alternifolius

Latin

alternifolia ("leaves alternating on the stem")

Etymology

alternus (“alternate”) +‎ -i- +‎ folium (“leaf”) +‎ -us

Adjective

alternifolius (feminine alternifolia, neuter alternifolium); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) A specific epithet for plants that have alternifoliate leaves

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	alternifolius	alternifolia	alternifolium		alternifoliī	alternifoliae	alternifolia
genitive	alternifoliī	alternifoliae	alternifoliī		alternifoliōrum	alternifoliārum	alternifoliōrum
dative	alternifoliō	alternifoliae	alternifoliō		alternifoliīs
accusative	alternifolium	alternifoliam	alternifolium		alternifoliōs	alternifoliās	alternifolia
ablative	alternifoliō	alternifoliā	alternifoliō		alternifoliīs
vocative	alternifolie	alternifolia	alternifolium		alternifoliī	alternifoliae	alternifolia

Derived terms

• Buddleja alternifolia
• Cornus alternifolia
• Melaleuca alternifolia
• Verbesina alternifolia