A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

young, when young: juvenis,-e (adj.B), novellus,-a,-um (adj.A), immaturus,-a,-um (adj.A); mustus,-a,-um (adj.A), q.v. fresh, young; juicy; recens,-entis (adj.B), fresh, young, green, new; younger: junior, junius (comp. adj. B); cf. age;

 
           singular                     plural 
      m.& f.       n.               m.& f.      n. 
Nom. junior      junius            juniores   juniora 
Gen.     junioris                     juniorum 
Acc. juniorem    junius            juniores    juniora 
Dat.     juniori                    junioribus 
Abl.     juniore                    junioribus

- caules juniores asperati, vetustiores laeves, younger stems roughened, older ones smooth.

- folia juniora dentata, vetustiora integra, younger leaves dentate, older ones entire.

- inflorescentia junior squamis imbricatis caducissimis obtecta, the younger inflorescence protected by scales imbricate, very caducous.

- rami juniores aculeis recurvatis armati, vetustiores fere semper inermes, younger branches armed with recurved prickles, the older ones almost always unarmed (without prickles).

- caules teretes, novelli dense furfuracei, stems terete, the young ones densely furfuraceous.

- fructificatio resupinata, juvenilis tenuis citrino-viridis, maturitate subgelatinosa lutea, fructification resupinate, when young thin citron-green, at maturity almost gelatinous (Stearn 1983).

- valvae recentes carnoso-coriaceae intus saturatius vitellinae, nec glutinosae, neque lignescentes (F. Mueller), young valves fleshy-leathery, inside more intensely vitelline [egg-yolk yellow], neither glutinous nor becoming woody.