Epithets V
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| Epithet | Meaning | Reference |
| vagans
| Scattered, spread, extended. | Z |
| vaginata
| Having a vagina or sheath, as of a leaf. | Z |
| vaginatum
| Having a vagina or sheath, as of a leaf. | Z |
| vaginatus
| Having a vagina or sheath, as of a leaf. | Z |
| vagum
| Being inconstant in form or habit. | Z |
| valdiviensis
| From Valdivia, a province in Chili. | Z |
| valentina
| From the district of Valentia in Spain. | Z |
| valentinus
| From the district of Valentia in Spain. | Z |
| valerandi
| Possibly "like Valerian". | |
| variabilis
| Changeable, non-constant in appearance. | Z |
| varians
| Changeable, non-constant in appearance. | Z |
| variegata
| Irregularly coloured, in stripes or patches. | Z |
| variegatum
| Irregularly coloured, in stripes or patches. | Z |
| velutina
| Velvet-like, covered closely with short, soft hairs. | Z |
| veneta
| Venetian or sea coloured. | Z |
| venosa
| Having veins. | Z |
| venosum
| Having veins. | Z |
| ventricosa
| Swelled or inflated, as the corolla of some labiates. | Z |
| ventricosum
| Swelled or inflated, as the corolla of some labiates. | Z |
| venusta
| Pleasing, lovely. | Z |
| venustum
| Pleasing, lovely. | Z |
| verbenaca
| Resembling Verbena. | |
| veris
| Pertaining to spring. | Z |
| vermiculatus
| Worm-shaped, worm-like. | Z |
| verna
| Flowering in spring, pertaining to spring. | Z |
| vernale
| Flowering in spring, pertaining to spring. | Z |
| vernalis
| Flowering in spring, pertaining to spring. | Z |
| vernum
| Flowering in spring, pertaining to spring. | Z |
| vernus
| Flowering in spring, pertaining to spring. | Z |
| verrucosum
| Being full of warts or glandular elevations {verruca, a wart). | Z |
| verruculosa
| Thickly covered with small warts. | Z |
| versicolor
| Changing colour. | Z |
| verticillata
| Whorled, three or more leaves springing from the same point. | Z |
| verticillatum
| Whorled, three or more leaves springing from the same point. | Z |
| verticillatus
| Whorled, three or more leaves springing from the same point. | Z |
| verum
| True. The real McCoy. | |
| verutum
| A dart or short spear. | Z |
| vesca
| Eatable. | Z |
| vesiculosum
| As if composed of little bladders, usually filled with air. | Z |
| vestita
| Clothed. | Z |
| vestitus
| Clothed. | Z |
| viciifolia
| With leaves like the Vetch, Vicia. | Z |
| villicaulis
| With shaggy stem. | Z |
| villosa
| Shaggy. | Z |
| villosior
| Shaggy. | Z |
| villosulus
| With finer or shorter, shaggy hair. | Z |
| villosum
| Shaggy. | Z |
| viminalis
| Consisting of long, flexible, switch shoots like Osier. | Z |
| viminea
| Consisting of long, flexible, switch shoots like Osier. | Z |
| vimineus
| Consisting of long, flexible, switch shoots like Osier. | Z |
| vineale
| Growing in vineyards. | Z |
| vinealis
| Growing in vineyards. | Z |
| violacea
| Violet-coloured. | Z |
| violaceum
| Violet-coloured. | Z |
| violascens
| Becoming Violet. | Z |
| virens
| Of green colour. | Z |
| virescens
| Turning green. | Z |
| virgata
| Composed of willowy twigs. | Z |
| virgatum
| Composed of willowy twigs. | Z |
| virgaurea
| (Virga aurea ) Common Golden-Rod (Solidago). | Z |
| virginea
| Maidenly, of the purest white. | Z |
| virginiana
| From Virginia, N. America. | Z |
| virginianum
| From Virginia, N. America. | Z |
| virginica
| From Virginia, N. America. | Z |
| virginicum
| From Virginia, N. America. | Z |
| virginicus
| From Virginia, N. America. | Z |
| viride
| Green. | Z |
| viridescens
| Somewhat green, changing into green, becoming green. | Z |
| viridiflora
| Fresh green flowers. | |
| viridis
| Green. | Z |
| viridula
| Greenish. | Z |
| virosa
| With poisonous sap, venomous, of evil odour. | Z |
| viscaria
| Catch-Fly or Campion Catch-Fly (Silene). | Z |
| viscida
| Sticky, clammy, exuding a sticky secretion. | Z |
| viscosa
| Sticky, clammy, exuding a sticky secretion. | Z |
| viscosum
| Sticky, clammy, exuding a sticky secretion. | Z |
| viscosus
| Sticky, clammy, exuding a sticky secretion. | Z |
| visnaga
| Tooth-pick. | Z |
| vitalba
| Virgin's-Bower, Old Man's Beard or Traveller's Joy {Clematis). | Z |
| vitellinus
| The colour of the yolk of an egg. | Z |
| viticella
| Purple virgin's-bower (clematis). | Z |
| vitifolium
| Vine-leaved. | |
| vittata
| Striped like a ribbon, with longitudinal stripes. | Z |
| vulgare
| Common, everyday. | |
| vulgaris
| Common, everyday. | |
| vulgata
| Well known. | Z |
| vulgatum
| Well known. | Z |
| vulneraria
| "Of wounds". For healing wounds. | DBE |
| vulpina
| Fox-like. | Z |

