cerastium dichotomum)]
erectis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 138. (Borago afrcana), p. 179. (Datura stramonium), p. 219. (Chenopodium album), p. 308. (Ornithogalum canadense), p. 320. (Aloe humilis), p. 341. (Colchicum autumnale), p. 396. (Pyrola minor), p. 427. (Banisteria purpurea)]
erectiusculis - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 19. (Verbena lappulacea), p. 319. (Scilla bifolia)]
erectiusculo - ablative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 364. (Polygonum fagopyrum)]
erecto - perfect passive participle, ablative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 3. (Boerhavia erecta), p. 9. (Circaea lutetiana), p. 10. (Veronica incana), p. 11. (Veronica hybrida), p. 12. (Veronica anagallis-aquatica, p. 14. (Veronica peregrina, Veronica romana), p. 41. (Commelina erecta), p. 60. (Alopecurus pratensis), p. 67. (Poa angustifolia, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis), p. 69. (Poa chinensis), p. 104. (Asperula pyrenaica, Asperula tinctoria), p. 105. (Galium rubioides), p. 108. (Galium boreale), p. 128. (Sagina erecta, Sagina virginica), p. 139. (Lycopsis virginica), p. 148. (Anagallis monelli, Lysimachia linum-stellatum), p. 152. (Phlox glaberrima, Phlox pilosa), p. 164. (Campanula pyramidalis), p. 196. (Celastrus myrtifolius), p. 204. (Achyranthes aspera, Achyranthes lanata, Achyranthes lappacea), p. 207. (Illecebrum capitatum), p. 213. (Apocynum frutescens, Cynanchum erectum), p. 216. (Asclepias lactifera, Asclepias vincetoxicum), p. 217. (Asclepias verticillata), p. 221. (Chenopodium altissimum), 224. (Gomphrena globosa, Gomphrena interrupta, Gomphrena serrata), p. 289. (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), p. 303. (Lilium camschatcense, p. 1102. (Lycopodium selago)]
erecto - perfect passive participle, ablative singular neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 322. (Aloe pumila)]
erectum - nominative singular neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 437. (Cerastium viscosum)]
erectus - perfect passive participle, nominative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p 466. (Cactus heptogonus, Cactus hexagonus, Cactus tetragonus), p. 467. (Cactus lanuginosus, Cactus pentagonus, Cactus peruvianus, Cactus repandus, Cactus royeni)]
erectus - perfect passive participle, nominative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p 527. (Cistus aegyptiacus, Cistus ledifolius), p. 529. (Cistus apenninus)]
erodo, erodere, erosi, erosum - verb, 3rd conjugation: to erode
erosis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 25. (Salvia pyrenaica), p. 219. (Chenopodium album), p. 337. (Rumex roseus)]
ex - preposition (takes ablative): from, out of (used before a word that begins with a vowel and sometimes before a word that begins with a consonant)
ex [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 217. (Asclepias rubra)]
exaro, -are, -avi, -atum - verb, 1st conjugation: to furrow
exaratis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural [feminine?] [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 532. (Aconitum napellus)]
excavo, excavare, excavavi, excavatum - verb, 1st conjugation: to to hollow out
excavatis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural, neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 151. (Azalea lapponica)]
excedo, excedere, excessi, excessum - verb, 3rd conjungation: to exceed
excedente - present active participle, ablative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 228. (Gentiana acaulis, Gentiana verna)]
excedentibus - present active participle, ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 144. (Cortusa gmelini)]
excedentibus - present active participle, ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 139. (Echium italicum)]
excido, excidere, excidi, excisum - verb, 3rd conjugation: to cut out (referring to sinuses)
excisis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 27. (Salvia nutans)]
exc[...?] - [?]: [?]
excipientibus - ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 571. (Nepeta tuberosa)]
explano, -are, -avi, -atum - verb, 1st conjugation: to flatten, to spread out
explanatis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 222. (Salsola rosacea)]
exsero, exserere, exserui, exsertum - verb, 3rd conjugation: to exsert
exserente - present active participle, ablative singular neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 61. (Agrostis spicaventi)]
exsertis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 352. (Erica umbellata), p. 354. (Erica bruniades, Erica curviflora), p. 355. (Erica capitata, Erica carnea, Erica coccinea, Erica corifolia, Erica multiflora)]
exsto, exstare, exstiti, — - verb, 1st conjugation: to project, to protrude
exstantibus - present active participle, ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 63. (Agrostis virginica), p. 102. (Spermacoce verticillata)]
exstipulatus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: without stipules
exstipulatus - nominative singular masculine [1753:; Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 525. (Custus canus, Cistus fumana, Cistus umbellatus), p. 526. (Cistus canadensis, Cistus guttatus, Cistus marifolius, Cistus oelandicus, Cistus tuberaria)]
exter, extera, exterum - adjective, group A: on the outside
exteriore - comparative degree, ablative singular neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 61. (Agrostis arundinacea, Agrostis miliacea, Agrostis spicaventi), p. 62. (Agrostis rubra), p. 80. (Avena spicata), p. 160. (Ipomoea campanulata)]
exterioribus - comparative degree, ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 298. (Allium descendens)]
exterioribus - comparative degree, ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 75. (Festuca elatior), p. 337. (Rumex spinosus), p. 412. (Dianthus alpinus)]
exterioribus - comparative degree, ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 66. (Melica ciliata), p. 240. (Tordylium nodosum), p. 317. (Hyacinthus serotinus), p. 376. (Cassia tora), p. 377. (Cassia occidentalis), p. 386. (Tribulus maximus), p. 519. (Mimosa vaga)]
externe - [adverb?] [externally?]
externe - [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 204. (Achyranthes lappacea), p. 486. (Mesembryanthemum rostratum)]
extimus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: outermost
extima - ablative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 59. (Panicum virgatum)]
extimis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 248. (Laserpitium prutenicum), p. 378. (Cassia ligustrina), p. 496. (Potentilla fragarioides), p. 497. (Potentilla bifurca), p. 521. (Mimosa nilotica)]
extimo - ablative singular neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 251. (Angelica atropurpurea)]
extrorsum - adverb: extrorsely
extrorsum [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 57. (Panicum dissectum, Panicum dimidiatum), p. 84. (Secale creticum), p. 427. (Banisteria fulgens)]
extus - adverb: outside, on the outside
extus [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 559. (Passerina hirsuta)]
end of E words