Vouacapoua Pallidior
/ˌvuː.əˌkæp.əˈuː.ə ˈpæl.ɪ.di.ər/noun
A botanical scientific name for a tropical tree species in the legume family, Fabaceae.
Did you know?The species epithet pallidior is Latin for “paler,” a comparative form related to English pallid, pallor, and appall.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pel-
“To be pale or have a wan, light-colored appearance.”
Classical Latin
Latin
pallēre
“To be pale or grow pale.”
Classical Latin
Latin
pallidus
“Pale, wan, or lacking color.”
18th Century
Botanical Latin
Vouacapoua
“A genus name adopted from a Guianan vernacular tree name; the precise indigenous source is uncertain.”
Modern botanical Latin
Latin
pallidior
“Paler; the comparative form of pallidus, used to distinguish the species from a related Vouacapoua.”
Modern English
Scientific English
Vouacapoua pallidior
“The formal binomial name of the tree species.”