A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

vix (adv.): scarcely, hardly, with difficulty, barely; see scarcely; cf. tantum (adv.); cf. aegre (adv.) (q.v.): vix is generally used; aegre means 'reluctantly, with difficulty' (Stearn);

- sepalis vix umquam formantibus, with sepals scarcely ever forming.

- vix aut haud, scarcely if at all.

- lobis calycis carinatis vix vel haud imbricatis, with the lobes of the calyx carinate scarcely or not at all imbricate.

- cellulis vix manifestis, with the cells scarcely obvious.

- vix ultra 15 cm, scarcely above 15 cm.

- non vel vix petiolata, not or scarcely petiolate.

- vix 6 species distinguere possumus, we are able to distinguish barely 6 species.

- papillis fructiferis minutis, oculo nudo vix conspicuis (Braun), with the fructiferous papillae minute, scarcely conspicuous to the naked eye.

- pétala interiora conniventia, basi vix angustata (B&H), inner petals connivent [i.e. converging], scarcely narrow at the base.

- [fungi] cupula in aliis paene laevis, vix ac ne vix quidem byssiseda (S&A), the cupula in others almost smooth, scarcely and also not even scarcely byssisede [i.e. seated on a cottony subiculum].

- [Sphagnum tenellum Ehrh.] testante cel. Persoon in litt. species a suo Sphagno tenello vix vix ac ne vix diversa (Lindb.), the celebrated Persoon in correspondence attesting that the species is scarcely and not at all different from his own Sphagnum tenellum [i.e. Sphagnum tenellum Persoon].

- Ordo per totum fere orbem terrarum dispersus, inter tropicos tamen rarior et ibidem vix nisi inter montes occurrit (B&H), the Order, dispersed nearly throughout the entire world, however it is more rare between the tropics and barely occurs in the same place [i.e. in that area] except between the mountains.

- species vix 60 admittendae, etsi fere 200 in libris descriptae (B&H), scarcely 60 species should be admitted, even though almost 200 have been described in books.