A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin


Winter, rainy season: hiems, gen. sg. hiemis (s.f.III), abl. sg. hieme, q.v.; also hyems, gen. sg. hyemis (s.f.III), abl. sg. hyeme; bruma,-ae (s.f.I), abl. sg. bruma, q.v.; opp. aestas,-atis (s.f.III), abl. sg. aestate, q.v.; solstitium,-ii (s.n.II), abl. sg. solstitio, the summer time, the heat of summer; see hiemisilvae,-arum (pl.f.I); see tropic; NOTE: in Gk. comp. chim-, chimo-, ‘winter’ > Gk. cheima,-atos (s.n.II): winter weather, cold, frost; winter (as a season of the year); also storm (Liddell & Scott); Chimaphila, Pursh. From cheima, winter, and phileo, to love; the plants are green in winter. Pyrolaceae. (Paxton) [> Gk. cheima,-atos (s.n.II), winter). Chimonanthus, Lindley. From cheimon, winter, and anthos, a flower; alluding to the time of its flowering. Calycanthaceae. (Paxton). - ineunte hieme, primo (adv.) hieme (all abl. sg.), at the beginning of winter - adulta hieme, summa hieme, media hieme (all abl. sg.), midwinter. - exacta hieme (both abl. sg.), at the end or close of winter - ineunte hieme florens et fructificans, flowering and fruiting in the beginning of winter. - perhiemans,-antis (part.B), persisting or remaining all winter. - hieme et aestate (both abl. sg.): in winter and summer, i.e. in all seasons. - plantae in diebus ultimis hiermis fructificantes, plants fruiting in the final days of winter. - in terram hyeme inundatum, on land flooded during the winter (Stearn). - [the making of sour wine; vinegar] Hieme durat, sed prima acescit aestate Palladius), in winter it hardens [= solidifies], but it first turns sour in summer. Equisetum hyemale, ‘of winter; because evergreen’ (Fernald 1950).
winter annual (plant), autumn germinating, overwintering and dying the following autumn; planta,-ae (s.f.I) annua (adj.A) hiemalis (adj.B); see summer annual; see annual; - inter plantas annuas hiemales, among winter annual plants - planta hieme annua, plant in winter annual; overwintered - leaves: folia anni praeteriti, leaves of the year past; - rosettes: rosulae anni praeteriti, rosettes of the past year; see praeteritus,-a,-um (part.A); cf. annotinus, hornotinus.
Winter bud, shortened and crowded vegetative shoots found certain genera, such as Potamogeton: hibernaculum,-i (s.n.II), abl. sg. hibernaculo.
Winter bud: hibernaculum,-i (s.n.II), abl. sg. hibernaculo: winterbud, shortened and crowded vegetative shoots found in certain genera, such as Potamogeton.
winter, belonging to, wintery: chimerinus,-a,-um (adj.A) = Gk. cheimerinos, winter (Lewis & Short); hiemalis,-e (adj.B), hibernus,-a,-um (adj.A), brumalis,-e (adj.B); opp. aestivalis,-e (adj.B) and solsticialis,-e (adj.B), q.v.; cf. perhiemans,-antis (part.B): persisting all winter; - circulus (s.m.II) hiemalis, abl. sg. circulo hiemali, the tropic of Capricorn. - solstitium,-ii (s.n.II) hibernum, abl. sg. solstitio hiberno, the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year; also solstitium brumale, abl. sg. solstitio brumali.