| acutifolia/um/us | sharp leaved |
| adscendens | ascending |
| adusta/um/us | burnt/black |
| aemula/um/us | emulating |
| aequale/us | equal |
| aequatoriale, aequatorialis | equatorial
|
| aeruginosa, aeruginosum, aeruginosus | rusty colour |
| aethiopia, aethiopium, aethiopius | from
Ethiopia |
| aethiops | from Abyssinia |
| afer, afra, afrum | African |
| affine, affinis | like |
| africana, africanum, africanus | from
Africa |
| aggregata, aggregatum, aggregatus | compound/aggregated
|
| agri | rough |
| aiphanes | jagged |
| alata, alatum, alatus | winged |
| alba, album, albus, albida, albidum, albidus | white |
| albicans | whitish |
| alpina, alpinum, alpinus | alpine |
| alta, altum, altus, altile, altilis | tall |
| alternata, alternatum, alternatus | alternating
|
| amabile, amabilis | beautiful |
| amara, amarum, amarus | bitter |
| ambigua, ambiguum, ambiguus | ambiguous
|
| amethystina, amethystinum, amethystinus | violet |
| amicarum | from Tonga (friendship) isles |
| amoena, amoenum, amoenus | delightful
|
| amosa/um/us | branch |
| ampla, amplum, amplus | full/large |
| amygda/um/us | almond |
| andina, andinum, andinus | the andes
|
| andra/um/us | anther |
| angulare, angularis | angular |
| angusta, angustum, angustus | narrow
|
| anomala, anomalum, anomalus | anomalous
|
| antha/um/us | flower |
| antillarum | from the Antilles |
| antioquiense, antioquiensis | from Antioquia,
Colombia |
| antiquora, antiquorum, antiquorus | ancient
|
| appendica/um/us | appendage |
| aprica, apricum, apricus | sun loving
|
| aquatica, aquaticum, aquaticus | aquatic
|
| arabica, arabicum, arabicus | from Arabia
|
| arba/us/um/ | tree |
| archonto | chief/main |
| arenaria, arenarium, arenarius | sandy
coloured |
| argentata, argentatum, argentatus,argentea, argenteum, argenteus,
argyrata, argyratum, argyreia, argyreium, argyreius, argyratus, | silvery |
| aristata, aristatum, aristatus | beard
|
| armata (Brahea armata), armatum, armatus | armed (with
spines) |
| aromatica, aromaticum, aromaticus | aromatic
|
| arundinacea, arundinaceum, arundinaceus | grass-like |
| asper, aspera, asperum | rough |
| aspidiifolia, aspidiifolium, aspidiifoliu | leaves like Aspidistra |
| asterias | star-like |
| ata | shaped |
| ata/um/us | part |
| atro- | very |
| attenuata, attenuatum, attenuatus | thin
|
| augusta, augustum, augustus | noble |
| aurantia, aurantium, aurantius | orange
|
| aurea, aureum, aureus | golden |
| auri/um/us | ear (shaped) |
| auricula | ear (like) |
| australasica, australasicum, australasicus | Australian |
| australe, australis | from the South
|
| axillare, axillaris | axilliary |
| azorica, azoricum, azoricus | from the
Azores |
| azurea, azureum, azureus | blue |
| bacaba | old name for a palm |
| bactris | walking stick |
| bahiana, bahianum, bahianus | from Bahia,
Brazil |
| baileyana, baileyanum, baileyanus | derived from a real name |
| balam/um/us | resin |
| barbadensis | from Barbados |
| bataua | old name for a palm |
| beccari | derived from a real name |
| beharense, beharensis | from Behar, Madagascar
|
| bella | pretty |
| bentinckia | derived from a real name |
| berlandieri | derived from a real name |
| betle | derived from a real name |
| bi- | two- |
| bilimbi | derived from a real name |
| bipinnata, bipinnatum, bipinnatus | bipinnate
|
| bipinnatifida, bipinnatifidum, bipinnatifidus | twice pinnate |
