A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

molaris,-e (adj.B): of or belonging to a mill or to grinding, mill- [> L. molere, to grind]; see dens, gen.sg. dentis (s.m.III), ‘tooth;’ see tooth

- dens (s.m.III) molaris, gen.sg. dentis molaris, abl.sg. dente molari, the grinding tooth, molar.

- [Coralloides [= cf. Clavaria] minimum fragile, Madreporæ instar nascens. The small brittle Madrepora-like Coralloides] nodis parvis hinc inde extantibus, ac si articulati essent surculi, ramulis perbrevibus terminati, denticulis quibusdam, velut in molari dente protuberantibus (Dill.), with the nodes [i.e. knobs] small projecting here and there, and if the shoots are jointed, terminated with very short branchlets, with certain kinds of small teeth, like the protuberances in a molar tooth.

Note: madrepora (mother of pores): a genus of stony corals, often found forming reefs or island in tropical locations. [wikipedia “madrepora” Aug. 2019].

- [Conferva trichodes virgata, sericea. The Beasom-like Silk Conferva] Porro observavi in dulcibus aquis, v. gr. in Rivo novo prope Londinum, in ericeto Hounsleiano ad trabes & asses molares, aquæ perpetuo immersas (Dill.), long ago I had observed it in sweet [i.e. fresh] water, for example in the New River near London, in the Housleian heath-land on mill timber and axle-trees, perpetually immersed in water.

Note: New River in England is a water supply aqueduct opened in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water (Wikipedia “New River (England)” Aug. 2019).