A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Hepar,-atis (s.n.III), acc.sg. hepatis, dat.sg. hepati, abl.sg. hepate,

nom.& acc. pl. hepata, gen.pl. hepatum, dat.& abl. pl. hepatibus: liver; (h) Epar,-atos (s.n.III), the liver; the liver, used as food, as a medicine and as the seat of the feelings, passions, affections; the seat of the soul; = Latin jecur,-oris s.n.III]; “as the seat of the passions, anger, fear, etc.; fruitful land; = (h)Epatos (s.m.II): “a fish of uncertain kind” (Liddell & Scott); see liver.

NOTE: although a neuter and ending in -ar in the nom.sg., this is not a Latin i-stem neuter noun, as in -ar (q.v.).

NOTE: (h)Epatos (s.m.II)= the origin of the epithet Paracanthurus hepatus, a species of Indo-Pacific surgeonfish, perhaps derives from the Greek unknown fish. If so, the epithet is a noun in apposition to the generic name: hepatus,-i (s.m.II), abl.sg. hepato.

- [Lichen fontanus major “the great water liverwort” (Dill.)] laudatur, inquit Cæsalpinus, a Recentioribus ad epatis calidam intemperiem, nam refrigerat & siccat, ac tollit obstructiones ob partium tenuitatem (Dill.), it is recommended, says Caesalpinus, by modern people (authors), for a hot [i.e. inflammed] disorder of the liver, for it cools down [i.e. relieves inflammation] and dries [it] up, and it takes away obstructions due to the thinness [i.e. emaciation] of the parts [i.e. organs].

(chem.) Hepar,-atis (s.n.III) sulfuris [sulphur,-uris (s.n.III)], = hepar, metallic sulfide, shortened from hepar sulphuris, so called for its color;

“Liver of sulphur (Wiktionary): a substance of a liver-brown colour, sometimes used in medicine, formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalis (especially potassium); Any substance resembling hepar in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide” (Wiktionary April 2019).