| biserrata, biserratum, biserratus | twice
serrated |
| bismarckia | derived from a real name |
| blanda, blandum, blandus | mild/pleasant
|
| blaste | embryo |
| botryo | grape |
| botrys | cluster |
| brachy | short |
| -bracteata/um/us | bracted |
| brahea (Brahea armata) | derived from a real name |
| brassio | derived from a real name |
| brevi | short |
| bullata, bullatum, bullatus | puckered
|
| burretio | derived from a real name |
| butia | originally 'spiny' |
| butyracea, butyraceum, butyraceus | butter-like
|
| caerulea, caeruleum, caeruleus | blue
|
| caesia, caesium, caesius | light-blue
|
| cairica, cairicum, cairicus | from Cairo
|
| calamus | a reed |
| calcia/um/us | time |
| callosa, callosum, callosus | thick |
| calo | beautiful |
| caly- | small |
| calyptro- | covering |
| campe- | huge |
| campechiana, campechianum, campechianus | from Campeche, Mexico |
| campestre, campestris, campicola, campicolum, campicolus | from fields |
| campylo- | bent |
| canariense, canariensis | from the Canary
Isles |
| candida, candidum, candidus | white |
| cantha | spine |
| capense, capensis | from the Cape |
| caperata, caperatum, caperatus | wrinkled
|
| capitata, capitatum, capitatus | head
|
| caraiba | from the Caribbean |
| carana | old name for a palm |
| carnea, carneum, carneus | flesh coloured
|
| carpa/um/us | fruit |
| carpa/um/us | fruit |
| carpentaria | from the gulf of Carpentaria,
Australia |
| caryota | nut |
| -caryum | nut |
| castanea, castaneum, castaneus | chestnut
colour |
| catechu | old name for a palm |
| cathayana, cathayanum, cathayanus | from
Cathay (China) |
| catinga | from Catinga, Brazil |
| caudata, caudatum, caudatus | with a
tail |
| caudex | trunk |
| caulis | trunk, stem |
| ceilanica, ceilanicum, ceilanicus | from
Ceylon |
| -ceps | head |
| cereifera, cereiferum, cereiferus | waxy
|
| cerifera Chamaerops humilis cerifera, ceriferum, ceriferus | waxy
|
| chaetes | bristle |
| chamae- | dwarf |
| chambeyronia | derived from a real name |
| chambira | old name for a palm |
| chamissoniana | derived from a real name |
| chauno- | loose |
| cheila/um/us | lip |
| -cheilos | lip |
| chelyo | turtle |
| chlamydo- | cloaked |
| chlor- | green |
| chlorotica, chloroticum, chloroticus | yellow/green |
| chorio | membrane |
| chotama/um/us | fork |
| chotoma/um/us | fork |
| chrys- | golden |
| chunio | derived from a real name |
| ciliare, ciliaris | short-haired |
| ciliata, ciliatum, ciliatus | short-haired
|
| circinale, circinalis | coiled |
| circum | around |
| cirrhifera, cirrhiferum, cirrhiferus | tendril-bearing |
| citrina, citrinum, citrinus | lemon-like
|
| clada/um/us | branch |
| -cladus | branch |
| clara, clarum, clarus | bright |
| clino | bent |
| clona/um/us | varieties |
| cocci | berry |
| coccinea, coccineum, coccineus | red
|
| coccus | berry |
| cochleata, cochleatum, cochleatus | twisted/coiled/spiralled
|
| cocoides Parajubaea cocoides | like cocos |
| cocos | monkey (face-shaped) |
| coeleste, coelestis | blue |
| coerulescens | bluish |
| cohune | old name for a palm |
| cola/um | from, inhabiting |
| cola/um/us | upon |
| color | coloured |
| colpo | swelling |
| coma/um/us | hair |
| comia/um/us | hair |
| commune, communis | common, or growing
in groups |
| commututa, commutatum, commutatu | changeable
|
| comosa, comosum, comosus | tufted |
