Longus
/LON-gus/🏷️ Taxonomy● Basic
Also known as: longa, longum
A size epithet meaning the plant or a specific part is notably long relative to related species — the direct antonym of brevis. Appears as longus (masculine), longa (feminine), or longum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin longus, meaning "long" or "extended."
Example
“Scirpus longus and various long-leaved carex selections carry this fundamental size epithet as their defining dimensional characteristic.”