Africa, = Africa;
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
(from Africa)
africanus, = pertaining to Africa, African. (BL, ld)
ffraga, fragorum, = strawberries;
fragum, = a strawberry-plant;
-alis, -aris, = belonging or pertaining to, resembling, provided with.;
-oides, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of. (ld, BL)
monos, = alone, only;
(alone, solitary)
gyne, = a woman;
gyn-, = female or pertaining to female organs;
-gynous, = having female organs or pistils.
(with one style or carpel) (LS, BL, Ox)
purpureus, = purple-coloured, purple;
-eus, = indicates material or colour or resemblance in quality.
(purple ‘dull red with a slight dash of blue’) (ld, BL)
vvirga, = a slender green branch, a twig, sprout, switch, rod;
(slender green branch, twig, scion, stripe)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
virgatus, = made of twigs or osiers.
(twiggy, long and slender, or streaked, rod-like) (ld, BL)