| concinna, concinnum, concinnus | fine/elegant
|
| concolor | same-coloured |
| conferta, confertum, confertus | crowded
|
| copernicia | derived from a real name |
| corallina, corallinum, corallinus | cora
|
| cordata, cordatum, cordatus | heart-shaped
|
| coriacea, coriaceum, coriaceus | leathery
|
| corna/um/us | horn |
| coronata, coronatum, coronatus | crowned
|
| coryne | club |
| corypha | mountain-top (refers to termnal
infloresence) |
| costata, costatum, costatus | ribbed
|
| crassi- | thick |
| crenata, crenatum, crenatus | scalloped
|
| crenulata, crenulatum, crenulatus | with
small indentations |
| crepitans | rattling |
| crinita, crinitum, crinitus | hairy |
| crispa, crispum, crispus | crinkled |
| cristata, cristatum, cristatus | crested
|
| crotalifera | rattle-bearing |
| cruenta, cruentum, cruentus | blood-red
|
| cruziana, cruzianum, cruzianus | from
Cruz, Argentinia |
| cryso- | cold |
| ctenoides | comb-like |
| cucullata, cucullatum, cucullatus | hooded
|
| -cul- | like |
| -culata | jointed |
| culata/um/us | calyx |
| -culata/um/us | shaped |
| cuneata, cuneatum, cuneatus | wedge-shaped
|
| cupida, cupidum, cupidus | desirous |
| cuprea, cupreum, cupreus | copper-coloured
|
| cuprea, cupreum, cupreus | sharp-pointed
|
| -cuspidam/um/us | point |
| cuspidata/um/us | angle |
| cyanea, cyaneum, cyaneus | cyan blue
|
| cymosa, cymosum, cymosus | with cymes
(flower clusters of which central flowers open first) |
| cypho | swelling |
| cyrto | arch |
| dactyl | hand/finger |
| dasy- | thick |
| dealbata (Cyathea dealbata), dealbatum, dealbatus | whitish
|
| debile, debilis | weak/puny |
| deca | ten |
| decaryi (Dypsis decaryi) | derived from a real name |
| decipiens | deceptive |
| deckenia | derived from a real name |
| declinata, declinatum, declinatus | bent
downwards |
| decora, decorum, decorus | decorative
|
| decumbens | creeping with ends upright
|
| decurrens | downward running |
| deflexa, deflexum, deflexus | bent downwards
|
| deltioides | triangular |
| deltoidea/um/us | triangular |
| dendron | tree |
| dendron | tree |
| denta/um/us | teeth |
| diaphana/um/us | transparent |
| dicto | net |
| dillatata/um/us | spreading |
| dioica, dioicum, dioicus | dioecious
|
| disticha, distichum, distichus | arranged
in 2 vertical rows along a stem |
| divaricata (Eucalyptus gunni Divaricata), divaricatum, divaricatus | spreading |
| dolomitica, dolomiticum, dolomiticus | of the Dolomites |
| dorea | gift |
| doxa | praise |
| -doxa | praise |
| draco | dragon |
| drymo | wood |
| dulcifica, dulcificum, dulcificus | very
sweet |
| dulcis (Brahea dulcis blue) | sweet |
| dumetosa, dumetosum, dumetosus | bushy
|
| durior | hard, tough |
| dyscrita, dyscritum, dyscritus | described
as bad |
| echinulata, echinulatum, echinulatus | hedgehog-like |
| edule, edulis | edible |
| eissona | crowned |
| elaeis | olive tree |
| elata, elatum, elatus | tall |
| elatior | tall |
| eleio- | water |
| elephas | elephant |
| emarginata/uim/us | notched or grooved
margin |
| -ense, -ensis | from (a place/region)
|
| ensforme/is | sword-like |
| erio-(Butia eriospatha) | woolly |
| erosa, erosum, erosus | jagged |
| erubescens | reddish |
| eruca/um/us | fiery red |
| erumpens | erupting |
| erythro- | red |
| -escens | bearing |
| esculenta/um/us | edible |
| etonia | from etonia, Florida |
| eug- | good |
