europaeum
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Also known as: europaeus, europaea
A geographic epithet marking a plant native to Europe, most often used to separate the European member of a genus from its American or Asian relatives. This is the neuter ending, used with neuter genera. Appears as europaeus (masculine), europaea (feminine), or europaeum (neuter).
Etymology
From New Latin Europaeus, from Europa (Europe), from Greek Europe.
Example
“Asarum europaeum (European wild ginger) carries the neuter ending, while its relative Euonymus europaeus (spindle) takes the masculine.”