Latin name translator?

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Kirk30096
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Latin name translator?

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I find it easiest to remember cacti names by understanding the Latin. Is there a good online source for translation of plant names?
'Austrocylindropuntia subulata':
Is it a cylindrical opuntia (It'll point ya?) from Australia? And the species, of course means under the lata.

I've tried simple latin translators, but I don't know enough Latin to parse the roots, if ya know what I mean.

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Austro is southern.

There's loads if you Google 'Botanical Latin'

Many species are named after people (look for -ii, -iae, -iana, -iorum endings) or places where they were discovered or live (-ensis).

(I hope I've got those right!)
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I followed your advice, added "cacti" and behold! One of the best links so far was this very site! Thank you Daiv Freeman et al. Alas, No opuntia, no lata here.
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John Chippindale wrote some really good ones for cactiguide a while back

Etymology of Cacti Genera

http://www.cactiguide.com/etymology_genera/

Etymology of Cacti Species

http://www.cactiguide.com/etymology_species/
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Yep, John put a lot of work into those for sure! If anyone knows others, just post them here and I can add them.
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