| euterpe (Euterpe edulis) | derived from a real name |
| exaltata/um/us | very tall |
| exigua/um/us | small, very weak |
| exor- | exterior |
| faciata/um/us | fastened/bound |
| falcata/um/us | sickle-shaped |
| fallax | misleading |
| fasciata/um/us | bound together |
| fasiculare | grouped |
| -fera | bearing |
| fera/um/us | - bearing |
| ferrea/um/us | of iron |
| feruginea/um/us | rusty coloured |
| fibrosa/um/us (Guihaia grossefibrosa), (Dicksonia fibrosa) | fibrous |
| fida/um/us | divided |
| fida/um/us | cleft/cut |
| filamentosa/um/us (Yucca filamentosa), (Yucca filamentosa Gloriosa) | with filaments/threads
|
| filare/is | thread-like |
| filici- | fern |
| fissi- | split |
| fistula/um/us | hollow |
| flabellata/um/us | fan-shaped |
| flabellifer | fan-bearing |
| flagella/um/us | whip |
| flammea/um/us | flame coloured |
| flava/um/us | yellow |
| flavescens | yellowish |
| foetida, foetidum, foetidus | bad-smelling
|
| forficata, forficatum, forficatus | lance-shaped
|
| -forme | - shaped |
| formosa/um/us | beautiful |
| formosana/um/us | from Formosa (Taiwan)
|
| frarinacea/um/us | floury |
| fraxini- | ash (tree) like |
| frons | frond |
| frutescens | shrubby |
| fulgens | shiny |
| fulgida | shining |
| funi- | cord/rope |
| furcata/um/us | fork |
| furfur- | floury |
| fusca/um/us | brown |
| gamiova | old name for a palm |
| gasipaes | derived from a real name |
| gaussia | derived from a real name |
| gena | genesis |
| geni- | bent |
| geonoma | of the earth |
| gibba/um/us | swollen |
| glabra/um/us | smooth and hairless |
| glandulosa/um/us | with glands |
| glauca/um/us (Xanthorrhoea glauca), (Ravanea glauca) | with a layer of thin powder
|
| glaucescens (Syagrus glaucescens) | with a light layer of powder
|
| glauci- | covered with a light bloom
|
| glochin | bristle |
| glomerata | clustered |
| glossa/um/us | tongue |
| glutinosa/um/us | sticky |
| gona/um/us | angle |
| gonio- | angle |
| goptera | wings |
| gracile | graceful |
| gramin- | grassy |
| grata/um/us | pleasant |
| griseo- | gray |
| grono- | cave-(formed) |
| guagara | old name for a palm |
| guihaia (Guihaia argyrata), (Guihaia grossefibrosa) | derived from a real name |
| gulubia | old name for a palm |
| guttata/um/us | spot |
| gyna- | female |
| -gyne | female |
| halmoorea | derived from a real name |
| haphe | needle |
| hastata/um/us | arrow shaped |
| hecato- | hundred |
| hedy- | sweet- |
| hetero- | various |
| hexa- | six |
| hidpidula/um/us | bristly |
| hira/um/us | hairy |
| hirsuta/um/us | hairy |
| hispida/um/us | bristly |
| holo- | totally |
| howea | derived from a real name |
| hydria- | water |
| hyo | pig |
| hyphaene | woven |
| hypo- | half/under |
| hystrix (Rhapidophyllum hystrix) | hedgehog-like, bristly |
| ignea/um/us | fiery red |
| igua - | lizard |
| imbricata/um/us | overlapping |
| imitans | imitating/resembling |
| immersa/um//us | immersed/covered |
| imperati | outstanding |
| incarnata/um/us | flesh coloured |
| incisa/um/us | incised |
| inerme/is | unarmed, spineless |
| ingens | fiery coloured |
| insigne/insignis | remarkable |
| ipot | old name for a palm |
| iriartea | derived from a real name |
| -issima/mum.mus | - most |
| itaya | Peruvian river |
| japonica/um/us (Citrus japonica), (Fatsia japonica), (Pseudosasa japonica), (Iris japonica), (Eriobotrya Japonica) | from Japan |
| jauari | old name for a palm |
