Botanical Latin Words - N
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nato, natare, natavi, natatum - verb, 1st conjugation: to swim, to float
natantibus - present active participle, ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 126. (Potamogeton natans)]
nectarium, -i - noun, 2nd declension, neuter: nectary
nectarii - genitive singular [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 17. (Pinguicula lusitanica), p. 214. (Asclepias purpurascens)], p. 289. (Narcissus poeticus, Narcissus pseudonarcissus), p. 291. (Pancratium carolinianum)]
nectariis - ablative plural [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 530. (Delphinium consolida), p. 531. (Delphinium ajacis, Delphinium elatum, Delphinium grandiflorum, Delphinium peregrinum, Delphinium staphisagria), p. 533. (Aquilegia alpina, Aquilegia canadensis, Aquilegia vulgaris), p. 556. (Trollius europeus), p. 557. (Trollius asiaticus)]
nectariisque = ablative plural [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 214. (Asclepias amoena)] + -que (and)
nectario - ablative singular [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 17. (Pinguicula alpina, Pinguicula vulgaris), p. 18. (Utricularia gibba, Utricularia minor, Utricularia subulata, Utricularia vulgaris), p. 289. (Narcissus bulbocodium), p. 290. (Narcissus jonquilla, Narcissus serotinus, Narcissus tazetta), p. 291. (Pancratium illyricum), p. 308. (Ornithogalum nutans), p. 514. (Tilia americana, Tilia europaea)]
nervos[...?] - [?]: [?]
nervos - [?] [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 369. (Laurus cinnamomum), p. 537. (Annonq asiatica)]
nervosus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: nerved, veined
nervosis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 1. (Canna angustifolia, Canna indica), p. 30. (Piper acuminatum), p. 132. (Lithospermum virginianum), p. 276. (Statice flexuosa), p. 291. (Pancratium amboinense), p. 356. (Daphne tartonraira), p. 423. (Arenaria trinervia), p. 549. (Ranunculus parnassifolius)]
nervus, -i - noun, 2nd declension, masculine: nerve
nervis - ablative plural [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 2. (Curcuma longa, Curcuma rotunda), p. 29. (Piper aduncum, Piper malamiris), p. 208. (Cerbera manghas), P. 369. (Laurus camphora, Laurus cassia), p. 390. (Melastoma grossularioides, Melastoma holosericea)]
neuter, neutra, neutrum - adjective, group A: neither
neutro - ablative singular [gender?] [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 86. (Triticum spelta)]
niger, nigra, nigrum - adjective, group A: black
nigris - ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 331. (Loranthus americanus)]
nitidus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: shiny
nitidis - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 206. (Illecebrum paronychia), p. 207. (Illecebrum capitatum)]
nitidis - ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 68. (Poa flava)]
nitidis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 244. (Athamanta sicula), p. 257. (Scandix cerefolium, Scandix procumbens), p. 392. (Rhododendron maximum), p. 536. (Annona muricata), p. 537. (Annona asiatica)]
nodosus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: knotted
nodosis - ablative plural [gender?] [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 57. (Panicum sanguinale)]
nodoso-articulatis = nodoso- (combining form of group A adjective nodosus, -a, -um) + articulatis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 327. (Juncus articulatus)]
noto, -are, -avi, -atum - verb, 1st conjugation: to mark
notatis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 415. (Cucubalus aegyptiacus)]
novemjugo, novemjugare, novemjugavi, novemjugatum - verb, 1st conjugation: to connect
novemjugatis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 378. (Cassia tenuissima)]
nudiusculus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: diminutive of bare, nearly bare
nudiuscula - ablative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 240. (Tordylium latifolium)]
nudiusculis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 178. (Verbascum sinuatum)]
nudiusculo - ablative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 47. (Scirpus articulatus), p. 73. (Festuca ovina), p. 304. (Fritillaria persica), p. 400. (Saxifraga bryoides), p. 405. (Saxifraga hypnoides), p. 424. (Arenaria laricifolia)]
nudo, -are, -avi, -atum - verb, 1st conjugation: to make bare
nudatis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 178. (Verbascum sinuatum)]
nudus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: naked
nuda - nominative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 450. (Euphorbia canariensis, Euphorbia heptagona), p. 451. (Euphorbia cereiformis, Euphorbia mammillaris, Euphorbia officinarum), p. 452. (Euphorbia viminalis)]
nuda - ablative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 50. (Scirpus mucronatus), p. 113. (Plantago lanceolata)]
nudis - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 45. (Cyperus elegans), p. 48. (Scirpus fluitans), p. 50. (Scirpus ferrugineus), p. 51. (Scirpus sylvaticus), p. 53. (Eriophorum alpinum), p. 93. (Leucadendron hypophyllocarpodendron), p. 100. (Scabiosa argentea), p. 206. (Illecebrum verticillatum), p. 219. (Chenopodium botrys, Chenopodium murale), p. 275. (Statice reticulata), p. 309. (Scilla autumnalis), p. 351. (Vaccinium ligustrinum, Vaccinium oxycoccos), p. 394. (Andromeda paniculata), p. 471. (Myrtus brasiliana), p. 559. (Passerina ciliata), Nepeta nudis)]
