Botanical Latin Words - U

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- U -
ultimus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: most distant
   ultimo - ablative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 74. (Festuca rubra)]
umbella, -ae - noun, 1st declension, feminine: umbel
   umbella - ablative singular [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 45. (Cyperus elegans, Cyperus esculentus, Cyperus haspan, Cyperus iria, Cyperus longus, Cyperus rotundus), p. 46. (Cyperus compressus, Cyperus flavescens, Cyperus fuscus, Cyperus odoratus), p. 47. (Cyperus papyrus, Cyperus strigosus), p. 50. (Scirpus dichotomus, Scirpus echinatus, Scirpus retrofractus), p. 51. (Scirpus spadiceus, Scirpus sylvaticus), p. 142. (Androsace carnea, Androsace lactea), p. 239. (Tordylium syriacum), p. 240. (Tordylium anthriscus, Tordylium latifolium, Tordylium maximum), p. 241. (Caucalis platycarpos), p. 244. (Athamanta libanotis), p. 251. (Sium latifolium), p. 294. (Allium ampeloprasum), p. 295. (Allium lineare, Allium victorialis), p. 296. (Allium samosumAllium roseum), p. 298. (Allium flavum, Allium moschatum), p. 299. (Allium senescens), p. 300. (Allium angulosum, Allium ursinum), p. 301. (Allium moly), p. 456. (Euphorbia exigua, Euphorbia falcata, Euphorbia peplus, Euphorbia tuberosa), p. 457. (Euphorbia dulcis). Euphorbia lathyrus, Euphorbia spinosa), p. 457. (Euphorbia apios), p. 458. (Euphorbia aleppica, Euphorbia paralias, Euphorbia pithyusa, Euphorbia portlandica, Euphorbia segetalis), p. 459. (Euphorbia corollata, Euphorbia helioscopia, Euphorbia serrata, Euphorbia verrucosa), p. 460. (Euphorbia corallioides, Euphorbia orientalis, Euphorbia pilosa, Euphorbia platyphyllos), p. 461. (Euphorbia cyparissias, Euphorbia esula), Euphorbia myrsinites), p. 462. (Euphorbia dendroides, Euphorbia hyberna, Euphorbia palustris), p. 463. (Euphorbia amygdaloides, Euphorbia characias, Euphorbia sylvatica)]
   umbellae - genitive singular [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 241. (Caucalis daucoides), p. 293. (Amaryllis longifolia)]
   umbellis - ablative plural [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 117. (Cornus mas), p. 119. (Oldenlandia umbellata), p. 184. (Solanum pseudocapsicum, Solanum verbascifolium), p. 186. (Solanum nigrum), p. 211. (Ceropegia candelabrum), p. 214. (Asclepias amoena, Asclepias purpurascens, Asclepias syriaca), p. 215. (Asclepias curassavica, Asclepias incarnata, Asclepias nivea, Asclepias variegata), p. 216. (Asclepias lactifera, Asclepias vincetoxicum), p. 217. (Asclepias rubra), p. 234. (Hydrocotyle chinensis, Hydrocotyle umbellata, Hydrocotyle vulgaris), p. 238. (Bupleurum tenuissimum), p. 240. (Tordylium nodosum), p. 241. (Caucalis orientalis), p. 244. (Athamanta sicula), p. 247. (Ferula nodiflora), p. 251. (Sium nodiflorum), p. 252. (Sison amomum, Sison segetum), p. 253. (Bubon galbanum, Bubon macedonicum, Sison inundatum), p. 255. (Cicuta virosa), p. 259. (Seseli pimpinelloides), p. 261. (Seseli saxifragum), p. 489. (Spiraea chamaedryfolia, Spiraea hypericifolia)]
umbellatus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: umbellate
   umbellatis - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 155. (Convolvulus umbellatus), p. 208. (Thesium umbellatum), p. 288. (Pontederia hastatis), p. 306. (Ornithogalum bivalve, Ornithogalum hirsutum, Ornithogalum luteum, Ornithogalum minimum), p. 425. (Malpighia glabra), p. 505. (Chelidonium majus), p. 525. (Cistus umbellatus), p. 542. (Anemone fasciculata, Anemone narcissifolia)]
   umbellatis - ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 30. (Piper peltatum, Piper umbellatum), p. 88. Holosteum umbellatum), p. 352. (Erica umbellata)]
   umbellato-sessilibus = umbellato (combining form of group A adjective umbellatus, -a, -um) + sessilibus - ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 45. (Cyperus haspan)]
umbelliferus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: bearing umbels
   umbelliferis - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 435. (Oxalis corniculata, Oxalis stricta)]
   umbellifero - ablative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 294. (Allium ampeloprasum), p. 295. (Allium lineare, Allium porrum, Allium subhirsutum, Allium victorialis), p. 296. (Allium magicum, Allium obliquum, Allium ramosum, Allium roseum), p. 297. (Allium sphaerocephalon), p. 298. (Allium descendens, Allium flavum, Allium moschatum), p. 434. (Oxalis violacea), p. 434. (Oxalis sensitiva, Oxalis pes-caprae)]
