Species Epithets - V

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Epithet	Meaning	Reference
vagans	Scattered, spread, extended.	Z
vaginata	Having a vagina or sheath, as of a leaf.	Z
vaginatum	Having a vagina or sheath, as of a leaf.	Z
vaginatus	Having a vagina or sheath, as of a leaf.	Z
vagum	Being inconstant in form or habit.	Z
valdiviensis	From Valdivia, a province in Chili.	Z
valentina	From the district of Valentia in Spain.	Z
valentinus	From the district of Valentia in Spain.	Z
valerandi	Possibly "like Valerian".
variabilis	Changeable, non-constant in appearance.	Z
varians	Changeable, non-constant in appearance.	Z
variegata	Irregularly coloured, in stripes or patches.	Z
variegatum	Irregularly coloured, in stripes or patches.	Z
velutina	Velvet-like, covered closely with short, soft hairs.	Z
veneta	Venetian or sea coloured.	Z
venosa	Having veins.	Z
venosum	Having veins.	Z
ventricosa	Swelled or inflated, as the corolla of some labiates.	Z
ventricosum	Swelled or inflated, as the corolla of some labiates.	Z
venusta	Pleasing, lovely.	Z
venustum	Pleasing, lovely.	Z
verbenaca	Resembling Verbena.
veris	Pertaining to spring.	Z
vermiculatus	Worm-shaped, worm-like.	Z
verna	Flowering in spring, pertaining to spring.	Z
vernale	Flowering in spring, pertaining to spring.	Z
vernalis	Flowering in spring, pertaining to spring.	Z
vernum	Flowering in spring, pertaining to spring.	Z
vernus	Flowering in spring, pertaining to spring.	Z
verrucosum	Being full of warts or glandular elevations {verruca, a wart).	Z
verruculosa	Thickly covered with small warts.	Z
versicolor	Changing colour.	Z
verticillata	Whorled, three or more leaves springing from the same point.	Z
verticillatum	Whorled, three or more leaves springing from the same point.	Z
verticillatus	Whorled, three or more leaves springing from the same point.	Z
verum	True. The real McCoy.
verutum	A dart or short spear.	Z
vesca	Eatable.	Z
vesiculosum	As if composed of little bladders, usually filled with air.	Z
vestita	Clothed.	Z
vestitus	Clothed.	Z
viciifolia	With leaves like the Vetch, Vicia.	Z
villicaulis	With shaggy stem.	Z
villosa	Shaggy.	Z
villosior	Shaggy.	Z
villosulus	With finer or shorter, shaggy hair.	Z
villosum	Shaggy.	Z
viminalis	Consisting of long, flexible, switch shoots like Osier.	Z
viminea	Consisting of long, flexible, switch shoots like Osier.	Z
vimineus	Consisting of long, flexible, switch shoots like Osier.	Z
vineale	Growing in vineyards.	Z
vinealis	Growing in vineyards.	Z
violacea	Violet-coloured.	Z
violaceum	Violet-coloured.	Z
violascens	Becoming Violet.	Z
virens	Of green colour.	Z
virescens	Turning green.	Z
virgata	Composed of willowy twigs.	Z
virgatum	Composed of willowy twigs.	Z
virgaurea	(Virga aurea ) Common Golden-Rod (Solidago).	Z
virginea	Maidenly, of the purest white.	Z
virginiana	From Virginia, N. America.	Z
virginianum	From Virginia, N. America.	Z
virginica	From Virginia, N. America.	Z
virginicum	From Virginia, N. America.	Z
virginicus	From Virginia, N. America.	Z
viride	Green.	Z
viridescens	Somewhat green, changing into green, becoming green.	Z
viridiflora	Fresh green flowers.
viridis	Green.	Z
viridula	Greenish.	Z
virosa	With poisonous sap, venomous, of evil odour.	Z
viscaria	Catch-Fly or Campion Catch-Fly (Silene).	Z
viscida	Sticky, clammy, exuding a sticky secretion.	Z
viscosa	Sticky, clammy, exuding a sticky secretion.	Z
viscosum	Sticky, clammy, exuding a sticky secretion.	Z
viscosus	Sticky, clammy, exuding a sticky secretion.	Z
visnaga	Tooth-pick.	Z
vitalba	Virgin's-Bower, Old Man's Beard or Traveller's Joy {Clematis).	Z
vitellinus	The colour of the yolk of an egg.	Z
viticella	Purple virgin's-bower (clematis).	Z
vitifolium	Vine-leaved.
vittata	Striped like a ribbon, with longitudinal stripes.	Z
vulgare	Common, everyday.
vulgaris	Common, everyday.
vulgata	Well known.	Z
vulgatum	Well known.	Z
vulneraria	"Of wounds". For healing wounds.	DBE
vulpina	Fox-like.	Z