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Epithet: glaucophylla
Meaning: With blue-green or blue-gray leaves, or with a bloom.
Derivation: Feminine form of "glaucophyllus," a Latinized compound of two Greek words, the adjective "glaukós," meaning "gleaming, bright" or "blue-green or blue-gray," and the noun "phúllon," meaning "leaf."
Pronunciation: glaw-koh-FIL-uh

Whereas the generic name must be unique, there are often two or more genera with the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also be used within a species for subspecies, varieties, and forms.

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