A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

gregarious, growing in company but not united or matted together; clustered, bundled; “growing in large colonies, associated but not matted. Colonial” (Fernald 1950); “growing together in loose tufts or mixed mats” (Magill 1990); (in fungi) “in companies or groups but not joined together” (Ainsworth & Bisby); (in fungi) “growing in company; scattered closely over a small area” (S&D): gregarius,-a,-um (adj.A) [> L. grex, gregis (s.m.III), a flock, herd, swarm; a company, troop, society; “of things, a bundle” [> L. gregarius,-a,-um (adj.A), “or or belonging to a flock or herd; of the common sort, common” (Lewis & Short) > Grex, gen.sg. gregis, flock, herd]; opp. solitarius,-a,-um (adj.A): alone, by itself, solitary; opp. sparsus,-a,-um (part.A), sparse, scattered, dispersed, spread open or out; see caespitose, clustered; see colonial;

- Наnс novam plantam jure quidem optimо Вlasiam denominavimus, а Pat. D. Blaso Biagi Congregatione Vallis-Umbrosae Мопасho, Botanico пon gregario (Tourne.), indeed, with the best justification, we have named this new plant with regard to Pat. D. Blaso Biagi, a monk of the Congregation of Vallis-Umbrosa, an uncommon botanist.

- Acaulon Sulivantii dioicum, gregarium, vesiculoso-globosum, Acaulon Sulivantii, dioicous, gregarious, vesiculose-globose.

- sphaerulae arcte gregariae, hinc inde coacervatae, globosae vel subovatae (S&A), the sphaerules closely colonial [i.e. in close groups], here and there heaped together, globose or subovate.

- Habitat ad culmos Arundinis Phragmitidis hinc inde, plerumque gregaria (S&A), it dwells here and there on the culms of Arundo Phragmites, usually gregarious [in groups].

- gregariae ac parallelae occurrunt striae in culmis arundinaceis (Phragmitidis) vetustis emortuis hinc inde (S&A), in groups and also parallel streaks here and there on the old, dead culms of reeds (of Phragmites).

- Var. a [alpha], sparsa subgregariaque, in foliis aridis quercinis vulgaris (S&A), the variety [alpha], scattered and somewhat colonial, common on dry Oak leaves.

- ramos totos gregarius occupat Alni Rhamnique frangulae (S&A), colonial, it occupies whole branches of Alnus, Rhamnus frangula.

- rarius subsparsum; plerumque valde gregarium (S&A), more rare, somewhat scattered, usually strongly colonial.

- in radicibus caulibusque Brassicae siccis crebra ac gregaria provenit (S&A), it appears on the roots and dried stems of Brassica close and gregarious.

NOTE: “of or belonging to a flock or herd; of the common sort, common, as common soldiers, privates, in opp. to the officers” (Lewis & Short).

- [Blasia (Tourn.); hepatic] Наnс novam plantam jure quidem optimо Вlasiam denominavimus, а Pat. D. Blaso Biagi Congregatione Vallis-Umbrosae Мопасho, Botanico пon gregario, ac in Etruscis itinеribus поstris ad indagandas plantas saepe sedulo comite (Tourn.), indeed, with the best justification, we have named this new plant with regard to Pat. D. Blaso Biagi, a monk of the Congregation of Vallis-Umbrosa, an uncommon botanist, and an often diligent companion with regard to hunting plants in our Etrurian travels.