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Species Names Describing Foliage

angustifolia(um)(us)	narrow-leaved	eg. Lavandula angustifolia
arguta(um)(us)	sharp
coriacea(um)(us)	leathery
cordata(um)(us)	heart-shaped	eg.Alnus cordata
crassifolia(um)(us)	thick-leaved
crenata(um)(us)	shallow, rounded teeth
decidua(um)(us)	dropping its leaves
dentata(um)(us)	toothed	eg. Ligularia dentata
glabra(um)(us)	without hairs
glutinosa(um)(us)	sticky	eg. Alnus glutinosa
heterophylla(um)(us)	variable-leaved
hirsuta(um)(us)	hairy	eg. Cardamine hirsuta
incana(um)(us)	grey-downy
integerrima(um)(us)	without teeth
laciniata(um)(us)	cut into narrow pointed lobes
laevigata(um)(us)	smooth and polished
lanceolata(um)(us)	lance-shaped	eg. Coreopsis lanceolata
latifolia(um)(us)	broad-leaved
macrophylla(um)(us)	large-leaved
maculata(um)(us)	spotted, blotched
marginata(um)(us)	margined	eg. Primula marginata
microphylla(um)(us)	small-leaved	eg. Salvia microphylla
molle(is)	soft	eg. Alchemilla mollis
nitida(um)(us)	shining	eg. Lonicera nitida
ovata(um)(us)	egg-shaped
palmata(um)(us)	hand-shaped	eg. Acer palmatum
parvifolia(um)(us)	small-leaved
picata(um)(us)	looks painted, coloured
pinnata(um)(us)	pinnate, needle-like
platyphylla(os)(um)(us)	broad-leaved
reticulata(um)(us)	net-veined
rotundifolia(um)(us)	round-leaved
sempervirens	evergreen	eg. Buxus sempervirens
serrata(um)(us)	saw-toothed
splendens	glittering, shining
tomentosa(um)(us)	covered with short dense hairs	eg. Achillea tomentosa
variegata(um)(us)	variegated, two-coloured
velutina(um)(us)	velvety

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