| javanica/um/us | from Java |
| johannesteismannia | derived from a real name |
| juania | derived from a real name |
| jubaea (Jubaea chilensis), (Parajubeaa) | derived from a real name |
| jubaeopsis | like (Jubaea chilensis) |
| juga/um/us | yoked |
| jugata/um/us | join |
| korthals | derived from a real name |
| lacco | hole |
| laciniosa/um/us | shredded/torn |
| lactea/um/us | milky |
| laeve/laevis | smooth |
| lageni- | bottle shaped |
| lakka | old name for a palm |
| lanata/um/us | woolly |
| lanigera/um/us | hairy |
| lanuginosa/um/us | hairy |
| lasia- | wool |
| lata | shaped |
| latania | derived from a real name |
| lateri- | side- |
| lati- | wide |
| lavoixa | derived from a real name |
| laxi- | open/loose |
| leio- | smooth |
| lene/lenis | soft/smooth |
| leopoldinia | derived from a real name |
| lepidota/um/us | scaly |
| lepis | scale |
| leprosa/um/us | scaly |
| lepto- | thin |
| leuco- (Allagoptera leucocalyx) | white |
| licuala | derived from a real name |
| ligulata/um/us | with a strap |
| limosa/um/us | marshy |
| lingu- | tongue |
| litica/um/us | stone |
| littorale/is | of the seashore |
| livistona (Livistona) | derived from a real name |
| loddigesii | derived from a real name |
| lodoicea | derived from a real name |
| lorr | hollow |
| louvelia | derived from a real name |
| loxo | angled |
| lucida/um/us | bright/clear |
| lupulina/um/us | yellowish |
| lutea/um/us | yellow |
| lyto | unbound |
| mackeea | derived from a real name |
| macra- | big |
| maculata, maculatum, maculatus | spot
|
| major | bigger |
| makeru | old name for a palm |
| manicaria | like a sleeve |
| mapora | old name for a palm |
| maraja | old name for a palm |
| marajejya | derived from a real name |
| margarita/um/us | pearly |
| marginata/um/us | margined |
| maripa | old name for a palm |
| marmorata/um/us | mottled |
| masoala | derived from a real name |
| mauritia | derived from a real name |
| maxburretta | derived from a real name |
| maximiliana | derived from a real name |
| medemia | nothing/empty |
| medica | medical |
| melana | black |
| mera | part |
| -mera | part |
| metallica/um/us | metallic |
| metr- | heart |
| mexicana/um/us (Agave neomexicana) | from Mexico |
| micro/o | tiny |
| militare/is | military |
| miniata/um/us | red |
| minima/um/us | tiniest |
| minuta/um/us | tiny |
| mira/um/us | amazing |
| mirabile/us | wonderful |
| miraguama | derived from a real name |
| mitis | unarmed |
| mitri- | mitre |
| molle/mollis | soft |
| mono- | one/single |
| monstrosa/um/us | monstrous |
| montana/um/us | of the mountains |
| moratia | derived from a real name |
| morpha/um/us | form |
| mosaica/um/us | mosaic-like |
| mucronata/um/us | short-tipped |
| multi- | multi |
| murumuru | old name for a palm |
| mutica/um/us | blunt |
| myria- | many |
| nana/um/us | small |
| neglecta/um/us | neglected |
| nema | thread |
| nemorosa/um/us | of the woods |
| neonicholsonia | derived from a real name |
| nephro- | kidney shaped |
| neura/um/us | nerve |
| nigra/um/us | black |
| nigrescens | black |
| nitida/um/us (Livistona nitida) (Brahea nitida) | shiny |
| no | old name for a palm |
| nobile/um/us | noble |
| normanbya | derived from a real name |
| nota/um/us | noteable |
| nubi- | cloud |
| nuci | nut |
| nura | tail |
| nutans | pendulous |
| nypa | derived from a real name |
| obesa/um/us | fat/thick |
