Grandifolius
/gran-dih-FOH-lee-us/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: grandifolia, grandifolium
A compound leaf epithet closely related to macrophyllus, indicating leaves that are conspicuously large or grand. The Latin root grandis emphasises a sense of grandeur or impressiveness beyond mere size. Appears as grandifolius (masculine), grandifolia (feminine), or grandifolium (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin grandis (great, grand) + folium (leaf), meaning "grand-leaved" or "large-leaved."
Example
“Tilia grandifolia (large-leaved lime) and Magnolia grandiflora — whose specific epithet pairs with the leaf theme — both carry the sense of impressive, imposing leaf size the grand- prefix implies.”