A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin


ultra (adv.): on the other side of; beyond, further (of that which is beyond a certain limit), more than; (prep. + acc.) beyond, on the further side of; opp. cis (prep. + acc.) on this side; cf. trans (prep. + acc.) across, beyond, on the far side of]; - caulis duo pedales vel ultra altus, stem 2 feet or more high. - species descriptae ultra 70, species described beyond 70. - frondes fiunt pollicem et ultra latae, the fronds become (one inch, 2.5 cm) and more wide. - sporae asexuales liberatae appendiculis ultra 300 um longis, released asexual spores more than 300 um long. - pileus nonnumquam pedalis et ultra (S&A), the pileus sometimes a foot long and beyond. - [algae] caespes in mari natans fere sphaericus, ultra semipedalis (Agardh), clumps floating in the sea almost spherical, more than one half foot [i.e. + 6 inches]. - [lichen] apothecia satis parva (latti. 0,5 millim. vel nonnihil ultra) (Nyl.) the apothecia quite small (0.5 millimeters in length or somewhat beyond). - Species omnes eximie variabiles, non ultra 70 nobis cognitae sunt (ad 110 auctoribus variis multiplicatae), sed ex his magnopere dubitamus quin ultra 15-20 sint vere distinctae (B&H), all of the species are exceptionally variable, not more than 70 are known to us] (multiplied to 110 by various authors), out of these we very much doubt that more than 15-20 may be actually distinct.
ultra (prep. with acc.): beyond, on the farther side of, beyond a certain limit, past, beyond, above, more than; opp. cis (prep. + acc.) on this side; cf. trans (prep. + acc.) across, beyond, on the far side of]; in space: - species apud auctores descriptae ultra 1200, sed in generibus nonnullis miro modo variabiles et a botanicis multiplicata (B&H), species described in the writings of authors more than 1200, but variable in a remarkable way in some genera and multiplied by botanists. - herbis ultra Mare Album crescentibus, with plants growing on the far side of (= beyond) the White Sea. - ultra Alpes, beyond (=on the far side of) the Alps. - costa ultra medium folii producta, costa beyond the middle of the leaf extended. - cis Padum ultraque, on this side of the Po (River, Padus,-i, s.m.II) and beyond it. - ultra Silianum villam, on the other side of the Silian villa. - limbus brevissime vel longe ultra ovarium productus, the limb very shortly or longly (i.e. far) extended beyond the ovary. - ultra Alpes, beyond (=on the far side of) the Alps, ultra = prep. + acc. - sepalis basi solutis seu ultra insertionem deorsum longe productis (DeCandolle), with the sepals freed at the base or long-extended downwardly beyond the insertion. in time: - ultra biennium, beyond (=longer than) a two year period. - plantae ultra annum viventes, plants beyond a year living (= surviving). of number or measure: - species ultra 10, species more than ten (in number). - cellulis pilorum quoad longitudinem ultra 5, with the cells of the hairs as to length more than 5. - vix ultra 10 cm, scarcely above 10 cm. - species ultra 160, species more than 160.
ultra-apicalis,-e (adj.B): placed beyond the apex; cf. infra-apicalis,-e, placed below the apex.
ultracentralis,-e (adj.B): beyond the center, on the far side of center; cf. infracentralis,-e, placed below the center; - umbone stipitis ultracentrali, with the umbo placed beyond the center of the stipe.