Species within a genus

acuo, = to make sharp or pointed, to sharpen, whet;
acumen, acuminis, = a point;
-inus, = indicates possession or resemblance;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(acuminate; tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point, sharpened)
(ld, BL)

ala, = a wing;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
alatus, = furnished with wings, winged.
(winged; having a thin broad margin)
(ld, BL)

For a G. van Blommestein.**
(Ch)

brevis, = short, little, of small extent; small, narrow; low; brief;
folium, = a leaf.
(short leaves)
(ld, BL)

brevis, = short, little, of small extent; small, narrow; low; brief;
tubus, = a pipe, tube.
(short corolla)
(ld, BL)

bulla, = any object swelling up and thus becoming round; a bubble; a knob;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
bullatus, = inflated, furnished with a boss or stud; studded.
(bubbled)
(ld, BL)

cardia, = the heart;
-alis, -aris, = belonging or pertaining to, resembling, provided with.
(cardinal red)
(LS, BL)

carina,= the keel of a ship; of objects of similar form, of the shells of nuts;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(keeled, ridged)
(ld, BL)

carmesinus, carminus, = a beautiful red or crimson pigment obtained from cochineal;
-eus, =indicates material or colour resemblance in quality.
(Ox, BL)

caro, carnis, = flesh;
-eus, = indicates material or colour or resemblance in quality.
carneus, = of flesh.
(flesh-coloured)
(ld, BL)

For Johann Christian Cuno (1708-1780).**
(Ch)

debilis, = unmanageable, wanting in flexibility or activity; lame, disabled, crippled, infirm, feeble, frail, weak.
(weak)

cochlos, = a shellfish with a spiral shell; snail shell;
coclea, cochlea, = a snail, a snail-shell;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
cocleatus, cochleatus, = spiral or screw-formed.
(ld, BL)

gracilis, gracilus, = thin, slight, slender, slim, meagre, lean; simple, plain, unadorned;
-ilis, = indicates capacity or ability. Hence a property or quality.
(thin, slender)
(ld, BL)

grandis, = full-grown, large, great, full, abundant;
(large, great, big, tall, lofty)
flos, floris, = a blossom, flower.
(ld, BL)

hirtus, hirsus, = rough, hairy, shaggy;
-utus, = indicates possession.
hirsutus, = rough, shaggy, bristly, prickly, hirsute.
(hirsute, covered with fairly coarse and stiff long erect or ascending straight hairs)
(ld, BL)

hyalos, = a clear transparent stone, of which the Egyptians made cases to enclose their mummies; oriental alabaster; also crystal, amber;
(glass)
-inus, = indicates material or colour, resemblance or possession.
(hyaline, colourless and transparent; literally ‘of glass or crystal’)
(LS, BL)

lilium, = a lily;
-aceus, = indicates resemblance.
liliaceus, = of or from lilies.
(ld, BL)

macula, = a spot, mark, stain; blot, blemish, mole;
(spot, blotch, mesh of network)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(spotted, blotched)
(ld, BL)

macula, = a spot, mark, stain; blot, blemish, mole;
(spot, blotch, mesh of network)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(spotted, blotched
(ld, BL)

For J.F. Martley.**
(Ch)

Nerine.** (q.v.);
-oides, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of.
(BL)

permeo, = to go or pass through, to cross, traverse;
-bilis, -abilis, = indicates capacity or ability.
permeabilis, = that can be passed through, passable.
(ld, BL)

For Richard C. Prior, born Alexander (1809-1902).**
(Ch)

pungo, = to prick, puncture; to sting; vex, grieve, trouble, disturb, afflict, mortify, annoy;
punctus, punctum, = pricked in, like a point; that which is pricked or pricked in, a point, small hole, puncture; small spot;
(point, position, dot, small spot)
-ulus, = diminutive.
punctulum, = a slight prick; a small point;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(minutely dotted)
(ld, BL)

sub, = under, below, beneath, underneath; a little, somewhat, rather, slightly;
(below, under, approaching, almost, somewhat, not completely, a little)
coerula, = the sea, the blue surface of the sea;
caeruleum, = a blue colour, steel colour;
-eus, = indicates material or colour or resemblance in quality.
(ld, BL)

tristis,= sad, sorrowful, mournful, dejected, melancholy, disconsolate, trist; gloomy, melancholy, stern, harsh.
(sad, dull-coloured)
(ld, BL)

undo, = to rise in waves or surges, to throw up waves, to surge, swell; to wave, undulate;
-ulus, = diminutive;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
undulatus, = diversified as with waves, undulated.
(undulated)
(ld, BL)

vagina, = a scabbard, sheath; the covering, sheath, holder of any thing; the sheath of an ear of grain, the hull, husk;
(in botany occasionally the petiole embraces the branch from which it springs, and in such cases is said to be sheathing; and is even called a sheath or vagina as in grasses)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(sheathed)
(ld, Ox, BL)

vigilo, vigilans, = to watch, i.e. to be or keep awake at night; not to sleep, be wakeful.
(ld)