Epithets
| aberrans | aberrant |
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| abietina | resembling Abies (fir tree) |
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| acaule | stalkless |
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| acaulis | stalkless |
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| accumbens | lying down |
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| acerosa | needle-like foliage |
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| acmopetala | pointed petals |
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| acranthus | flowers at apices (tips) |
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| acre | acrid, bitter taste |
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| acuminatus | tapering gradually to a point |
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| adeno- | prefix for glandular or sticky |
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| adhatoda | not touched by goats |
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| admirabilis | wonderful!, astonishing!! |
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| adpressus | pressed against |
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| adstringens | binding together |
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| adumbratus | counterfeit |
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| aduncus | bent, crooked, curved, hooked |
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| aequitrilobus | 3 equal lobes |
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| aereus | bronze |
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| aestivus | of summer |
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| affinis | related to, allied to |
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| agastus | charming |
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| agglomeratus | balled (as, in a ball) |
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| agglutinatus | stuck together |
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| aggregatulus | joined in little clusters |