umbellula, -ae - noun, 1st declension, feminine: partial umbel
   umbellula - ablative singular [1753: Linnaeus, Sopecies Plantarum, p. 261. (Seseli pyrenaeum)]
   umbellularum - genitive plural [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 254. (Oenanthe prolifera)]
   umbellulis - ablative plural [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 239. (Tordylium apulum), p. 241. (Caucalis platycarpos)]
uncinatus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: hook-shaped
   uncinatis - ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 29. (Piper aduncum), p. 242. (Caucalis leptophylla), p. 500. (Geum virginianum), p. 501. (Geum urbanum)]
undatus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: wavy
   undatis - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 467. (Cactus repandus)]
   undatis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 272. (Basella alba)]
undique - adverb: on all sides
   undique [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 201. (Ribes oxyacanthoides), p. 320. (Aloe humilis), p. 483. (Mesembryanthemum scabrum), p. 511. (Nymphaea nelumbo)]
undulatus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: undulate, wavy
   undulatis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 6. (Nyctanthes undulata), p. 126. (Potamogeton crispum), p. 167. (Campanula cervicaria), p. 214. (Asclepias undulata), p. 325. (Haemanthus puniceus), p. 335. (Rumex crispus), p. 342. (Colchicum variegatum), p. 346. (Oenothera mollissima), p. 480. (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), p. 565. (Teucrium flavum), p. 575. (Mentha crispa)]
unguiculatus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: clawed
   unguiculatis - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 339. Melanthium virginicum)]
   unguiculatis - ablative plural [gender?] [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 292. Crinum americanum)]
unicus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: single
   unica - ablative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 244. (Selinum palustre), p. 333. (Rumex patientia), p. 334. (Rumex sanguineus), p. 335. (Rumex aegypticus)]
   unico - ablative singular neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 9. (Circaea alpina), p. 37. (Antholyza ringens), p. 240. (Caucalis grandiflora)]
unicapsularis, -is, -e - adjective, group B: one-capsuled
   unicapsularibus - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 504. (Actaea racemosa)]
unien[...?] - [?]: [?]
   unientibus - ablative plural [gender?] [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 369. (Laurus cinnamomum)]
uniflorus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: one-flowered
   uniflora - ablative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 289. (Leucojum vernum, Narcissus bulbocodium, Narcissus poeticus, Narcissus pseudonarcissus), p. 290. (Narcissus serotinus, Pancratium zeylanicum), p. 292. (Amaryllis atamasca, Amaryllis lutea), p. 293. (Amaryllis formosissima:)]
   unifloro - ablative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 38. (Iris pumila, Iris susiana), p. 39. (Iris verna), p. 92. (Leucadendron acaulon), p. 115. (Plantago uniflora), p. 128. (Sagina erecta), p. 163. (Campanula uniflora), p. 387. (Monotropa uniflora), p. 397. (Pyrola uniflora), p. 400. (Saxifraga bryoides, Saxifraga burseriana), p. 403. (Saxifraga cernua), p. 412. (Dianthus alpinus), p. 433. (Oxalis acetosella, Oxalis flava, Oxalis longiflora), p. 434. (Oxalis versicolor), p. 494. (Rubus arcticus, Rubus chamaemorus), p. 507. (Papaver alpinum, Papaver nudicaule), p. 540. (Anemone trifolia), p. 541. (Anemone nemorosa, Anemone quinquefolia, Anemone sibirica), p. 550. (Ranunculus bullatus), p. 553. (Ranunculus alpestris, Ranunculus lapponica, Ranunulus monspeliacus, Ranunculus nivalis), p. 558. (Helleborus trifolius)]
