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bacc-
referring to berries (baccata / baccifera = berry-bearing)
balear-
referring to the Balearic Islands (balearica)
bambus-
referring to bamboo (bambusoides = like bamboo)
barbar-
foreign (barbarus)
barbadensis
native to Barbados
barbat-
bearded (barbatus)
barbi-
referring to beards or barbs (barbigera = bearing barbs)
basil-
royal (basilicum) ALSO basal (basilaris)
bell-
handsome, pretty (bellus / bellatus)
benghalensis
native to the State of Bengal in India
betul-
referring to the beech tree genus, Betula, the ancient Latin name of the tree (betuloides = like a beech)
bi-
referring to the number two, twice (bipinnatus = twice-pinnate / bicarinatus = two-keeled / bicornis = two-horned / bicolor = two- colored / bifidus = two + cut / bifurcatus = two + forked)
-bi(...)
referring to life (Dendrobium = tree + life, because this orchid genus is epiphytic on trees)
bienn-
biennial (biennis)
bifurcat-
twice-forked (bifurcata)
bland-
mild, pleasant (blanda)
-blast(...)
referring to an embryo (Rhopaloblaste = club-shaped embryo)
blephar-
referring to an eyelash, therefore, fringed (blepharophylla = fringed leaves)
bombyc-
referring to silk (bombycina)
bon-
good (bonus / bona-nox = good/beautiful night)
boreal-
northern (borealis)
botry-
referring to a cluster (botryoides = cluster-like)
brach-
referring to a branch or an arm (brachiatus)
brachy-
short, squat (brachypodum = short foot)
bract-
referring to bracts (bracteata) - a bract is a leaf-like OR petal-like structure beneath the true petals of some flowers (bracteosum)
brevi-
short (brevis / brevicaulis = short-stemmed / brevispina = short-spined / brevipes = short-footed, stalked / brevirostris = short- beaked / brevisetus = short-bristled)
brun-
brown (brunneus)
bry-
referring to moss (bryoides)
bucephalus
ox-headed
bulb-
referring to a bulb (bulbosa / bulbifera = bulb-bearing)
bullat-
swollen (bullatus)

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Last updated on 10/14/94