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splendidissumus very splended
splendidus -a -um bright, brilliant, splendid; shining reflecting.
spod-, spodi-, spodo Greek ashes, slag; gray, from Latin spodos, from Pliny, Greek σποδός, spodos, ashes,
dross, dust.
spodiotrichus grey-haired.
spodochrous grey as ashes.
spodophyllus with ash-grey leaves.
spolia, -spolia, spoliat Latin booty, spoils
spondioides spondias-like (Spondias: Anacardiaceae)
spondyl, spondylo generally in a sense ‘of or pertaining to, connected to the spine”, a vertebra, from Latin
spondylus, sphondylus, adoption of Greek σπ-, σφόνδυλος. Also Latin spondylus -i m. a kind of mussel, now a
genus of bivalves.
spondylanthus bearing hard, stiff flowers, from , and ἄνθος, anthos, flower.
spondylolepis with hard scales, with bone-like scales, from and Greek λεπίς, λεπιδο-, lepis, lepido-, scale.
spong-, spongi, spongia, -spongia, spongio, spongo Greek a sponge
spongiosus spongy, soft or having the texture of a sponge.
sponsa, -sponsa Latin a bride
spontaneus voluntary, growing wild (not cultivated).
spooneri for Herman Spooner (1878-1976), botanist at Veitch & Sons’ nurseries
spor, -spor(...), spora, -spora, spori, sporo Greek Greek σπορος, sporos, seed, referring to a seed or spore
sporad-, sporado Greek scattered
sporadolepis having scattered scales, being sparsely scaled, from Greek σπορος, sporos, seed, the act of
sowing, and λεπίς, λεπιδο-, lepis, lepido-, scale.
Sporobolus Sporob'olus (spore-OB-o-lus) New Latin spora, akin to Greek σπορά, σπορος, sproa, sporos, seed,
the act of sowing, spore, as in speirein to sow, strew, and from βάλλω, ballo, to cast, to throw, literally the seed
thrower; related to sprout, spore. Compare the etymology of Sporobolus with that of diabolic. (Gramineae)
sprengelii after Kurt Polykarp Joachim Sprengel (1766-1833), Prussian (Pomerania) botanist and physician.
His first name is sometimes seen spelled as Curt.
sprengeri for Karl (Carlo) Sprenger (1846-1917), German nurseryman who introduced new plants while
working at Vomero, near Naples Italy
spretum
spretus widely dispersed or scattered. The apparrently unrelated English words spret, sprat, spart, sprot,
sprote, sprott, spreat, and sprit all refer to a rush or rush-like grass.
spuda, -spudast Greek haste, zeal; active
spui Latin spit
spumarius spuming or frothing, resembling froth.
spurius, spuria false, spurius
spum-, spuma, -spuma Latin foam, from spuma -ae f., foam, froth.
spumescens frothy, froth-like, from spumesco -ere to begin to foam.
spumosus frothy, froth-like, from Latin spumosus -a -um, foaming, frothy.
spurc Latin dirty, filthy, from spurcitia -ae f. or spurcities -ei f., filthiness, dirt.
spuri Latin false
spurius illegitimate, false, doubtful.
sput-, sputum, -sputum Latin spittle, from sputum -i n. of participle as subst. from spuo spuere spui sputum,
to spit out.
spyr, -spyrid, spyrido Greek a basket
spyras, (sphyras), -ados f. Greek ball of dung.
squal, squalus, -squalus Latin a dogfish
squalens, squalidus squalid, filthy, of a dirty color
squalens dull yellow.
squalidus, squalida Latin foul, filthy, dirty; dull yellow.
squalor Latin dirt, filth
squam, squam-, squama, -squama, squamat, squami, squamo Latin a scale, referring to scales, from squama
-ae f., a scale; scale armor; a fish.
squamaceous scaly.
squamaria common Tooth-Wort, Lathraea squamaria.