acrostichoides

From Ancient Greek [Term?].

acrostichoīdēs (neuter acrostichoīdes or acrostichoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

1. (New Latin) resembling a leather fern (of genus Acrostichum)
   • 1810, Carolus Ludovicus Willdenow, Caroli a Linné species plantarum exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus secundum systema sexuale digestas. Editio quarta, post Reichardianam quinta adjectis vegetabilibus hucusque cognitis curante Carolo Ludovico Willdenow. Tomus V., Berlin: G. C. Nauk, page 227:

     Clariss. Swartz hanc speciem cum Aspidio achrostichoide confudit.

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   • 1867, Julius Milde, Filices Europae et Atlantidis, Asiae Minoris et Sibiriae, Leipzig, page 26:

     Quam levis momenti foveolae illae in pagina superiore varietatis acrostichoidis sint, ex hoc intelligendum est, quod eae quoque in varietate Brunoniana saepissime observandae sunt.

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

Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).

¹It is unknown whether Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.
²It is unknown whether adjectives of this type would use i-stem or consonant-stem endings in Classical Latin: the relevant forms are not attested. Depending on the word, either ending or both may be attested in New Latin.