humilis
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of humilis
< New Latin, Latin: low, humble
Example Sentences
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They used DNA to correctly identify both snails, Galba cubensis and Galba humilis, and the flatworm.
From Los Angeles Times
Certain tulips are reliably perennial, including varieties of clusiana, fosteriana, greigii, kaufmanniana and humilis.
From Washington Post
In habit like var. humilis; spikes tawny; perigynium like that of C. triceps, var. hirsuta; plant smooth, or very minutely pubescent under a strong lens.—Philipstown,
From Project Gutenberg
“Sanctitatis V. humilis filius et addictissimus servus, “Cornelius Laonensis Episcopus”.
From Project Gutenberg
Other distinct kinds are P. campanulatus, 1� ft., pale rose, of bushy habit; P. humilis, 9 in., bright blue; P. speciosus, cyananthus and Jaffrayanus, 2 to 3 ft., all bright blue; P. barbatus, 3 to 4 ft., scarlet, in long terminal panicles; P. Murrayanus, 6 ft., with scarlet flowers and connate leaves; and P. Palmeri, 3 to 4 ft., with large, wide-tubed, rose-coloured flowers.
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