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Translingual
Adjective
cocciferus m (feminine coccifera, neuter cocciferum)
- (taxonomy) alternative form of coccifer (a specific epithet)
Derived terms
Further reading
- 2008, David Gledhill, The Names of Plants, 4th ed., published by Cambridge University Press, p. 113, s.v. "cocciferus -a -um, coccigerus -a -um"
Latin
Etymology
coccum + -fer + -us
Pronunciation
Adjective
cocciferus (feminine coccifera, neuter cocciferum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin, nonstandard, taxonomy, rare) alternative form of coccifer
1790, Henricus Fridericus Link, Florae Goettingensis specimen sistens vegetabilia saxo calcareo propria, Goettinga, page 14:
1841, Jac. Folchi, Materiae medicae compendium in usum auditorum archigymnasii romani, page 16:Hisce speciebus adjungi possent Lichen pixidatus Linn., Lichen cocciferus Linn., L. aphtosus Linn.; sed istae vix ullibi hodie pharmacopolium occupant.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.