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Codicology - Vermont 'Tuscany Herbal'
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Thank you, JKP! I will certainly consider your suggestions! Ideas for the identification of the plants marked with ??? would be particularly welcome Smile

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(13-04-2017, 04:56 PM)-JKP- wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Page 3 top ... Notice that it's "branca leonina" not "branca leona/leonis". In other words, not lion's paw but cat's paw,

In "branca leonina", the suffix -ina is not a diminutive, but has the function of transforming a noun into an adjective.
Other examples:
"branca cervina" (deer's foot, from "cervo") 
"aglio ursino" (bear's garlic, from "urso" i.e. "orso")
"pan porcino" (swine's bread, from "porco")

If I understand correctly, the adjective "leonine" with the same meaning exists in English too.

In other words, "branca leonina" is perfectly equivalent to "branca leonis". By the way, "cat" in Italian is "gatto". I don't think I have ever seen "leonino" used as a noun and it certainly cannot mean "cat".
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Codicology - Vermont 'Tuscany Herbal' - by Diane - 08-05-2016, 07:40 PM
RE: Codicology - Vermont 'Tuscany Herbal' - by MarcoP - 13-04-2017, 06:05 PM

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