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AOS (W3)
"AOS" steht für "American Orchid Society".
(E?)(L?) http://www.aos.org/
(E?)(L?) http://www.aos.org/Default.aspx?id=510
An Orchidist's Glossary: introduction
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About Orchid Names
Specific epithets are in Latin or in Latinized form. Since most are adjectives or adjectival in use, they must agree in gender with the gender of the genus to which they are attached. For this reason, most of the specific epithets listed are followed by one or two endings, each preceded by a hyphen; for example, the very first word under "A" is abbreviatus, "-a", "-um". In the case of the specific epithets ending in "-us", the masculine form is shown first, followed by the feminine ending ("-a") and then the neuter ending ("-um"). Some Latin adjectives, belonging to a different declension, end in "-is"; this form is both masculine and feminine, so only the neuter ending, "-e", is added. An example is acaulis, "-e". Occasionally, a participial form is used as an adjective, in which case the specific epithet ends in "-ens" or in "-ans" in all genders, eliminating the need to show additional endings; an example is repens or fragrans.
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