acutifidus - ak-yew-tif-id-us: sharply
cut.
acutifolius - ak-yew-tif-foh-lee-us:
sharp-leaved.
acutilobus - ak-yew-til-loh-bus: sharp-
lobed.
acutus-ak-yew-tus: sharp-pointed.
adenophyllus - ad-en-oh-fill-us: sticky-
leaved.
admirabilis - ad-mir-rab-il-iss: note-
worthy.
adnatus-ad-nay-tus: joined to.
adpressus-ad-press-us: pressed against.
adscendens-ad-sen-dens: ascending.
adsurgens-ad-ser-jens: becoming erect.
aduncus-ad-unk-us: hooked.
advenus-ad-veen-us: newly arrived.
aeneus-ee-nee-us: bronze-colored.
aequipetalus-eek-wip-per-al-us: equal-
petaled.
aequitrilobus - eek-wit-trye-loh-bus:
with three equal lobes.
aeruginosus - ee-roo-jin-noh-sus: rust-
colored.
aestivalis-est-iv-vay-liss: of summer.
aestivus-est-eye-vus: of summer.
affinis - af-fye-niss: related (to an-
other species).
africanus-af-rik-kay-nus: African.
agavoides-ag-av-voy-deez: agave-like.
ageratoides - aj-er-at-toy-deez: ager-
atum-like.
aggregatus-ag-reg-gay-tus: clustered.
agrarius-ag-ray-ree-us: of the fields.
agrestis-ag-rest-iss: of the fields.
agrifolius-ag-rif-foh-lee-us: rough or
scabby-leaved.
aizoides - ay-zoy-deez: Aizoon-like
(evergreen or tenacious).
alatus-al-lay-tus: winged.
albescens - ai-bess-ens: whitish, be-
coming white.
albicans-al-bik-anz: whitish.
albicaulis - al-bik- kaw-liss: white-
stemmed.
albidus-al-bid-us: white.
albiflorus - al-bif-floh-rus: white-flow-
ered.
albifrons - al-bif-fronz: white-fronded,
white-foliaged.
albi-plenus - al-bee-pleen-us: double
white-flowered.
albispinus - al-bis -spye- nus: white-
spined.
albomaculatus - al-boh-mak-yew-lay-
tus: white-spotted.
albomarginatus - al-boh-mar-jin-nay-
tus: white-margined.
albo-pleno-al-boh-pleen-oh: white and
double-flowered.
albo-variegatus - al-boh-vay-ree-eg-
gay-tus: with white markings.
albulus-al-bew-lus: whitish.
albus-al-bus: white.
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alexandrinus - al-ex-an-drye-nus: of
Alexandria (Egypt).
alnifolius-al-nif-foh-lee-us: with alder
(alnus)-like leaves.
aloides-al-loy-deez: aloe-like.
alpestris-al-pest-riss: alpine (or nearly
so).
alpinus--al-pye-nus: alpine (above tim-
ber-line).
altaicus - al-tay-ik-us: of the Altai
Mountains.
alternans-al-tern-anz: alternating.
alternifolius-al-ter-nif-foh-lee-us: with
alternate leaves.
alternus-al-tern-us: alternate.
altifrons-al-tif-fronz: tall-fronded.
altissimus-al-firc-im-us: very tall.
altus-al-tus: tall.
amabilis-am-mab-il-iss: lovely.
amaricaulis - am-ar-ik-kaw-liss: bitter-
stemmed.
amarus-am-may-rus: bitter.
amazonicus-am-az-zon-ik-us: from or
of the Amazon (region) River.
ambiguus - am-big-yew-us: doubtful
(of type, origin, etc.).
americanus-am-eh-rik-kay-nus: Amer-
ican.
amethystinus - am-eth-thist-in-us:
amethyst- or violet-colored.
amoenus - am -meen- us: charming,
pleasing.
amphibius - am-fib-ee-us: amphibious
(of both water and land).
amplexicaulis - am-plek-sik-kaw-liss:
stem-clasping.
amplexifolius - am-plek-sif-foh-lee-us:
leaf-clasping.
amplissimus - am-pliss-im-us: very
ample or full.
amplus-am-plus: large, full, extended.
amurensis - am-moor-ren-siss: of the
Amur River region of Siberia.
amacanthus - am-ak-anth-us: without
spines.
anceps - an-seps: two-headed, two-
edged.
andicolus - an-dik-ol-us: of the Andes
Mountains.
andinus - an-dye-nus: of the Andes.
androgynus - an-droj-in-us: with both
staminate (male) and pistillate (fe-
male) flowers in one cluster: hence
perfect-flowered.
anfractuosus - an - frak - tew - oh - sus:
twisted.
anglicus-an-glik-us: English, or from
England.
anguinus - an-givye-nus: snaky, ser-
pentine.
angularis-an-gew-lay-riss: angular.
angulatus - an-gew-lay-tus: angular,
angled.
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