nudis - ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 78. (Stipa avenacea, Stipa juncea), p. 117. (Cornus sanguinea), p. 119. (Oldenlandia umbellata), p. 197. (Celastrus pyracanthus), p. 336. (Rumex aquaticus, Rumex bucephalophorus), p. 500. (Geum virginianum), p. 501. (Geum urbanum), p. 524. (Cistus albida, Cistus crispa, Cistus halimifolia, Cistus monspeliensis, Cistus salvifolia)]
nudis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 76. (Bromus purgans), (Myosotis apula), p. 178. (Verbascum osbeckii), p. 203. (Vitis vulpina), p. 215. (Asclepias variegata), p. 247. (Ferula orientalis), p. 265. (Rhus glabra), p. 266. (Rhus radicans), p. 357. (Daphne cneorum), p. 392. (Rhododendron dauricum, Rhododendron hirsutum), p. 402. (Saxifraga hirculus), p. 403. (Saxifraga aizoides), p. 435. (Agrostemma githago), p. 489. (Spiraea salicifolia), p. 493. (Rubus caesius, Rubus hispidus), p. 494. (Rubus saxatilis), p. 542. (Anemone narcissifolia), p. 572. (Lavandula spica)]
nudo - ablative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 1. (Amomum zerumbet, Amomum zingiber)), p. 11. (Veronica aphylla), [p. 18. (Utricularia bifida, Utricularia caerulea), p. 38. (Iris aphylla), p. 42. (Schoenus mucronatus), p. 43. (Schoenus compressus, Schoenus ferrugineus, Schoenus nigricans), p. 44. (Cyperus articulatus, Cyperus minimus), p. 45. (Cyperus elegans, Cyperus esculentus), p. 46. (Cyperus compressus, Cyperus flavescens, Cyperus fuscus, Cyperus odoratus), p. 47. (Cyperus papyrus, Cyperus strigosus, Scirpus palustris), p. 48. (Scirpus acicularis, Scirpus capitatus, Scirpus cespitosus, Scirpus geniculatus, Scirpus lacustris), p. 49. (Scirpus capillaris, Scirpus holoschoenus, Scirpus romanus, Scirpus setaceus, Scirpus supinus), p. 50. (Scirpus dichotomus, Scirpus echinatus, Scirpus mucronatus), p. 51. (Scirpus spadiceus), p. 97. (Globularia nudicaulis), p. 112. (Plantago major], p. 179. (Verbascum myconi), p. 274. (Aralia nudicaulis, Statice armeria, Statice limonium), p. 275. (Statice cordata, Statice echioides), p. 276. (Statice echinus, Statice flexuosa, Statice suffruticosa), p. 283. (Crassula nudicaulis), p. 299. (Allium nutans, Allium senescens), p. 300, (Allium angulosum, Allium cepa, Allium triquetrum, Allium ursinum), p. 301. (Allium chamaemoly, Allium fistulosum, Allium moly, Allium schoenoprasum, Allium tenuissimum), p. 303. (Fritillaria imperialis, Fritillaria regia), p. 309. (Asphodelus fistulosus), p. 310. (Asphodelus ramosus), p. 314. (Convallaria majalis), p. 326. (Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Juncus filiformis, Juncus inflexus, Juncus trifidus), p. 327. (Juncus squarrosus), p. 399. (Saxifraga androsacea, Saxifraga caesia), p. 400. (Saxifraga stellaris), p. 401. (Saxifraga crassifolia, Saxifraga geum, Saxifraga nivalis, Saxifraga punctata, Saxifraga rotundifolia/hirsuta), p. 406. (Mitella nuda), p. 428. Averrhoa bilimbi), p. 456. (Euphorbia tuberosa), p. 507. (Papaver alpinum, Papaver nudicaule), p. 509. (Argemone pyrenaica), p. 540. (Anemone sylvestris), p. 550. (Ranunculus bullatus)]
nullus, -a, -um - adjective, irregular: absent
nulla - ablative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 379. (Cassia javanica)]
nullis - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 118. (Cornus canadensis), p. 365. (Paullinia asiatica), p. 462. (Euphorbia hyberna)]
nullis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 236. (Bupleurum rotundifolium)]
nullo - ablative singular neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 41. (Commelina nudiflora)]
numerosus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: numerous
numerosis - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 20. (Verbena spuria), p. 50. (Scirpus ferrugineus), p. 307. (Ornithogalum pyramidale)]
numerosis - ablative plural [feminine?] [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 71. (Dactylis cynosuroides)]
numerosis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 373. (Sophora alopecuroides, Sophora tomentosa), p. 541. (Anemone apennina)]
numerosissimis - superlative degree, ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 2. (Curcuma longa), p. 253. (Bubon macedonicum)]
numerosissimis - superlative degree, ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 522. (Mimosa pennata)]
nuto, nutare, nutavi, nutatum - verb, 1st conjugation: to nod
nutante - present active participle, ablative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 114. (Plantago cretica), p. 145. (Cyclamen indicum), p. 326. (Juncus filiformis)]
nutante - present active participle, ablative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 66. (Melica nutans), p. 74. (Festuca duriuscula, Festuca myuros), p. 76. (Bromus ciliatus, Bromus purgans), p. 77. (Bromus arvensis, Bromus giganteus, Bromus tectorum), p. 330. (Juncus spicatus)]
nutantibus - present active participle, ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 165. (Campanula lilifolia), p. 167. (Campanula saxatilis), p. 183. (Physalis pubescens), p. 351. (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), p. 501. (Geum rivale)]
nutantibus - present active participle, ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 186. (Solanum nigrum), p. 214. (Asclepias syriaca), p. 259. (Seseli pimpinelloides), p. 574. (Sideritis canariensis)]
nutantibus - present active participle, ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 179. (Datura arborea, Datura metel), p. 319. (Yucca draconis)]
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