cocciferus

cocciferus m (feminine coccifera, neuter cocciferum)

1. (taxonomy) alternative form of coccifer (a specific epithet)
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:cocciferus.

• 2008, David Gledhill, The Names of Plants, 4th ed., published by Cambridge University Press, p. 113, s.v. "cocciferus -a -um, coccigerus -a -um"

coccum +‎ -fer +‎ -us

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔkˈkɪ.fɛ.rʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kotˈt͡ʃiː.fe.rus]

cocciferus (feminine coccifera, neuter cocciferum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin, nonstandard, taxonomy, rare) alternative form of coccifer
   • 1790, Henricus Fridericus Link, Florae Goettingensis specimen sistens vegetabilia saxo calcareo propria, Goettinga, page 14:

     A praecedente differt sicut L. [= Lichen] cocciferus a pyxidato.

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   • 1841, Jac. Folchi, Materiae medicae compendium in usum auditorum archigymnasii romani, page 16:

     Hisce speciebus adjungi possent Lichen pixidatus Linn., Lichen cocciferus Linn., L. aphtosus Linn.; sed istae vix ullibi hodie pharmacopolium occupant.

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First/second-declension adjective.