hispanica
/his-PAN-ih-kuh/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: hispanicus, hispanicum
A geographic epithet marking a plant native to Spain and the wider Iberian Peninsula, the Hispania of the Romans. This is the feminine ending, used with feminine genera. Appears as hispanicus (masculine), hispanica (feminine), or hispanicum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin Hispanicus, meaning "of Hispania," from Hispania (Spain and Portugal).
Example
“Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells) and Platanus x hispanica (London plane) both carry the feminine ending, one a true Iberian native and one a hybrid named for the peninsula.”