   unifloris - ablative plural masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 79. (Avena sibirica), p. 81. (Arundo epigejos), p. 82. (Arundo calamagrostis, Arundo arenaria), p. 89. (Mollugo oppositifolia, Mollugo verticillata), p. 141. (Aretia alpina), p. 147. (Lysimachia punctata, Lysimachia quadrifolia), p. 153. (Convolvulus arvensis, Convolvulus sepium), p. 156. (Convolvulus siculus), p. 157. (Convolvulus tridentatus), p. 158. (Convolvulus persicus, Convolvulus repens, Convolvulus reptans, Convolvulus spithamaeus), p. 159. (Convolvulus percapra, Convolvulus soldanella), p. 160. (Ipomoea carolina), p. 163. (Campanula pulla), p. 229. (Gentiana nivalis), p. 287. (Renealmia recurvata), p. 349. (Vaccinium myrtillus), p. 350. (Vaccinium mucronatum, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium uliginosum), p. 412. (Dianthus arenarius), p. 421. (Silene saxifraga), p. 426. (Malpighia urens), p. 433. (Oxalis incarnata), p. 439. (Cerastium latifolium), Cerastium strictum) p. 446. (Portulaca portulacastrum), p. 455. (Euphorbia ipecacuanhae), p. 456. (Euphorbia portulacoides), p. 470. (Eugenia uniflora), p. 499. (Potentilla reptans), p. 506. (Chelidonium corniculatum, Chelidonium glaucium, Chelidonium hybridum), p. 508. (Papaver orientale), p. 525. (Cistus fumana)]
   unifloris - ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 84. (Elymus caput-medusae)]
   unifloris - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 55. (Panicum alopecuroides), p. 86. (Triticum monoeoceum), p. 434. (Oxalis hirta)]
unifolius, -a, -um - adjective, group A: with one leaf
   unifolio - ablative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 552. (Ranunculus rutaefolius)]
uniformis, -is, -e: - adjective, group B: uniform
   uniformibus - ablative plural feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 249. (Heracleum sibiricum), p. 257. (Scandix anthriscus), p. 318. (Hyacinthus botryoides)]
   uniformibus - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 461. (Euphorbia esula), p. 490. (Spiraea filipendula, Spiraea sorbifolia), p. 501. (Geum reptans)]
unilateralis, -is, -e - adjective, group B: one-sided
   unilaterali - ablative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 396. (Pyrola secunda)]
univalvis, -is, -e - adjective, group B: one-valved
   univalvi - ablative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 36. (Crocus sativus)]
universalis, -is, -e - adjective, group B: belonging/applying to the whole
   universali - ablative singular masculine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 87. (Eriocaulon quinquangulare), p. 236. (Bupleurum stellatum)]
   universali - ablative singular neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 241. (Caucalis daucoides, Caucalis mauritanica)]
   universali - ablative plural [gender?] [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 236. (Bupleurum angulosum, Bupleurum petraeum, Bupleurum stellatum), p. 237. (Bupleurum longifolium, Bupleurum odontites)]
   universalibus - ablative plural neuter [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 236. (Bupleurum falcatum, Bupleurum rotundifolium), p. 237. (Bupleurum ranunculoides)]
unus, -a, -um - adjective, group A: one
   uno - ablative singular feminine [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 74. (Festuca amethystina)]
uni[...] - [?]: [?]
   unitis - ablative plural [gender?] [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 369. (Laurus camphora, Laurus cassia)]
utrinque - adverb: on both sides, at both ends
   utrinque [1753: Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, p. 1. (Canna indica), p. 16. (Justicia purpurea), p. 25. (Salvia mexicana), p. 76. (Bromus ciliatus, Bromus purgans), p. 153. (Convolvulus arvensis), p. 169. (Campanula erinus), p. 177. (Verbascum thapsus), p. 187. (Solanum carolinense, Solanum indicum, Solanum mammosum, Solanum sodomeum), p. 194. (Rhamnus napeca), p. 203. (Vitis vulpina), p. 210. (Cameraria latifolia), p. 213. (Apocynum androsaemifolium), p. 247. (Ferula nicoides), p. 249. (Heracleum austriacum), p. 265. (Rhus glabra), p. 279. (Linum campanulatum), p. 356. (Daphne tartonraira), p. 370. (Laurus benzoin), p. 392. (Rhododendron dauricum), p. 415. (Cucubalus aegyptiacus), p. 477. (Sorbus aucuparia), p. 491. (Rosa villosa), p. 495. (Potentilla sericea), p. 497. (Potentilla recta), p. 499. (Potentilla grandiflora), p. 500. (Potentilla acaulis), p. 524. (Cistus incana, Cistus monspeliensis, Cistus salvifolia), p. 526 (Cistus oelandicus), p. 562. (Teucrium botrys), p. 564. (Teucrium asarum, Teucrium multiflorum)]


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