pumila
/POO-mih-luh/🏷️ Taxonomy● Basic
A size epithet marking a species markedly smaller than its relatives - low, compact and slow to gain height rather than merely young or clipped. This is the feminine form, paired with feminine genus names. Appears as pumilus (masculine), pumila (feminine), or pumilum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin pumilus, meaning "dwarf" or "very small."
Example
“Pinus pumila (dwarf Siberian pine) stays low and spreading where its relatives make full forest trees.”