marginatus - mar-jin-nay-tus: mar-
gined.
marginellus - mar-jin-nell-us: some-
what margined.
marianus - mar-ee-ay-nus: referring
to Virgin Mary.
marilandicus - mar-il-land-ik-us: of or
from Maryland.
maritimus - mar-rit-im-us: of the sea
or shore.
marmoratus - mar-moh-ray-tus: mot-
tled, marbled.
marmoreus - mar-moh-ree-us: marbled.
marmorophyllus - mar-mor-oh-fill-us:
leaves marbled.
maroccanus - mar-rok-kay-nus: of
Morocco.
martagon - mart-ag-on: from Italian
word for turban.
mas-mass: male.
masculatus - mas-kew-lay-tus: mascu-
line.
masculus - mass-kew-lus: male, mas-
culine.
matronalis - mat-roh-nay-liss: sedate
(sometimes hoary).
maxillaris - mak-sil-lay-riss: pertaining
to jaw.
maximus-max-im-us: very large.
mediterraneus - med-it-er-ray-nee-us:
of the Mediterranean region.
medius-mee-dee-us: intermediate.
medullaris - med-ul-lay-riss: pertain-
ing to the center (also marrow or
pith).
megacanthus - meg-ak-anth-us: large-
thorned.
megalanthus - meg-al-anth-us: large-
flowered.
megaphyllus - meg-af-fill-us: large-
leaved.
megapotamicus - meg-ap-poh-tam-ik-
us: referring to (a) large river.
megarrhizus - meg-ar-rye-zus: large-
rooted.
megaspermus - meg -ass -perm -us:
large-seeded.
megastachyus - meg-ass-stay-kee-us:
large-spiked.
megastigmus - meg-ass-stig-mus: with
large stigma.
melananthus - mel-an-anth-us: black-
flowered (or black-marked flowers).
melancholicus-mel-an-kol-ik-us: hang-
ing, drooping.
melanocarpus - mel-an-oh-karp-us:
black-fruited.
melanocaulon - mel-an-oh-kaw-lon:
black-stemmed.
melanococcus - mel-an-oh-kaw-kus:
black-berried.
melanoleucus - mel-an-oh-lew-kus:
black-and-white.
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melanoxylon - mel - an - oh - zye - lon:
black-wooded.
melantherus - mel-anth-er-us: black-
anthered.
meleagris - mel-ee-ay-griss: speckled.
melleus - mell-ee-us: pertaining to
honey.
melliferus - mel-lif-er-us: honey-bear-
ing.
meloformis - mel-oh-form-iss: melon-
shaped.
membranaceus - mem-bran-nay-see-us:
thin, somewhat translucent, mem-
branous.
meniscifolius - men-iss-sif-foh-lee-us:
crescent-leaved.
mesoleucus - mess-ol-lew-kus: mixed
with white.
metallicus - met-tal-ik-us: metallic
(sheen).
mexicanus-mex-ik-kay-nus: of or from
Mexico.
micans - mye-kanz: glittering, spar-
kling.
micranthus - mye-kranth-us: small-
flowered.
microcarpus-mye-kroh-karp-us: small-
fruited.
microcephalus - mye-kroh-seh-al-us:
small-headed.
microdon - mye-kroh-don: small-
toothed.
microlepis - mye-krol-ep-iss: small-
scaled.
micromeris - mye-krom-er-iss: with
few or small parts.
micropetalus - mye-kroh-pet-al-us:
small-petaled.
microphyllus - mye-kroh-fill-us: small-
leaved.
micropterus - mye-krop-ter-us: small-
winged.
microsepalus - mye-kroh-see-pal-us:
large-sepaled.
microstemus - mye-kroh-steem-us:
with small filaments or stemlets.
millefoliatus - mil-ef-foh-lee-ay-tus:
thousand-leaved.
millefolius - mil-ef-fol-lee-us: many
(thousand) -leaved.
minax - mye-nax: forbidding, repel-
lent.
miniatus-min-ee-ay-tus: vermilion.
minimus - min-im-us: very small.
minor - mye-noi: rather small.
minutissimus-mye-new-tiss-im-us: very
tiny, infinitesimal.
minus-mye-nus: rather small.
minutus - mye-new-tus: tiny, minute.
mirabilis - mir-rab-il-iss: unusual, ex-
traordinary.
mitis-mye-tiss: mild, tender (gentle).
mitratus - mye-tray-tus: turbaned.
mixtus-mix-tus: mixed.
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