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vagans: wandering, erratic
valid- / valer-: strong, true ("validus") (_Valeriana_ = "strong," referring to the medicinal uses of Valerian)
vari-: variable, various ("variatus")
variegat-: variegated ("variegata")
velut-: velvety ("velutina")
venos-: referring to a vein ("venosus")
ventr-: unevenly swollen ("ventricosa")
venust-: beautiful ("venustus")
vermi-: referring to a worm, spiral form ("vermiculatus")
vern-: referring to Spring, vernal ("vernalis" "vernus")
vernic-: referring to varnish ("vernicosa")
verruc-: verrucose, warty ("verrucosus" / "verruculosa")
versi-: various(ly) ("versiflora" = "variously-flowered")
vertic-: referring to a whorl ("verticillatus")
verus (vera): genuine, true
vesicul-: referring to vessicles, bladders ("vesicularis")
vesper-: referring to the evening - also western ("vespertillus" "vesperinus")
vesti-: clothed, covered (usually with hairs) ("vestitus")
villos-: hairy ("villosum")
vimin-: referring to a wicker, therefore, long, pliable branches ("viminalis")
vin-: referring to wine ("vinifera" = "wine-bearing")
viol-: referring to the genus _Viola_ or the color violet - ("violaceus" = "partaking of the color violet")
vires-: referring to the color green ("virescens")
virgat-: referring to a twig (wand) ("virgatus")
virgin-: referring to a virgin - usually meanig white ("virginalis")
virid-: referring to the color green ("viridiflora" = "green -flowers")
visc-: sticky (_Malvaviscus_ = "sticky mallow") ("viscaria")
viti-: referring to a grape ("vitifolia" = "leaves like a grape")
vitta-: striped ("vittatus")
volub-: twining ("volubilis")
vulg-: common ("vulgaris")
vulp-: referring to a fox ("vulpina")

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