A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin


up; see ascendng, upwards; opp. down, q.v.; 1. sursum (adv.) = upwards (from below), opp. deorsum 'downwards;' - capsulae valvulis sursum dehiscentes, capsules by valvules from below upwards dehiscing. - up the river, upriver: adverso flumine; opp. down the river, downriver: secundo flumine - in flumine averso, upstream; opp. in flumine secundo, downstream. 2. superne (adv.): from above, above, upwards, on the upper side; opp. of inferne (adv.): below, beneath, in lower part, on the lower side; - folium obovatum inferne glaber superne papillosum, leaf obovate below laeve above papillose. 3. a Greek prefix ana-, an-, ano-, q.v.; - anapetalus,-a,-um (adj.A): with petals erect or ascending.
up and down: sursum deorsum (adv. phrase).
up-: opp. down, q.v. 1. in L. comb.; opp. de-, q.v., down; ad-: a(d)scendere, to go up e-, ex-: extorrere, to burn up; exarescens to dry up; effodere, to dig up. in-: inaedificere, to build up, block up, barricade; incendere, to light up, incite. sub-: subigere, to work through, to work up. trans-: transcendere, to climb over, climb up, transcend. 2. in Gk. comb. ana-, an-, ano-, q.v.; opp. cata-, q.v., down.
up high, high, elevated: sublime (adv.), sublimiter(adv.): loftily, on high, up high, high; compar. sublimius (adv.).