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