Europaeus
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Also known as: europaea, europaeum
A geographic epithet indicating the plant is native to Europe, often used to distinguish the European species from American or Asian relatives in the same genus. Appears as europaeus (masculine), europaea (feminine), or europaeum (neuter).
Etymology
From New Latin Europaeus, from Europa (Europe), from Greek Europē.
Example
“Euonymus europaeus (European spindle tree), Asarum europaeum (European wild ginger), and Viscum album subsp. europaeum all mark their European heritage with this epithet.”