azureus

See also Azureus

Latin

Adjective

azureus m. (feminine azurea, neuter azureum); first/second declension

1. Of a deep blue colour. (Later Latin)

Usage notes

• This adjective is most common as a species epithet in botanical names. In plants, because real blue is so rare and the quality of the colour changes with time, colours which would otherwise be grouped as purple or violet are considered to be blue.

References

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets