Betulinus
/bet-yoo-LY-nus/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: betulina, betulinum
A resemblance epithet indicating the plant has some characteristic reminiscent of a birch — most often ovate, toothed leaves similar to birch foliage, or occasionally papery, peeling bark. Appears as betulinus (masculine), betulina (feminine), or betulinum (neuter).
Etymology
From the genus Betula (birch) + Latin -inus (of the nature of, resembling).
Example
“Alnus glutinosa 'Betulina' and Ostrya carpinifolia, sometimes described as betulina in older texts, have the distinctive toothed, birch-like leaves from which this resemblance epithet draws its meaning.”