cocciferus

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Translingual

Adjective

cocciferus m (feminine coccifera, neuter cocciferum)

  1. (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

  1. (New Latin, nonstandard, taxonomy, rare) alternative form of coccifer
    • 1790, Henricus Fridericus Link, Florae Goettingensis specimen sistens vegetabilia saxo calcareo propria, Goettinga, page 14:
      A praecedente differt sicut L. cocciferus a pyxidato.
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    • 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.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative cocciferus coccifera cocciferum cocciferī cocciferae coccifera
genitive cocciferī cocciferae cocciferī cocciferōrum cocciferārum cocciferōrum
dative cocciferō cocciferae cocciferō cocciferīs
accusative cocciferum cocciferam cocciferum cocciferōs cocciferās coccifera
ablative cocciferō cocciferā cocciferō cocciferīs
vocative coccifere coccifera cocciferum cocciferī cocciferae coccifera