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Roots: N

nan-

dwarf (Nannorhops = dwarf bush) (nanus)

nat-

floating, swimming (natans)

nav-

referring to a ship (navicularis)

nem-

referring to a thread (Nemastylis = thread-like styles (of the flower)

nemor-

referring to the woods (nemoralis / nemorum)

neo-

new (Agave neo-mexicana)

nepalens-

referring to Nepal (nepalensis / nepalense)

nephr-

referring to a kidney (shape) (Nephrolepis = kidney- shaped scale - the spore cases of this genus of ferns)

neri-

referring to the genus Nerium, the oleander (neriifolia = oleander-shaped leaf)

nervos-

referring to a nerve (nervosus)

neva-

referring to mts., Nevada, Sierra Nevada (nevadensis)

nicit-

blinking, moving (nicitans)

nid-

referring to a nest (nidus / nidularia)

nigr-

referring to the color black (nigrescens nigricans)

nilo-

referring to the river Nile

niph-

referring to snow (niphophilus = snow-loving)

nit-

shining (nitens / nitida)

niv-

referring to snow or the color white (nivea / nivalis)

nobil-

noble, renowned (nobilissimus = most noble / nobile)

noct-

referring to the night (nocturnum)

nod-

referring to a node (nodosus)

noli-

the negative imperative (noli-tangere = touch-me-not)

not-

marked, notable (notabilis)

notho-

false (Nothofagus = false Beech tree)

nov-

new (novae-zelandica = New Zealand)

nub-

referring to a cloud (nubicola)

nuc-

referring to a nut (as in Rifflea nucoides var. obesiformis)

nud-

naked (nudicaulis = naked stem)

num-

referring to coins (shape) (numismatus / nummularium)

nutans

nodding

nyct-

referring to the night (Nyctanthes = night flower)