A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

corni-; -cornis,-e (adj.B): in L. comp., horn-; -horned, q.v., with a horn-like appendage; = -cornut-, cornuti-, q.v.

Gk. = ceras,-atis (s.n.III), abl.sg. cerate; cerat-; cerato-; -ceras,-atis (s.n.III), abl. sg. -cerate; -ceratum,-i (s.n.II); -ceratium,-ii (s.n.II) in Gk. comp.: -horn, -horned, horn-like projection, spur; cf.ceros,-otis (s.m.III): in Gk. comp.; '-horned;'

NOTE: may be used interchangeably with L. compounds in cornut-, cornuti-; -cornutus,-a,-um (adj.A), e.g. capricornis and capricornutus.

- tricornis, tricornutus, three-horned.

- capricornis, with the horns of a goat (L. caper); see capricornus,-i (s.m.II).

Ascochilus capricornis

- cervicornis,-e (adj.B): with the horn(s) [i.e. antlers] of a deer.

Echinops cervicornis, with deer horns (i.e. antlers).

- clavicornis,-e (adj.B): with club-shaped horns.

- falcicornis,-e (adj.B): with falcate or sickle-shaped horns (horn-like appendages), with the horns of a sickle (i.e. crescent-shaped).

Bilabrella falcicornis; Oncidium falcicorne

- hircicornis,-e (adj.B), with the horn(s) of a goat.

- unicornis,-e (adj.B), q.v.: “one-horned, having a single horn; rhinoceros” (Lewis & Short); see unicornuus,-i (s.m.II).

(fungus) Gymnosporangium unicorne

- bicornis, bicornutus, two-horned; tricornis, three-horned; quadricornis, four-horned [i.e. with two or four cornicula.

- brevicornis, with a short horn; crassicornus, with a thick horn; longicornis, with long horn(s); nigricornis, with black horns; tenuicornis, with thin horns.

- [Lagoecia] petala quinque, bicornia, corolla breviora (Linn.), petals 5, two-horned, shorter than the corolla.

- [Spermacoce] Per. Capsulae duae, connatae, hinc gibbae, inde planae, obtusae, singulae bicornes (Linn.), Perianth: Capsules two, connate, on one side gibbous, on that side flat, obtuse, each one two-horned.

- [Blaeria] antherae quidem emarginatae sunt, nullo tamen modo bicornes, ut in Erica affini (Linn.), the anthers are indeed emarginate, however, in no way two-horned as in Erica affinis.

- [Hamamelis] Per. Capsula ovata, ossea, calyce semitecta, apice utrinque sulcata, bicornis corniculis horizontalibus, bilocularis, bivalvis (Linn.), Perianth. Capsule ovate, bony, half-covered by the calyx, at the apex on both sides sulcate, two horned, with the cornicula horizontal, bilocular, bivalved.

- [Gaultheria] antherae bicornes: corniculis bifidis (Linn.), the anthers two-horned: with the cornicula bifid.

- Capsula membranacea, compressa, apice 4-cornis v. 4-gibba (B&H), the capsule membranaceous, compressed, at the apex 4-horned or 4-gibbous [i.e. with 4 swellings].

- calycis limbus integer 3-6-dentatus lobatus 3-cornis v. in aristas rigidulas recurvas v. uncinatas divisus (B&H), the limb of the calyx entire, 3-6-toothed, lobed, 3-horned or divided into somewhat rigid, recurved bristles or hooked.

- [Corallina; algae] cystocarpiis obovatis bicornibus concatenatis (Kutz.), with the cystocarps obovate, with two horns, concatenate [i.e. joined or linked together].

- [Erica] antherae in aliis bicornes, in aliis emarginatae (Linn.), with the anthers in some two-horned, in others emarginated [i.e. shallowly notched].