aculeatus: prickly
adenopodus: glandular footed
aggregatus: clustered
alatus: winged
albus: white
alpinus: alpine, mountain
amabilis: lovely
angustus: narrow
arachnoides: spider like, cobwebby
arborescens: becoming tree like
arboreus: tree like
argenteus: silvery
atlanticus: Atlantic regions
atropurpureus: dark purple
atrosanguineus: dark blood red
aurantiacus: orange red
aureus: golden
auritus: eared
autumnalis: autumnal
baccatus: berried
barbatus: barbed, bearded
bicolor: two colored
bracteatus: bearing bracts
brevifolius: short leaved
caeruleus: dark blue
caesius: bluish gray
campanulatus: bell shaped
candicans: white, hoary
candissima: very white
cardinalis: cardinal
carneus: flesh colored
cereus: waxy
cernuus: drooping
chinensis: belonging to China
chrysanthus: golden flowered
cinereus: ash colored
coccigera: berry bearing
coccineus: scarlet
compactus: compact, dense
coniferus: cone-bearing
cristatus: crested
cupreatus: coppery
densiflorus: densely flowered
densifolius: densely leaved
dentatus: toothed
dissectus: dissected, deeply cut
divergens: wide spreading
diversifolius: variable leaved
echniatus: prickly
elegans: elegant
erectus: erect, upright
fastigiatus: close, erect branches
filifera: thread bearing
flavus: yellow
floribundus: free flowering
floridus: full of flowers
foliatus: with leaves
fruticosus: shrubby, bushy
fulvus: tawny yellow
fuscata: brown, dusky
geniculatus: jointed, kneed
glaucus: bluish green
globosus: globular
gracilis: graceful
grandiflorus: large flowered
griseus: gray
guttatus: spotted, speckled
hirsutus: hairy
hispidus: bristly
horizontalis: horizontal
hybridus: mixed
SOME COMMON LATIN - ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS
procumbens: lying on ground
prostratus: lying flat
prunifolius: plum leaved
pumilus: dwarf
pungens: sharp pointed
purpureus: purple
quinquefolius: five leaved
racemiflorus: raceme flowered
radians: radiating
radicans: rooting
repandus: with wavy margin
repens: creeping
reptans: creeping
reticulatus: netted
roseus: rosy
rubella: reddish
ruber: red, ruddy
rugosus: wrinkled
salicifollius: willow leaved
sanguineus: bloody, blood red
sarmentosus: bearing runners
saxatilis: found among rocks
scaber: rough
scandens: climbing
semperflorens: ever flowering
sempervirens: evergreen
serpentinus: of snakes, runners
setaceus: bristle like
spathulatus: spoon shaped
speciosus: showy, good looking
spectablilis: remarkable, showy
spicatus: with spikes
spiralis: spiral
splendens: splendid
sterilis: infertile
stolonifera: bearing runners that take root
strictus: strict, upright
stylosus: with style
subulatus: awl shaped
superbus: proud
sylvestris: of woods or forests
tenuis: slender, thin
terminalis: at the end of a stem or branch
ternatus: in threes
tinctorius: belong to dyers
triacanthus: three spined
trichosanthus: hairy flowered
tricuspidatus: three pointed
trilobus: three lobed
tuberosus: shortened underground stem
tubiflora: trumpet flowered
umbellatus: flowers in a cluster
umbrosus: shaded, shade loving
vagans: wandering
variegatus: variegated
vernus: of spring
versicolor: variously colored
viridis: green
viridissimus: greenest
viscosus: sticky, viscid
vulgaris: vulgar, common
zonatus: banded
incanus: hoary
involucratus: with a whorl of small leaves
ionanthus: violet flowered
japonicus: of Japan
junceus: rush like
laciniatus: cut or slashed into narrow
lobes
lacteus: milky white
lactiflorus: milk colored flowers
laevis: smooth
lanatus: woolly
lanuginosus: woolly, downy
laricifolius: larch leaved
latifolius: broad leaved
leucanthus: white flowered
linifolius: flax leaved
lucidus: bright, shining, clear
luteolus: yellowish
luteus: yellow
macranthus: large flowered
macrocephalus: large headed
macrophyllus: large leaved
maculatus: spotted
magnificus: distinguished
major: greater, larger
marginatus: margined
masculus: male
maxiums: largest
microphyllus: small leaved
minimus: least, smallest
minor: smaller
mitis: mild, gentle
mollis: soft, soft hairy
multiflorus: many flowered
nanus: dwarf
neglectus: overlooked
niger: black
nitidus: shining
nobilis: famous, renowned
nudicaulis: naked stemmed
nudiflorus: naked flowered
nutans: nodding
obtuse: blunt, rounded
occidentalis: western
odoratus: fragrant
odorus: fragrant
officinalis: medicinal
orientalis: oriental, eastern
ovalifolius: oval leaved
ovatus: ovate
palmatus: divided or lobed
palustris: marsh loving
paniculatus: borne in panicles
pannosus: ragged, tattered
parvus: small
patulus: sreading
pendulus: hanging
pinnatus: feathered
pentaphyllus: five leaved
persicaefolius: peach leaved
pictus: painted
plumarius: plumed
plumosus: feathery
polyphyllus: many leaved
pratensis: of meadows
