subsinuatus-sub-sin-yew-ay-tus: some-
what wavy-margined.
subterraneus - sub-ter-ray-nee-us: un-
derground.
subtomentosus - sub-toh-men-toh-sus:
almost covered with hairs.
subulatus-sub-yew-lay-tus: awl-shaped.
succulentus - suk-kew-lent-us: fleshy,
succulent.
suecicus-swess-ik-us: of Sweden.
suffrutescens - suf-frew-tess-ens: be-
coming shrubby, shrub-like.
suffruticosus - suf-root-ik-koh-sus:
rather shrubby.
sulcatus-sul-kay-tus: furrowed.
sulphureus-sul-few-ree-us: yellow.
sumatranus - soo-mat-fray-nus: of Su-
matra.
superbus-soo-perb-us: very showy.
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superciliaris - soo-per-sil-ee-ay-riss:
eyebrow-like.
surculosus - sur-kew-loh-sus: produc-
ing suckers.
surinamensis - sur-in-am-men-siss: of
Surinam (Dutch Guiana).
suspensus - sus-pen-sus: hanging sus-
pended.
sylvaticus-sil-vat-ik-us: of the forests.
sylvestris-sil-vest-riss: of woods and
forests.
sylvicolus - sil-vik-ol-us: growing in
woods.
syphiliticus - sif-il-lit-ik-us: presum-
ably once supposed to be a remedy
for syphilis.
syriacus-sihr-rye-ak-us: of Syria.
systylus - siss-tye-lus: with joined
styles.
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tabularis - tab-yew-lay-riss: flattened
(parts).
tabuliformis - tab-yew-lif-form-iss:
table-like.
taedigerus - tee-dij-er-us: torch-bear-
ing, resin-bearing.
taitensis-tye-ten-siss: from Tahiti.
tamariscifolius - tam-ar-iss-sif-foh-lee-
us: tamarisk-leaved.
taraxicifolius - tar-ak-siss-if-foh-lee-
us: with leaves like the dandelion
(taraxacum).
tardiflorus - tar-dif-floh-rus: late flow-
ering.
tardivus-tar-dye-vus: late.
tataricus-tat-tar-ik-us: from old Tar-
tary (Central Asia).
taurinus-taw-rye-nus: bull-like.
taxifolius - tax-if-foh-lee-us: yew
(taxus)-leaved.
technicus-tek-nik-us: specialized.
tectorus - tek-tohr-us: pertaining to a
roof (house).
tectus-lekt-us: concealed.
tenacissimus - ten-ass-siss-im-us: very
strong or tenacious.
lenax-ten-ax: strong, tenacious.
tenebrosus - ten-eb-roh-sus: of dark,
shady places.
tenellus - ten-ell-us: slender, tender,
soft.
tentaculatus-ten-tak-yew-lay-tus: with
short, projecting parts.
tenuicaulis - ten-yew-ik-kaw-liss: slen-
der-stemmed.
tenuiflorus - ten-yew-if-floh-rus: slen-
der-flowered.
enuifolius-ten-yew-if-foh-lee-us: slen-
der-leaved.
emuilobus -. ten -yew -il-loh -bus:
slender-lobed.
enuior-ten-yew-ee-or: rather slender.
tenuis - ten-yew-iss: slender, thin.
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tenuissimus - ten-yew-iss-im-us: very
slender or thin.
teres - teer-eez: circular in cross-sec-
tion, cylindrical (terete).
teretifolius - ter-et-if-foh-lee-us: with
leaves round or roundish in cross-
section.
terminalis - ter-min-nay-liss: terminal
(at end of stem, as with flowers, or
branch).
ternatus - ter-nay-tus: in threes (ter-
nate).
ternif olius - ter-nif-foh-lee-us: with
leaves in threes.
terrestris-ter-resf-riss: of the earth.
tessellatus - tess-el-lay-tus: in a pat-
tern of squares (tessellate).
testaceus - tess-fay-see-us: light brown,
brick-toned; also (testaceous)
having a prominent outer seed
coat.
testiculatus - test-ik-yew-lay-tus: with
testicle-like parts.
testudinarius - tess-tew-din-nay-ree-
us: tortoise- or tortoise shell-like.
tetracanthus - tet-rak-anth-us: quad-
ruple-thorned.
tetragonus-tet-rag-on-us: four-angled.
tetrandrus - tet-rand-rus: four-an-
thered.
tetranthus - tet-ranth-us: four-flow-
ered.
tetraphyllus - tet-raf-fil-us: four-
leaved.
tetrapterus - let - rapt - er - us: four-
winged.
tetraquetrus - tet-rak-kwet-rus: four-
cornered.
tetragonolobus - tet-rag-on-noh-lob-
us: with a four-angled pod.
texanus - tex-ay-nus: from Texas.
textilis-text-il-iss: used in weaving.
theiferus - tee-iff-er-us: tea-bearing or
tea-like.
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