| oblongata/um/us | oblong |
| obtusa/um/us | blunt |
| occidentale/is | oriental |
| ochl- | ochre yellow |
| odora/um/us | odorous |
| odorata/um/us (Butyagrus odorata) | fragrant |
| odoxa | praise/glory |
| oeno- | vine/wine- |
| oides (Parajubaea cocoides),(Cordyline dracaenoides), (Latania Lontaroides) | -like |
| olei- | oil |
| oleracea/um/us | vegetable/edible |
| oligo | few |
| oligoclona/um/us | rarity |
| on | egg |
| onco | swelling |
| ophio | snake |
| opsis | - like |
| orania | derived from a real name |
| orbiculare/is | round |
| oreo- | rock |
| e/orops (Chamaerops) | shrub |
| ortho- | straight |
| osa | from |
| oxy- | acidic/sharp |
| oxylon | wood |
| pachy- | thick |
| pallens | pale |
| pallida/um/us | pallid |
| palmata/um/us | shaped like a hand |
| palmetto (Sabal palmetto) | small old name for a palm |
| palu- | swamp |
| paniculata/um/us | with flower panicles
|
| papillosa/um/us | nipple like |
| para- | near to |
| paramaca | old name for a palm |
| parva/um/us | small |
| patens | spreading |
| patula/um/us | spreading/broad |
| pauci- | few |
| pecten | comb |
| pedata/um/us | foot-like |
| pelago | ocean |
| pello | dark |
| peltata/um/us | round shield |
| -pendunculata | pendulous |
| -penni- | feather |
| penta | five |
| perbella/um/us | most beautiful |
| -pes | foot |
| petraea/um/us | rocky |
| phiala | covering |
| -phil- | loving |
| phloeus | wood bark |
| phoenico | date old name for a palm |
| phoenix (Archontophoenix), (Phoenix), (Beccariophoenix) | date old name for a palm |
| -phor- | bearing |
| -phor- | bearing |
| phorbe | fruit |
| phorium | thief |
| phylla, phyllum | leaf (Restio tetraphyllus),(Rhapidophyllum hystrix),(Cyrtomium macrophyllum) |
| piassaba | old name for a palm |
| picro- | bitter |
| picta/um/us | variegated |
| picturata/um/us | variegated |
| pigafetta | derived from a real name |
| pili- | hairy |
| pilosa/um/us | hair |
| pina/um/us | pine |
| pinanga | derived from a real name |
| pindobassu | old name for a palm |
| pinnata/um/us | pinnate/feather shaped
|
| platy- | broad- |
| plecto | pleat |
| pleio- (pleioblastus (many-seeded)) | many |
| plena/um/us | full |
| plex | folded |
| plicata/um/us | folded |
| plomera/um/us | part |
| plumbea/um/us | lead coloured |
| plumosa/um/us | plumose |
| poaman | old name for a palm |
| poda/um/us | foot |
| pogonotium | bearded |
| porhyro- | purple |
| praemorsa/um/us | truncated |
| precatoria/um/us | in prayer |
| prestoea | derived from a real name |
| princeps (Trachycarpus princeps) | primary/chief |
| pritchardia | derived from a real name |
| procera/um/us | tall |
| prolifera/um/us | many leaved or flowered
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| propinqua/um/us | close to |
| pruinifera/um/us | blooming |
| pseudo- (Pseudosasa japonica) | false |
| pter | winged |
| ptycho- | fold |
| pubens/pubescens | downy |
| pubigera/um/us | downy |
| pulcheraa/um/us | pretty |
| pulcherrima/um/us | beautiful |
| pulchra/um/us | pretty |
| pullacea/um/us | shape |
| pulverulenta/um/us | powdery |
| pumila/um/us | dwarf |
| pumos | old name for a palm |
| punctata/um/us | spotted/with glands
|
| punicea/um/us | purplish |
| purpurascens, purpureata/um/us | purplish
|
| purpurea, purpureum, purpureus | purple
|
| purpurea/um/us | purple |
| pusilla/um/us | tiny |
| pustulata/um/us | blister-like |
