laurifolius

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from laurus (“laurel, bay”) +‎ folium (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /lau̯.riˈfo.li.us/, [ɫ̪äu̯rɪˈfɔlʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /lau̯.riˈfo.li.us/, [läu̯riˈfɔːlius]

Adjective

laurifolius (feminine laurifolia, neuter laurifolium); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) laurel-leafed

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	laurifolius	laurifolia	laurifolium		laurifoliī	laurifoliae	laurifolia
Genitive	laurifoliī	laurifoliae	laurifoliī		laurifoliōrum	laurifoliārum	laurifoliōrum
Dative	laurifoliō		laurifoliō		laurifoliīs
Accusative	laurifolium	laurifoliam	laurifolium		laurifoliōs	laurifoliās	laurifolia
Ablative	laurifoliō	laurifoliā	laurifoliō		laurifoliīs
Vocative	laurifolie	laurifolia	laurifolium		laurifoliī	laurifoliae	laurifolia

See also

• aquifolius
• oleifolius
• myrtifolius
• salicifolius