A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Animadversio,-onis (s.f.III), abl. sg. animadversione: perception, observation, notice, consideration; the perception or observation of an object; consideration, attention (Lewis and Short); reflections; critical thoughts, investigation, inquiry; criticism, reproach [> L. animadverto,-ti,-sum, inf. animadvertere: “to direct the mind (towards), pay attention (to) with ad, or dat; with de; in + acc., ‘on’ + acc.; to notice, observe; to acknowledge; also to find fault with, criticize; to remark upon; to judge of, appraise; (after Glare)]; see footnote; see observation;

Animadversion (Eng.noun): “criticism that is usu. adverse and prompted by some degree of hostility: censure: a censorious remark or observation; an observation, remark, or commentary that is usu. based on careful analysis and impartial judgment” (after WIII).

NOTE: abbr. = animadv.;

- Treviranus, in Hyper. Gen. et Sp. Animadv. (1861) (B&H), In Hyperici genus eiusque species animadversiones, critical observations on the genus Hypericum and its species.

- Animadversiones Petronianae, Petronian observations [inquiries].

- [musci] Animadversio ad Tabulam XX (Hedw.), observation on Table [i.e. plate] XX.

- descriptio quam dedit Ill. JACQUIN (amer.234.) bona, cui vero addere licet sequentes circa characterem animadversiones (Swartz), the description which the most eminent Jacquin (amer. 234) gave was a good one, [with which] one may with certaintly truly augment the following observations concerning the character.

- Animadversiones in Quosdam Numos Veteres Urbium (1738) (Erasmus Froelich, 1738, Austrian numismatist) critical observations on some old coins of cities.

- Animadversiones In Euripidis Herculem Et Alcestin (Ditericus Holthoefer, 1881), critical commentaries on the Hercules and Alcestis of Euripides.

- Animadversiones In Justiniani Institutiones (Karl Meinhold 1887), critical commentaries on the Justinian Institutes, a portion of the Corpus Juris Civilis, “Body of Civil Law”), a codification of Roman law authorized by Justinian I of Byzantium, the Institutes serving as a textbook for new, i.e. first year, law students.

- Animadversiones in P. Terentii Afri (F. C. Perlet), critical considerations on Publius Terentius Afer [= Terence].

- Animadversiones ad Cartesii principia philosophiae (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz 1692), Reflections [i.e. Critical Thoughts] on the [General Part] of the Principles of Philosophy of Descartes.

- Animadversiones Botanicae in Ranunculeas Candolii auctore D. F. L. de Schlectendal; sectio prior cum tabulis aeneis quatuor; Dissertatio inauguralis. Berolini, 1819. Typis Ioannis Friderici Starckii. Patri optimo dilectissimo cui prima botanices gaudia debet hasce studiorum botanicorum primitias grata piaque mente D. D. D. Filius, Auctor; Botanical Reflections on the Ranunculeae of Candole by the author D. F. L. de Schlectendal; the first section with four copper plates; Inaugural dissertation. Berlin, 1819. From the printing house of Joanne Fridericus Starckius. The Son, the Author, with a grateful and pious heart gave and dedicated as a gift [=D.D.D.] these first fruits of his botanical studies to his best, most (be)loved [esteemed] father, to whom he owes the first joys of botany.