A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

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A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

ur-, ureo-, uro-: in Gk. comb.: this prefix (or, with modifications, a suffix) may derive from a number of Greek nouns beginning in 'our-' but from various declensions, with various accents;

- oura (s.f.I): the tail; Latin cauda,-ae (s.f.I).

- ouron (s.n.II): urine; Latin urina,-ae (s.f.I).

- ouron (s.n.II): also ouros (s.m.II): a boundary

- ouros (s.m.II): a fair wind, right astern

- ouros (s.m.II): a watcher, warder, guard.

- ouros, gen.sg.-eos (s.m.III): a mountain

- ouros (s.m.II): a wild bull; Latin urus,-i (s.m.II), abl. sg. uro.

ur- or uro-: in Gk. comb. urine [ > Gk. ouron (s.n.II), urine; Latin urina,-ae (s.f.I), q.v.];

- uric acid: uroxanicum,-i (s.n.II), abl. sg. uroxanico.

- urogenus,-a,-um (adj.A): urogenous, derived from or occurring in urine.

A work in progress, presently with preliminary A through R, and S, and with S (in part) through Z essentially completed.
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