A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Vivum,-i (s.n.II), abl. sg. vivo: that which is alive, as flesh or beings.

vivus,-a,-um (adj.A): living, fresh; superl. vivissimus,-a,-um (adj.A): alive, living, that has life, of water (aqua) running; actual; opp. siccus,-a,-um (adj.A), 'dry;'

- bracteolae in vivo albae, in sicco brunneae, bracteoles in a living state white, in a dried state brown (Stearn 1983).

- in capsulis adhuc vivis vel languidis Bryi argentei, on the capsules still living or withered of Bryum argenteum.

- in statu vivo, in vivo, in the fresh state, when fresh.

- inflorescentia in vivo observata nunc centripetal nunc centrifuga dicitur, the inflorescence, observed in [a living state], is said to be now centripetal now centrifugal.

- [fungi] Totum denique librum annotatiunculis qualibuscunque e naturae vivae observatione oriundis atque ad uberiorem fungorum notitiam pertinentibus conspergere sategimus (S&A), finaly we have contented ourselves to sprinkle the entire book with brief remarks, and whatsoever things proceed from the observation of live [i.e. actual] nature and also whatever things pertain to a richer knowledge of the fungi.