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Name Description
megacarpus
large seed
melanocarpa
black-fruited or seeded
melanocarpus
black-fruited or seeded
melli-
prefix meaning "honey"
micra-
prefix meaning "small"
micrantha
small flowered
micranthus
small flowered
micro-
prefix meaning "small"
millefolia
with 1,000 (a lot of) leaves
millefoliata
with 1,000 (a lot of) leaves
millefoliatum
with 1,000 (a lot of) leaves
minima
small
minor
small
minus
small
minuscula
very, very small
minusculus
very, very small
mira
wonderful, extraordinary
mirabilis
wonderful, extraordinary
mollis
soft
montana
mountain dweller
monticola
mountain dweller
mucronata
short point
mucronifolia
short pointed leaves
mucronifolium
short pointed leaves
multifida
multiply divided

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