gibberosus - jib-er-roh-sus: humped,
misshapen.
gibbiflorus - jib-if-floh-rus: with ir-
regularly swollen flowers.
gibbus - jib-us: swollen on one side
(gibbous).
giganteus -jye-gan-tee-us: large, huge.
giganticus - jye-gan-tik-us: large, gigantic.
glaber (see glabrus)-glay-ber: smooth.
glaberrimus - glab-behr-im-us: very
smooth.
glabratus-glab-ray-tus: rather smooth.
glabrescens - glab-ress-ens: becoming
smooth.
glabrus-glay-brus: smooth (glabrous).
glacialis - glay-see-ay-liss: of glacial
regions.
gladiatus-glad-ee-ay-tus: sword-like.
glanduliferus - glan-dew-lif-er-us: having
glands.
glandulosus - glan-dew-loh-sus: glan-
dular.
glaucescens - glaw-sess-sens: acquiring a
"bloom" (fuzz), grayish.
glaucifolius - glaw- sif -foh-lee-us:
bloomy- or grayish-leaved.
glaucophyllus - glaw - koh-fill-us:
bloomy- or grayish-leaved.
glaucus - glaw-kus: "bloomy," grayish
(glaucous).
globosus - gloh-boh-sus: almost spher-
ical or globular (globose).
globularis - gloh-bew-lay-riss: like a
little ball.
globuliferus - gloh-bew-lif-er-us: bearing
small balls or globules.
globulosus - gloh-bew-loh-sus: globular
but small.
glomeratus-glom-er-ray-tus: clustered
(glomerate).
glomuliferus - glom - yew - lif - er - us:
bearing small clusters (of flowers).
gloriosus-gloh-ree-oh-sus: superb.
glumaceus - glew-way-see-us: with
chaffy bracts or scales (glumes).
glutinosus - glew-tin-noh-sus: gluey,
sticky (glutinous).
gracilentus-gras-il-lent-us: slender.
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gracilis - graw-il-iss: slender (graceful).
gracillimus - gras-sil-im-us: very slender.
graecus-greek-us: Greek, of Greece.
gramineus - gram-min-ee-us: grassy,
grass-like.
graminifolius - gram-in-if-foh-lee-us:
grass-leaved.
grandiceps - gran -dis-eps: large-
headed.
grandicuspis - gran-dik-kusp-iss: with
large points.
grandidentatus - gran-did-en-tay-tus: big-
toothed.
grandiflorus - gran-dif-floh-rus: large-
flowered.
grandifolius-gran-dif-foh-lee-us: large-
leaved.
grandiformis - gran-dif-form-iss: of a
large sort.
grandipunctatus - gran-dip-unk-tay-tus:
large-spotted.
grandis-grand-iss: large.
graniticus - gran-nit-ik-us: of granite
soils or crevices.
granulatus-gran-yew-lay-tus: of grain-
texture, granular.
granulosus - gran-yew-loh-sus: grainy,
granulose.
gratissimus - grat- tiss-im -us: very
pleasing.
gratus-gray-tus: pleasing.
gravcolens - grav-vee-ol-ens: heavy-
scented.
grossus-grohss-us: great, large.
guatemalensis - gwat-em-al-len-siss: of
Guatemala.
guianensis - gwee - an - nen - siss: of
Guiana.
guineensis-gwin-ee-en-siss: of Guinea
(Africa).
gummiferus - gum-mif-er-us: gum-
bearing.
gummosus-gum-moh-sus: gummy.
guttatus - gut-tay-tus: spotted, speckled.
gymnocarpus - jim-no-karp-us: naked-
fruited.
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haemanthus-heem-anth-us: blood-red-
flowered.
hamatus-ham-may-tus: hooked.
hamosus-ham-moh-sus: hooked, hook-
like.
harpophyllus - harp-oh-fill-us: sickle-
leaved.
hastatus - hass-tay-tus: spear-shaped
(hastate).
hastilis - hass-tye-liss: referring to a spear.
hebecarpus - hee-bee-karp-us: hairy-
fruited.
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hederaceus - hed-er-ray-see-us: ivy-
like.
helveticus - hel-vet-ik-us: Swiss, of
Switzerland.
helvolus - hel-vol-us: pale yellow.
hemisphaericus - hem-iss-feer-ik-us:
like half a sphere.
heptaphyllus - hep-taf-fill-us: seven-
leaved.
herbaceus - her-bay-see-us: fleshy
stemmed, not woody (herbaceous).
heteranthus - het-er-anth-us: variable-
flowered, variously flowered.
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