alternifolius

== Latin == === Etymology === alternus (“alternate”) +‎ -i- +‎ folium (“leaf”) +‎ -us === Adjective === alternifolius (feminine alternifolia, neuter alternifolium); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) A specific epithet for plants that have alternifoliate leaves ==== Usage notes ==== Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== Buddleja alternifolia Cornus alternifolia Melaleuca alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia