A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

valde (adv.) strongly, very, intensely, exceedingly, decidedly, to a high degree, greatly; powerfully, vigorously; (of rains or falling or pouring water) heavily; compar. valdius (adv.), superl, valdissime [a contracted form of valide (adv.), q.v.]; see strongly, weakly; cf. moderately;

- inter species antillanas valde peculiaris, among West Indian species very extraordinary.

- [Agrimonia] stamina valde numero incerta, aliis duodecim, rarius decem, aliis septem (Linn.), the stamens very doubtful in number, with some 12, more rarely 10, with others seven.

- folia insertione modice vel valde succuda, leaves with insertion moderately or strongly succubous.

- genus Tussilagini valde affine, a genus strongly related to Tussilago.

- venis secundariis in facie abaxiali valde prominentibus, with the secondary veins on the abaxial face strongly prominent.

- [Thalia] genus adhuc valde obscurum, Linneo non visum, ejusque character genéricus & essentialis a sola figura Plumieri concïnnatus (Swartz), a genus hitherto very obscure, not seen by Linneus, whose generic and essential character has arisen from a single drawing of Plumier’s.

- [Riccardia; hepatic] Kerry, ad aggerem limosum humidiusculum, Connor Hill, in cavernis terrae humidae infra rupem, Killarney, O'Sullivans Cascade, ad rupem arenarium valde a catarrhacta irroratam (c. calyptr.) (Lindb.), on a muddy, somewhat moist hillock, “Connor Hill,” in a hollow of moist earth under a rock; Killarney, “O’Sullivans Cascade,” on a sandy rock heavily drenched by a catarrhact.