A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin


Tooth; in mosses, a division of the outer peristome (exostome); also used for projections or small lobes at the margins of leaves: dens, gen.sg. dentis (s.m.III), dat.sg. denti, ab.sg. dente, nom. & acc.pl. dentes, acc.pl. dentes, dat. & abl. pl. dentibus, gen. pl. dentium (an i-stem noun); see crus, gen. sg. cruris, ‘leg;’ cuspis,-idis (s.f.III), abl. sg. cuspide: ending abruptly in a stout, often rigid point, as a toothlike cusp; see dens, gen.sg. dentis (s.m.III). dens, gen.sg. dentis (s.m.III), tooth, prong; Teeth: “any kind of small divisions” (Lindley). Fissidens, gen.sg. -dentis (s.m.III), a genus of mosses. dens, gen.sg. dentis (s.m.III), tooth, prong; singular plural singular (plural) Nom. dens dentes Fissidens - Gen. dentis dentium Fissidentis Dat. denti dentibus Fissidenti Acc. dentem dentes Fissidentem Abl. dente dentibus Fissidente - filamentorum interiorum dentes laterales breves obtusi vel acuti, of the inner filaments the teeth lateral short obtuse or acute. - filamenta interiora basi dentata, dentibus lateralibus acuminatis, inner filaments toothed at base, with the teeth lateral acuminate. (Stearn) - dens canis, tooth of a dog. - dens leonis, tooth of a lion. - ciliis in membrana usque ad 1/4 dentium longitudinis exserta impositis, with cilia situated on a membrane exserted to 1/4 the length of the teeth.
-tooth (noun); in L. comp. -dens,-gen.sg. dentis (s.m.III): -tooth; -dens,-dentis (s.m.III); singular plural Nom. -dens -dentes Gen. -dentis -dentium Dat. -denti -dentibus Acc. -dentem -dentes Abl. –dente -dentibus Trident: tridens, tridentis (s.m.III), abl. sg. tridente. Fissidens,-entis (s.m.III) Hedw., referring to the divided peristome teeth. in Gk. comp.: odon-, odont-, odonto-, -odon, gen.sg. -odontis (s.m.III); -odontium,-ii (s.n.II): toothed-, -tooth [> Gk. odous or odon, gen.sg. odontos, s.m.III, a tooth]; -odon,-dontis (s.m.III); singular plural Nom. -odon -odontes Gen. -odontis -odontum Dat. -odonti -odontibus Acc. -odontem -odontes Abl. -odonte -odontibus - Odontocarpha, with toothed chaff; Odontoglossum, with a toothed tongue; Odontoloma, Odontolophus, Odontoptera, Odontospermum, Odontotrichum - Odontites (s.f.III), “Odontitis, an ancient plant-name from the Greek odous, odontos, tooth, applied to some herb used for toothache” (Fernald 1950); Odontites serotina. - Cynodontium,-ii (s.n.II), a genus of mosses “The name refers to a supposed resemblance of the peristome teeth of C. bruntonii (Sm.) BSG to the teeth of a dog (in this species, the teeth are irregular and unequally cleft, with the divisions sometimes united and then somewhat resembling canine teeth” (Ctrum & Anderson 1981) Ceratodon, “so named because the peristome teeth are forked like the horns of some animal (such as a goat)” (Crum & Anderson 1981). NOTE: Brachydontium,-ii (s.n.II), (the initial vowel of odontium is elided). - Entosthodon (s.m.III), > Gk. entosth-, within + -odon,-dontis, tooth: “The name refers to the fact that the peristome [sc. peristome teeth] (if present) is inserted well below (and thus inside) the mouth of the capsule” (Crum & Anderson 1981); Leontodon,-dontis L. (s.m.III) Hawkbit [> Gk. "leon, a lion, and odous, a tooth, in allusion to the toothed leaves" Fernald 1950; Sarcodon,-dontis (s.m.III); Tetraplodon,-odontis (s.m.III), from tetraplo-, fourfold, and -odous, a tooth, in allusion to the arrangement of the peristome teeth which are more or less joined in fours when young. NOTE: Triodia,-ae (s.f.I), a genus of grasses, from Gk. tri- + odous, tooth, in reference to the lemmas which have three teeth.
Tooth Powder: dentifricium,-ii (s.n.II), abl. sg. dentifricio, tooth-powder, dentrifice; pulvisculus (s.m.II) candificus (adj.A), abl. sg. pulvisculo candifico 'a fine powder that makes dazzling white.'
tooth-bearing: dentifer,-fera,-ferum (adj.A), dentiger,-gera,-gerum (adj.A).