Etymology of specific epithets

A

Aberrans

1) deviating, aberrant; 2) bot. deviating in certain characters from a species, genus, or other taxon.

Part. praes. act. of aberro, āvī, ātum, āre:

to deviate, stray aside;
to wander, lose one's way, go astray; to drift away, depart far;
fig. to err, be mistaken; to diverge from a standard; to embellish, exaggerate; to be wrong (in one's guess).

Acer

acris, acre

sharp, pungent; 2) sharp, spicy, acrid; 3) sharp, penetrating, strong (of odor); strongly scented; 4) caustic, biting, acrid.

closeness, direction, attachment. From ad "to, towards, at" (spatial).

Adustus

adustus, -a, -um tanned, swarthy, darkened; 2) olive-brown, dusky; 3) burnt, scorched, singed.

Part. perf. pass. of adūro, ussī, ustum, -ere: to burn, scorch, singe, singe lightly.

Albostipitatus

white-stemmed, white-footed. From albus "white" + stipes "stem, stipe".

Atramentarius

-a, -um ink-colored, inky, black as ink. From atramentum, -ī n. "black liquid, black paint, ink" + -ārius (adjectival suffix "pertaining to").

B

Babingtonii

In honor of Babington (Charles Cardale Babington, 1808–1895, Icelandic botanist).

d

daedalēus

-a, -um pertaining to Daedalus in some way, Daedalian. From Daedalus, -ī m. "Daedalus" (skilled artisan, builder of the Labyrinth) + -eus (adjectival suffix "pertaining to"). Also from Gr. Δαίδαλος (Daídalos) "Daedalus".

Example: syn. Merulius daedaleus (Daedalus-like merulius).

F

Fragrans

fragrans, -antis
fragrant, sweet-smelling, aromatic.
Part. praes. act. of fragro, -, -, -āre: to emit fragrance, be fragrant, smell sweet.

h

hadriani

hadriani (genitive form)
in honor of Hadrian. From Hadrianus (117–138 CE), the first Roman emperor to consent to a nude statue; also Hadrianus Junius (1511–1575), Dutch/German naturalist and humanist scholar.

Example: Phallus hadriani (Adrian's stinkhorn; currently often placed in Colus or Battarrea).

M

Mollis

1) soft, tender, gentle; 2) limp, slack, loose; 3) softened, decaying, rotting; 4) flexible, pliant, elastic.

O

Oblīquus

-a, -um directed to the side, askew, slanted, oblique, skewed. From oblīquo, -āre "to slant, turn aside, make oblique".

P

Pinicola

-ae noun m/f (mycol.) pine-dweller, pine-associated fungus; one that inhabits or grows on pines. From pinus, -ūs f. "pine" + colo, coluī, cultum, -ere "to inhabit, dwell".

Pyxidatus

-a, -um adj. (mycol.) box-shaped, pyxidiate; having the form of a small box or casket; having the shape of a pestle head (operculum). From pyxis, pyxidis f. "1) small box, casket; 2) head/cap of a pestle" + -atus, -a, -um (suffix indicating possession or quality). Also related to pyxidium, -ī n. (bot.) "pyxidium, a capsule-type fruit opening by a lid (operculum)".

R

Radiatus

-a, -um 1) furnished with spokes, rayed, radiate; 2) radiant, shining; surrounded by radiance; illuminated, beamed. From radius, -ī m. "ray, spoke, radiance" + -ātus, -a, -um (suffix indicating possession or quality).

Ravenelii

in honor of Ravenel (Henry William Ravenel, 1814–1887, American mycologist).

Rutilans

-antis reddening, becoming red, blushing, turning reddish.

Part. praes. act. of rutilo, -āre, -āvī, -ātum: to be reddish, glow, shimmer with red light; to become reddish, blush.

X

Xanthocyaneus

-a, -um adj. (mycol.) yellowish-blue, bluish-yellow, with a yellow-blue hue. From xanthus (Gr. xanthos "yellow, golden-yellow") + cyaneus, -a, -um (Lat. "dark blue, azure", from Gr. kyanos "dark blue enamel").

Example: Boletus xanthocyaneus (Yellow-blue bolete; currently often placed in Aureoboletus or Lanmaoa).