Botany Adjectives Latin to English

acutus, acuta, acutum

sharp or pointy

dentatus, dentata, dentatum

sawtoothed

ruber, rubra, rubrum

red

caeruleus, caerulea, caeruleum

deep blue

cyaneus, cyanea, cyaneum

light blue

viridis, viridis, viride

deep green

prasinus, prasina, prasinum

pea-green

flavius, flavia, flavium

yellow or blonde

aureus, aurea, aureum

golden

argenteus, argentea, argenteum

silvery

niger, nigra, nigrum

shiny black

ater, atra, atrum

dull black

albus, alba, album

white

candidus, candida, candidum

bright white

fulvus, fulva, fulvum

brown

flammeus, flammea, flammeum

flame-colored

cinereus, cinerea, cinereum

ashy

canus, cana, canum

light gray

roseus, rosea, roseum

rosy pink

purpureus, purpurea, purpureum

purple

rufus, rufa, rufum

red

cardinalis, cardinalis

cardinal red

turicus, turica, turicum

turquiose

gelidus, gelida, gelidum

frozen

ser?nus, ser?na, ser?num

pleasant

apricus, aprica, apricum

sunny

angustus, angusta, angustum

narrow

sempervirens, sempervirentis

evergreen

latus, lata, latum

wide

tenuis, tenuis

thin

celsus celsa, celsum

tall

brevis, brevis

short

purus, pura, purum

clean

sordidus, sordida, sordidum

dirty

sanus, sana, sanum

healthy

lunaticus, lunatica, lunaticum

loony