A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Zone (Eng.noun), “1. of temperature, with its influence on distribution; 2. a belt of more or less uniform vegetation; 3. the connection between two valves of a Diatom; the hoop or girdle” (Jackson); an encircling band or strip of distinctive color, texture, or character; an encircling anatomical structure; “a subdivision of a biogeographic region that supports a similar fauna and flora throughout its extent (Merriam-Webster):” zona,-ae (s.f.I), abl. sg. zona (classically also sona,-ae), also Greek zonE; a belt = Gk. zOnE a belt, girdle, zone ‘worn about the loins;’ cf. cingulum; ‘one of the imaginary circles which divided the earth into five climates; a zone, a circular area’ (Lewis & Short); a celestial zone encircling the earth; see girdle, band; see zoster-;

(med.): “an encircling band or marking; shingles (Herpes zoster)” (Glare); see Herpes (Eng.noun).

-[moss] aqua etenim frigoris et caloris vim pariter minuens, non adeo diversa temperie sub diversissimis zonis gaudet (Brid.), since water equally curtails the intensity of the cold or the heat, still more is it happy with a moderate blend of atmospheric conditions under [i.e. subject to] the most diverse [climatic] zones.

NOTE: as ‘zona’ derives from both Greek and Latin, the adjectives may reflect this, e.g. L.: zonalis,-e (adj.B), Gk. zonicus,-a,-um (adj.A) or zonus,-a,-um (adj.A).

Cingula,-ae (s.f.I), a girth, belt; also a girdle of the earth, a zone (after Lewis & Short).

Circulus,-i (s.m.II), abl. sg. circulo: a circle, a circular figure; (in geography) a zone or belt on the earth's surface [or celestial].

Spray zone:

- in zona aspersionis cataractarum, in the zone of spray (aspersio, s.f.III) of cataracts [aspersio,-onis (s.f.III), abl. sg. aspersione: spray, a sprinkling (of water).

- zona irrorata cataractarum, the spray zone of cataracts. Temperate Zone: regio,-onis (s.f.III) temperata (adj.A), abl. sg. regione temperata ‘temperate region;’ zona temperata (adj.A).

- species ad 50, pleraeque in zona temperata v. frigidiore hemisphaerii borealis crescentes (B&H), species to 50, many growing in the temperate zone or more frigid [zone] of the northern hemisphere.

zone, little: zonula,-ae (s.f.I), abl. sg. zonula.

zoned, many-: multizonatus,-a,-um (adj.A).

zones, without: azonatus,-a,-um (adj.A), azonus,-a,-um (adj.A).

Zonula,-ae (s.f.I), abl. sg. zonula: a little girdle, a small circular space or place.