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ischy, ischyr, ischyro Greek strong, powerful; hard<br />

-iscus m. Greek diminutive suffix used <strong>with</strong> a noun base.<br />

isex (probably also esox) salmon, Pliny.<br />

-isi f. Greek suffix indicating an action of a general or abstract nature used <strong>with</strong> a verb base.<br />

isiacus secret to the goddess Isis.<br />

isis, -isis Greek mythology an Egyptian goddess<br />

islandic New Latin of Iceland.<br />

-ism English suffix belief; the process of; an interrelation of organs.<br />

Ismelia etymology unknown<br />

iso- equal, Greek ἰσο-, iso-, combining form of ἴσος, isos, equal.<br />

Isocarpha from Greek iso-, same, equal, and carphos, small dry body, evidently alluding to uniform<br />

receptacular paleae<br />

Isocoma Isoco'ma (eye-so-KO-ma) from Greek isos, equal, and kome, hair of the head; "so called from its equal<br />

flowers" (protologue)<br />

isochrous of uniform color.<br />

isochrysum as good as gold (name of an eye salve)<br />

Isoëtaceae Isoeta'ceae (eye-sew-eh-TAY-see-ee, or quite casually eye-see-TAY-see-ee) plants of the Quillwort<br />

family, from the genus name, Isoëtes, and -aceae, the standardized Latin suffix of plant family names.<br />

Isoëtes New Latin, from Latin, the name for a small houseleek or ayegreen, Sempervivum tectorum, from<br />

Greek, from neuter of isoetes equal in years, from is-, isos-, equal and etos year, a reference to the evergreen<br />

habit of some species. These plants are the only living plants exhibiting rhixotaxy.<br />

isoëtifolius <strong>with</strong> leaves like Quillwort.<br />

isofion fumitory, from Dioscorides.<br />

isola French an island; alone<br />

isolatus standing singly.<br />

Isolepis from Greek, isos, equal, similar, and Greek λεπίς, λεπιδο-, lepis, lepido-, scale.<br />

Isomeris Isom'eris (eye-SOM-er-is)<br />

isomerous having the same number of each organ in a flower.<br />

Isopapus from Greek ἴσος, isos, equal, and πάππος, pappos, pappus. (Compositae)<br />

isopetalus equal-petaled, <strong>with</strong> equal number of petals.<br />

isophyllus equal sized leaves, <strong>with</strong> equal number of leaves<br />

Isopyrum (eye-so-PYE-rum) ancient Greek name from Isopyron, a species of Fumaria, referring to its<br />

grain-like fruit, from Greek ἰσο-, iso-, combining form of ἴσος, isos, equal, and πυρος, pyros, wheat.<br />

(Ranunculaceae)<br />

isosporus <strong>with</strong> equalnumber of spores.<br />

Isotria New Latin, from is-, equal, and Greek tria three, neuter of treis three, from Sanskrit tri, referring to 3<br />

sepals of equal size and shape<br />

-issim(...), -issim, -issima, -issimum, -issimus Latin most, very (the superlative ending)<br />

ispahanicus from the district of Ispahn in Persia.<br />

ist-, isto Greek a web; tissue<br />

-ist, isto Greek (the superlative ending)<br />

Istanbul a Turkish (?) name for Byzantium/Constantinople, from Greek eis tḕn pólin, toward the city<br />

isthm-, isthmo, isthmus Greek a narrow passage<br />

isthmocarpus <strong>with</strong> projecting fruits, from Isthmus a neck of land.<br />

istrius -a -um of Istria, southern Europe, the Istrian peninsula in Croatia & Slovenia projecting into the<br />

northern Adriatic<br />

Ita erat quando hic adveni. It was that way when I got here.<br />

italicus -a -um, italis, italius Italian, of Italian origin.<br />

itambanus from Mount Itambé, Brazil.<br />

-itas Latin suffix indicating the abstract or general result of an action used <strong>with</strong> an adjectival or participle<br />

base.<br />

-ite English suffix a stone; a fossil<br />

Itea, -itea Greek name for a willow, for the similarity of the foliage. (Saxifragacea)<br />

iteoides resembling Itea.<br />

iteophyllus willow-leaved.<br />

-ites m. Greek suffix indicating a close connection, belonging to, having to do <strong>with</strong>.

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