A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Tentorium,-ii (s.n.II), abl.sg. tentorio: “a shelter made of stretched skins, cloth, etc. (usu. for military purposes, tent” (Glare) [> L. tendo, to stretch out, extend, to spread over anything + -torium].

subtentoriiformis,-e (adj.B): somewhat tent-like;

- [Hepaticae] colesula paullo brevior bracteis et cum iis ad dimidiam altitudinem connata, in parte sua libera tubulosa et subtentoriiformis Colesule somewhat shorter than the bracts and united with them to half the height, in its own part [i.e. region] free, tubulose and somewhat tent-like.

- saepe arenarum inflammatarum nimbi elevantur qui viatores subito gradum sistere cogunt, iique suffocari aut etiam arenis circa tentoria in tumulum elevatis sepeliri summo in periculo versantur, si intra breve temporis intervallum venti non remittant (Desf.), often clouds of flaming sands are upraised, which abruptly compels travellers to arrest their steps [i.e. progress] and they are situated in the greatest danger, to be suffocated or even buried by sand raised up into a mound around their tents, if the winds within a short interval [i.e. period] of time do not abate.

Tentoriolum,-I (s.n.II), abl.sg. tentoriolo: a little tent.