| puteolata/um/us | pitted |
| pygmaea/um/us | tiny |
| pyramidale/is | pyramid-like |
| quadrangulare/is/ata/atum/atus | rectangular
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| quadriloculare/is | four-compartmented
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| quinata/um/us | five-parts |
| quinque- | five |
| racemos/um/us | with racemes |
| racinae | rooted |
| radiata/um/us | radiating |
| radicale/is | of a root |
| ramosa/um/us | branch |
| raphia | needle |
| ravenea | derived from a real name |
| reclinata/um/us | reclined |
| recti- | upright |
| recurvata/um/us (Beaucarnea recurvata) | bent backwards |
| recurvi-, reflexa- | bent backwards |
| regale/is, regia/um/us | royal |
| reinhardtia | derived from a real name |
| religiosa/um/us | revered |
| remota/um/us | remote |
| renda | old name for a palm |
| repens (Serenoa repens) | spreading |
| reptans | spreading |
| reti- | net |
| reticulata/um/us | net-like |
| retro- | backward |
| retusa/um/us | rounded and notched tip
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| rex | king |
| rhachis | rachis |
| rhiza/um/us | root |
| rhombea/um/us | diamond shaped |
| rhopa/um/us | club |
| rhops (Nannorrhops) | bush |
| rhytis | wrinkled |
| rigida/um/us (Yucca rigida) | rigid |
| rigiginosa/um/us | red |
| riparia/um/us | from a riverbank |
| rivale/is | from a stream or river |
| robusta/um/us (Washingtonia robusta) | robust |
| rops (Chamaerops) | shrub |
| roscheria | derived from a real name |
| rosea/um/us | rosy |
| rostrata/um/us (Yucca rostrata) | beaked |
| -rostre | beak |
| roystonea | derived from a real name |
| ruber | red |
| rubescens | reddish |
| rupestre/is | rock-loving, from rocks
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| rupicola/um/us | rock-loving, from rocks
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| ruvulare/is | from a stream or river
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| sabal (Sabal) | old name for a palm |
| saccifer/a/um/us | bag bearing |
| sagu | palm |
| salacca | derived from a real name |
| salici- | willow (like) |
| sancona | derived from a real name |
| sancta/um/us | holy |
| sanguina/eum/eus | deep blood red |
| sapida/um/us (Rhopalostylis sapida) | pleasant tasting |
| sarco- | flesh coloured |
| saribus | derived from a real name |
| satakentia | derived from a real name |
| scabra/um/us | rough |
| scandens | climbing |
| schippia | derived from a real name |
| schizo- | split |
| scio- | shade |
| scler- | hard/dry |
| scoparia/um/us | broom-like |
| sebifera/um/us | waxen |
| secta/um/us | section |
| secunda/um/us | one-sided |
| selvae | of the rain forest |
| septentrionale | northern |
| serenoa (Serenoa repens) | derived from a real name |
| serpyll- | thyme |
| serrata/um/us | toothed |
| setacea/um/us | bristly |
| setigera/um/us | bristly |
| setosa/um/us | bristly |
| setulosa/um/us | bristly |
| silvestre/is | from forests |
| simplex | simple, non-compound |
| simulans | resembling |
| sinense/is, sinica/u/um/us (Miscanthus sinensis) | chinese
|
| sinuata/um/us | sinuous/wavy |
| sipho- | tube |
| socratea | socrates |
| sommieria | derived from a real name |
| spadix (Chamaedorea microspadix) | spathed |
| spatha/um/us | spathe |
| speciosa/um/us | showy |
| sperma/um/us (Leptospermum),(Carpoxylon Macrospermum) | seed |
| sphaero- | sphere |
