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variimammus <strong>with</strong> varying warts or varying nipples.<br />

variispinus of various spines or variable spines<br />

Varilla from Spanish varilla, rod or wand, a common name used in Mexico<br />

variolaris marked <strong>with</strong> pits as of small pox.<br />

variolosus marked <strong>with</strong> pits as of small pox.<br />

varius -a -um var'ius (WARE-ee-us) New Latin various, variegated, varying, diverse, from Latin varius,<br />

changing, diverse, variegated, having varigated, mottled, various color, of many forms or colors, irregularly<br />

colored, colored in stripes or patches.<br />

varsowiensis from the district of Warsaw in Poland.<br />

vas, -vas, vasa, vaso a vessel, duct, from Latin vās, plural vāsa, vessel.<br />

vascul-, vascula, vasculum, -vasculum a little vessel, from Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās, vessel.<br />

vascularis having or bearing vessels, from vasculum, a small vessel.<br />

vaseyanus -a -um, vaseyi vaseya'nus (vay-see-AY-nus) va'seyi (VAY-see-eye) after Dr. George Vasey (1822-<br />

1893) (in Juncus), a doctor & later botanist for USDA (1889), or his son George Richard Vasey (1853-1921), who<br />

collected plants in California for the government in 1876 & 1880 and later settled in Washington state<br />

vasiformis -is -e vasifor'mis (way-si-FOR-mis) in form of a small vessel of small duct.<br />

vast- laid waste; empty; desolate; huge, from Latin vastus, void, immense, extensive.<br />

vastus growing in waste places.<br />

vati a prophet; bow-legged(?), from Latin vātēs a prophet, poet.<br />

vaticin- prophetic, from Latin vāticin-us prophetic<br />

veatchianus -a -um veatchia'nus (veech-ee-AY-nus)<br />

veatchii veatch'ii (VEECH-ee-eye)<br />

vect- carried, from vectiōn-, vectio, of action from vehĕre to carry.<br />

veget- Latin lively, spirited, ad. Latin vegetus, f. vegēre to be active or lively. Cf. Italian and Pg. vegeto, obs.<br />

French vejete (Cotgr.).<br />

vegetates -a -um vigorous, from Latin vegetāt-, participle stem of vegetāre to animate, enliven, from vegetus<br />

active, lively, vigorous<br />

vegetus fresh, thriving.<br />

vehemen- Latin vigorous, forceful, from Latin vehementia, from vehement-, vehemens violent, impetuous,<br />

etc., usually regarded as from vehe- (as in vē in vēcors) lacking, wanting and mens mind.<br />

vehicul-, vehiculum, -vehiculum Latin a conveyance, from vehiculum, from vehĕre to carry.<br />

Veilchenblau German cv. violet blue<br />

Veilchenkönigen German cv. violet queen<br />

veitchii, veitchianus, veitchiana for Veitch & Sons (19 th century nurseries in Exeter and London, UK,<br />

founded by John Veitch (1752-1839), and run by 5 generations of the Veitch family<br />

vel-, vela, veli, velum, -velum a veil; a sail, from Latin vēla, neuter plural, taken as feminine singular and<br />

vēlum sail, curtain, veil.<br />

vel-, veles, -veles, velit Latin a skirmisher or velite, a light-armed soldier, from vēlit-, vēles, skirmisher, from<br />

vēlitārī, to skirmish.<br />

velameus veil-like.<br />

velaris pertaining to curtains or veils, from Latin vēlārium awning, f. vēlum sail.<br />

velatus covered, concealed, veiled, surrounded, from Latin vēlātus, past participle of vēlāre to cover.<br />

Velezia For Cristóbal Velez, ca. 1710-1753), a friend of the botanist Pehr Loefling<br />

Velis nolis whether you like it or not, from Seneca. The source of willy-nilly.<br />

velitaris bickering.<br />

vell, velleri, vellos, vellus, -vellus Latin wool, fleece, from vellus -eris n. a fleece; skin , hide.<br />

vellereus, vellerius fleecy, fleece-like, woolly.<br />

velleus fleece-like, woolly.<br />

vellic, vellica Latin twitch, from vellico -are, to pluck , twitch; to taunt, criticize.<br />

velo, veloci, velox, -velox Latin swift, from velox -ocis, quick , rapid, swift.<br />

velum, -velum Latin a veil; a sail, from vēlum -i n. a sail, awning, curtain, covering, veil.<br />

velumen, -velumen Latin fleece<br />

veluchensis from Mount Veluchi in northern Greece.<br />

velut- velvety (velutina)<br />

velutin- New Latin velvety<br />

veltinosus velvet-like, covered closely <strong>with</strong> short, soft hairs.

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