A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Clivus,-i (s.m.II), abl. sg. clivo: slope of a hill, sloping ground, a slope or incline; “a gently sloping height, a declivity, slope, an ascent, a hill, eminence, ascending road;” anything sloping, a slope, unevenness (Lewis & Short); see declivis,-e (adj.B), ‘downslope, descending;’ see acclivis,-e (adj.B), ‘upslope, ascending;’ see hill;

- clivorum, of the slopes, growing on slopes.

- glara vel scritha est clivus alpestris saxis deorsum conjectis cooptertus, a scree is an alpine slope wholly covered by rocks thrown downwards (Stearn).

- ad ripas et clivos montis calcarei prope fontes calidos, on [stream] banks and the slopes of a calcareous mountain near hot springs.

- in clivis rupestribus passim irriguis et circum fontes prope originem fluviorum Limmen-bight et Roper River (C. Mueller), in on rocky slope everywhere watered and around springs near the headwaters of the rivers limmen-bight and Roper River.

- in clivis petraeis circum montes Buffalo Range,(F. Mueller), on the rocky slopes around the Buffalo Range mountains.

- in clivis rupestribus montium Grampians (F. Mueller), on the rocky slopes of the Grampian mountais.

- ad ripas fluviorum et clivos rupestres terrae Arnhemicae (F. Mueller), on the banks of rivers and rocky slopes of the Arnhhemic territory.

- in clivis calcariis ad sinum Champion Bay (F. Mueller), on calcareous slopes at the gulf of Champion Bay.

- in clivis arenoso-rupestribus tractus montani Expedition Range, altitudine 120O-150O'(F. Mueller), on the sandstone hills of the mountain [i.e. upland] territory Expedition Range.

- Clivus Capitolinus, the Capitoline Hill in Rome; “the higher road ascending to the Capitol, a part of Sacra Via” (Lewis & Short).

Polianthes geminiflora var. clivicola, Draba clivicola, dweller on slopes.