| spicigera/um/us | spike-bearing |
| spina (Dioon spinulosum) | spine |
| spissa/um/us | crowded/thick |
| squamosa/um/us | scaly |
| squarrosa/um/us (Dicksonia squarrosa) | spreading |
| stachya/um/us (Phyllostachys=thin-spiked) | spike |
| stangeria | derived from a real name |
| stans | standing/erect |
| staura- | crossed |
| stele | column |
| stellata/um/us | star-like |
| steno- | narrow |
| stica/um/us | fragrance |
| -sticha | row/rank |
| strepto- | twisted |
| striata/um/us (Canna Striata), (Bletilla striata) | stripe |
| stricta/um/us | upright |
| strigosa/um/us | bristly |
| strobil | cone |
| suaveolens | fragrant |
| sub- | to a lesser extent/under |
| sundaica/um/us | from the Sunda Isles
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| surattense/um/us | from Surat (Thailand)
|
| sylvatica/um/us | from the forest |
| sylvestre/is | from the woods |
| syna | joined |
| tabulae- | tablet (formed) |
| taedi | torch |
| taitense/is | from Tahiti |
| tecti | roof |
| tegulanea/um/us | from the roof |
| tenaci- | strong |
| tenax (Phormium tenax) | strong |
| tenella/um/us | delicate |
| tenue/is | delicate/thin |
| tepejilote | old name for a palm |
| terminale/is | end, final |
| ternatea/um/us | from Ternate (Malaysia)
|
| texta/um/us | fabric |
| thaipingense/is | from Malaya |
| thebaica/um/us | from Thebes (Egypt)
|
| thrinax (Trithrinax) | fan |
| thyrsi- | spiked inflorescence |
| tigill- | with small logs |
| tomentella/um/us | small hair |
| tomentosa/um/us | woolly |
| tortuosa/um/us | twisted |
| totai | old name for a palm |
| trachy- (Trachycarpus - rough seeded) | rough |
| trans- | across |
| tremula/um/us | trembling/shaking |
| tri- | three |
| tricha | hair |
| tricha/um/us | hair |
| trinitense/is | from Thailand |
| tuberculata/um/us | tubercled |
| tubi- | tubed |
| ulmi- | elm (like) |
| umbra- | umbrella (like) |
| undata/um/us | undulated/wavy |
| urens (Caryota urens) | stinging |
| uresana/um/us (Sabal uresana) | from Ures (Mexico) |
| utan | old name for a palm |
| utile/is | useful |
| utri- | bladder |
| uvi- | egg |
| vagans | wandering, widely distributed
|
| -vaginata | sheathed |
| valida/um/us | valid, well developed
|
| veillonia | derived from a real name |
| veitchia | derived from a real name |
| velutina/um/us | velvety |
| venosa/um/us | veined |
| ventricosa/um/us | with a swelling |
| venusta/um/us | beautiful |
| verecunda | shy |
| verrucosa/um/us | warty |
| verschaffelita | derived from a real name |
| versi- | variously |
| vesti- | wrapped/cloaked |
| villosa/um/us | hairy |
| viminale/is | pliable |
| violacea/um/us | violet |
| virens | green |
| virens | green |
| viride/is | green |
| vittata/um/us | stripe |
| vittata/um/us | striped |
| volcanense/um/us | from a volcano |
| volubile/is | twining |
| vulgare/is | common |
| vulgata/um/us | common |
| wallichia | derived from a real name |
| washingtonia (Washingtonia) | derived from a real name |
| welfia | derived from a real name |
| wendlandiella | derived from a real name |
| wettinia | derived from a real name |
| winin | old name for a palm |
| wodyetia | derived from a real name |
| yapa | old name for a palm |
| yatay | old name for a palm |
| zalacca | old name for a palm |
| zebrina/um/us | zebra-like |
| zeylanica/um/us | from Sri-Lanka |
| zombia | derived from a real name |
| zonata/um/us | zoned |