Translation of a Bot. Latin term

[JJ Wuilbaut]

potens, potentis : participe pr?sent de possum
potentissimus : superlatif

--> tr?s puissant (very powerful)

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Dear Taxacom'ers - could anyone help me with the translation (to
English) of the term "potentissimo" as in the statement: "radio amplo
potentissimo" (from a description in Memorie della Reale Accademia delle
Scienze di Torino, 38:31, 1833, by A. Rich., for Senecio linearifolius)?
Stearn's Botanical Latin has helped me with the rest of the deciphering
of the description.

Sincerely,
Leszek Vincent

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P. Leszek D. Vincent Ph.D., FLS
Plant Science Unit
Res. Prof. Dept. of Horticulture
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University of Missouri-Columbia
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Ph: (573) 884-3716; Fax:(573) 884-7850;
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Associate Curator, Dunn-Palmer Herbarium (UMO);
Research Associate, Missouri Botanical Garden (MO), USA;
Plant Systematist on The Plant Ontology Consortium - NSF award 0321666
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