latifolium
/lat-ih-FOH-lee-um/🏷️ Taxonomy● Basic
A leaf epithet recording leaves that are wide in proportion to their length, set against the narrower foliage of related species. This is the neuter form, paired with neuter genus names. Appears as latifolius (masculine), latifolia (feminine), or latifolium (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin latus (wide, broad) + folium (leaf).
Example
“Muscari latifolium (broad-leaved grape hyacinth) takes the neuter ending to agree with Muscari, and is named for its unusually wide foliage.”