A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin


Sun: sol, solis (s.m.III), abl.sg. sole; in Gk. comp. heli-, helio-, q.v.; see occidens; - oriens sol, the rising sun, the east. - occidens sol, the setting sun, the west. - lux solis, sunlight (lux, lucis s.f.III). - plantae quum sub sole habitantes rubrescentes, plants when living in the sun becoming red. - lumina solis radiantia, the shining lights of the sun; sidera radiantia, the stars shining. - ab orto usque ad occidentem solem, from the east (risen) to the west (setting sun). - ab ortu ad occasum solis, from the risen to the down-fallen sun, i.e. from east to west, day-long. - Hab. ad rupes vehementissimo fluctu irriguatas soleque expositas, it grows on watered rocks in the most vigorous turbulence, exposed to the sun. - Hab. in scrobiculis parum profundis, unda saepe superfusis soleque maxime expositis utriusque maris (Agardh), in rather deep trenches, often inundated by the tide and exposed to the maximum sun of both seas.
sun-: in Gk. comp. helio- [> Gk. (h)Elios, (s.m.II), the sun; Latin sol]; - heliophyllus (adj.A), sun-loving, growing in sunny places, photophilous. - heliophyton,-i (s.n.II) a plant thriving in or tolerating full sun. of or relating to the sun; growing in sunny places; solaris,-e (adj.B).
sun-loving: heliophilus,-a,-um (adj.A), photophilus,-a,-um (adj.A), solaris,-e (adj.B).
sun-loving plant, heliophyte: heliophyton,-i (s.n.II), abl. sg. heliophyto.
sun, of or relating to the sun; growing in sunny places; solaris,-e (adj.B).