BOTANICAL LATIN?

[betula]

I am studying botanical Latin at college at the moment.Thought a thread may help me to remember.

I am not going to ask you the Latin name I am asking you what the word is describing.These words are describing leaf characteristics.No googling ;D ;D

acutifolius

adenophyllus

alternifolius........................First one to answer is a genius ;D

[betula]

[Baccy Man]

acutifolius = pointy leaves
adenophyllus = sticky leaves
alternifolius = alternating leaves

[betula]

Yes ,all correct.acutifolius is with sharply pointed leaves.

How about
tenuifolius

stenophyllus

sessilifolius

[Baccy Man]

tenuifolius = fine/slender leaves
stenophyllus = narrow leaves
sessilifolius = stalkless leaves

Here are a few for you:

cuneifolius
remotifolius
villifolius

[saddad]

well the first one has to be wedge shaped...
???

[Baccy Man]

Correct cuneifolius = tapered to the base (wedge shape)

[grawrc]

I'm guessing the second one means they're far apart and villi is hair so hairy

[Baccy Man]

Both right grawrc, how about:

æquifolius
blephariphyllus
filifolius

[betula]

Aequifolius............equal leaves

[saddad]

the last onme should mean something like leaves growing off leaves (rather than stem) as Filli is son...

[betula]

The blepharophyllus with leaves fringed like eyelashes

[Baccy Man]

Betula you're right on both words.
Saddad you are wrong I am afraid filli is Latin for son but fil means something very different & the i is just a connective vowel, think about the common name for something like juncus filiformis & you will get it.

Moving away from leaf descriptions how about:

acanthocarpus
sanguiniflorus
volubilis

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

acanthocarpus - showy seed
sanguiniflorus - red flower
volubilis - got a lot to say for itself

[debster]

its all greek to me folks ;D
what clever people we have on this forum, i use a lot of latin in my job too

[Baccy Man]

acanthocarpus - showy seed
sanguiniflorus - red flower
volubilis - got a lot to say for itself

sanguiniflorus = blood red flower. The other 2 are wrong.

[betula]

acanthocarpus    a prickle or a thorn

volubilis......................winding

sanguiniflorus..............red

[Hyacinth]

volubilis - got a lot to say for itself

Spot-on! ;D

[Baccy Man]

acanthocarpus    a prickle or a thorn

volubilis......................winding

sanguiniflorus..............red

Close enough.
acanthocarpus = prickly/spiny fruit.

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

i love latin! I'm especially fond of Psalm 127 -

Vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere

it's a waste of time your getting up early

[betula]

Thanks for those Baccy man :)