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Plant Names - page 45
heterocarpus - het-er-oh-karp-us: var-
ious-fruited.
heterodon - het-tehr-od-on: various-
toothed.
heteroglossus - het-er-oh-gloss-us: var-
ious-tongued.
heteromorphus - het-er-oh-morf-us:
varying in form.
heterophyllus - het-er-oh-fill-us: various-
leaved.
hexagonus - hex-ag-on-us: six-angled,
six-sided.
hexandrus-hex-and-rus: six-stamened.
hexapetalus - hex-ap-pet-al-us: six-
petaled.
hexaphyllus-hex-af-fill-us: six-leaved.
hians-/fye-anz: open, gaping.
hibernalis - hye-ber-nay-liss: pertain-
ing to winter.
hibemicus-hye-bern-ik-us: of or from
Ireland.
himalaicus - him-al-lay-ik-us: of the
Himalayas.
hirsutissimus - herss-yew-tiss-im-us:
very hairy.
hirsutulus - herss-yew-tul-us: some-
what hairy.
hirsutus - heres-yew-tus: hairy (hir-
sute)
.
hirtellus-her-tel-us: somewhat hairy.
hirtipes-hert-ip-eez: hairy-stemmed.
hirtus-hert-us: hairy.
hispanicus - hiss-pan-ik-us: of or from
Spain.
hispidissimus-hisp-id-diss-im-us: very
bristly.
hispidus-hisp-id-vs: bristly (hispid).
hollandicus-hol-landik-us: of or from
Holland.
holosericeus - hol-oh-ser-riss-ee-us:
woolly, silky.
horizontalis - hor-iz-on-tay-liss: hori-
zontal.
horridus - horr-id-us: horrid (as with
spines)
.
hortensius - hor-ten-see-us: of gardeners.
hortensis - hor-ten-siss: belonging to
the garden.
hortorum - hor-toh-rum: belonging to
gardens.
humifusus - hew-mif-few-sus: sprawl-
ing on the ground.
humilis - hew-mil-iss: low-growing,
dwarf.
hupehensis - hew-pay-hen-siss: from
Hupei (China).
hyacinthinus - hye - ass - sinth - in - us:
sapphire-colored.
hyacinthoides - hye-ass-inth-oy-deez:
hyacinth-like.
hyalinus - hye-al-in-us: translucent,
transparent.
hybridus-hib-rid-us: mixed, hybrid.
hyemalis - hye-em-may-liss: pertain-
ing to winter.
hymenanthus - hye- men-anth -us:
membranous-flowered.
hymenoides - hye-men-noy-deez: mem-
brane-like.
hyperboreus - hye-per-boh-ree-us: far-
northern.
hypocrateriformis - hye-poh-kray-ter-if-
form-iss: salver-shaped (flower).
hypogaeus - hye-poh-fee-us: under-
ground (of growth).
hypoglaucus - hye-poh-glaw-kus: gray-
ish or "bloomy" beneath.
hypoleucus - hye-poh-lew-kus: whitish,
pale.
hypophyllus - hye-poh-fill-us: refer-
ring to underside of leaf.
hystrix-hist-nx: bristly.
I
ianthinus - eye-anth-in-us: violet, violet-
blue.
ibericus - eye-beer-ik-us: of Spain or
Portugal.
ignescens - ig-ness-sens: fiery (col-
ored)
.
igneus-ig-nee-us: fiery.
ilicifolius - il-iss-if-foh-lee-us: holly-
leaved.
illecebrosus - il - less - seb - roh - sus:
shade-growing.
illustris - il-lust-riss: brilliant, lus-
trous.
illyricus - il-lihr-ik-us: of Greece (II-
lyria)
.
imberbis - im-berb-iss: beardless,
spineless.
imbricans-im-brik-ans: overlapping.
imbricarius - im - brik - kay - ree - us:
overlapping.
imbricatus - im-brik-kay-tus: overlap-
ping (imbricated).
immaculatus - im-ak-yew-lay-tus:
spotless.
immersus-im-mer-sus: under-water.
imperialis - im-pee-ree-ay-liss: showy,
regal.
implexus-im-plex-us: interwoven.
impressus-im-press-us: sunken.
inaequalifolius - in-ee-kwal-if-foh-lee-
us: unequal-leaved.
inaequalis - in-ee-kway-liss: unequal,
not uniform.
inaequilaterus - in-ee-kwil-lat-er-us:
unequal-sided.
incanus - in-kay-nus: grayish-white,
hoary.
incarnatus - in-kar-nay-tus: flesh-col-
ored.
incertus - in-sert-us: uncertain (ori-
gin or type)
.
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