LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dasyphyllus

dasyphyllus (feminine dasyphylla, neuter dasyphyllum)

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiveused as a specific epithet in taxonomic names; Having dense, shaggy leaves; dasyphyllous.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedasyphyllusdasyphylladasyphyllum
genitivedasyphyllīdasyphyllaedasyphyllī
dativedasyphyllōdasyphyllaedasyphyllō
accusativedasyphyllumdasyphyllamdasyphyllum
ablativedasyphyllōdasyphyllādasyphyllō
vocativedasyphylledasyphylladasyphyllum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedasyphyllīdasyphyllaedasyphylla
genitivedasyphyllōrumdasyphyllārumdasyphyllōrum
dativedasyphyllīsdasyphyllīsdasyphyllīs
accusativedasyphyllōsdasyphyllāsdasyphylla
ablativedasyphyllīsdasyphyllīsdasyphyllīs
vocativedasyphyllīdasyphyllaedasyphylla

Origins

From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy, shaggy, dense”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

In English words that came into English from dasyphyllus

  • dasyphyllousdasyphyllus

Quick answers

What does dasyphyllus mean in Latin?
dasyphyllus, a adjective, means “used as a specific epithet in taxonomic names; Having dense, shaggy leaves; dasyphyllous.”.