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Roots: F

faba-

referring to a bean (fabaceus)

falc-

referring to a sickle (shaped) (falcatus)

farin-

referring to starch or wheat (farinacea / farinosa)

fasciat-

flat (fasciatus)

fascicul-

clustered (fasciculatus)

febri-

referring to fever (febrifugus = fever + flight, driving away fever)

fenestr-

referring to a window (fenestralis)

-fer(...)

bearing, producing (coccifera = bearing berries; resiniferous; nucifera = nut-bearing; indigofera = indigo-bearing)

fero-

ferocious (Ferocactus = ferociously-spined cactus) (ferox is the Lat. adjective)

ferr-

referring to iron, rusty (color) (ferruginea)

fert-

referring to fruit, fruitful (fertilis)

festuc-

referring to the genus Festuca, a grass, therefore grass- like (festucoides)

fic-

referring to the genus Ficus (ficifolia = figleaf) (ficus-indica = fig of India) (ficaria / ficoides = like a fig)

-fid(...)

parted, divided (multifida = many-parted; bipinnatifida = twice/doubly-pinnately cut/divided)

fili-

referring to a thread (filifera = thread-bearing / filipes = hair + stalk/foot/ filipendulum = thread + drooping)

filic-

referring to ferns (filicifolia = fern-like leaves); the noun is filix = fern (filix-femina = fern + woman, the lady-fern)

fimbr-

referring to a fringe (fimbriatus)

fissi-

split (fissifolia)

fistul-

hollow tubelike (fistularis / fistulosa)

flabell-

fan-like (flabelliformis = formed like a fan)

flaccid-

soft (flaccida)

flagell-

referring to a whip (flagelliforma)

flamm-

referring to a flame (color) (flammeus)

flav-

referring to yellow (flavescens / flavum / flavida)

flex-

pliable, crooked, bent (flexuosus = bent)

floc-

referring to wool (floccosus)

flor-

a flower (floribunda = abundantly-flowering)

flui-

floating (fluidans)

fluv-

referring to a river (fluvialis)

foetid- fetid-

stinking (foetida)

foli-

referring to leaves (foliosa)

-foli(...)

referring to leaves (latifolia = flat-leaved)

foll-

referring to follicles (follicularis)

-form(...)

in the form of .... (fusiforma = spindle-shaped)

formos-

beautiful (formosa / formosissima = most beautiful) NB: formosana usually refers to Formosa (Taiwan))

formosan-

referring to Formosa (Taiwan) (formosanum)

-frag(...)

referring to a break or rupture (rupifragum = rock- breaker)

frax-

referring to the ash tree (fraxifolia = ash-foliaged / fraxinifolia)

frond-

referring to a leaf (frondosa)

-frons

referring to a leaf (frond) (simplicifrons)

frigid-

referring to cold regions (frigida)

fruct-

referring to fruit (esp. the grape) (fructifera = fruit- bearing)

frut-

referring to a shrub (shrubby) (fruticosa / fruticans = shrubby)

fuc-

painted (fucatus) - ALSO referring to a red alga plant in shape (fucoidea)

fulg-

shining, excessive (fulgens)

fulgin-

black, dark in color (fulginosa)

fulv-

referring to the color yellow (orange) (fulvescens, fulvida / fulvus)

furc-

forked. cleft (furcatus)

fusc-

brown, reddish-brown (fuscus)

fusi-

referring to a spindle (fusiformis)