tenuiflorum
🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
A floral arrangement epithet for a plant bearing thin, delicate flowers, from a Latin root for slender. It points to the fine proportions of the blooms compared with those of more robust relatives. Appears as tenuiflorus (masculine), tenuiflora (feminine), or tenuiflorum (neuter).
Example
“Ocimum tenuiflorum (holy basil) carries the neuter ending, agreeing with the gender of its genus.”