| A | B |
| dendr (dendroid; dendrochronology; rhododendron; dendrology) | tree |
| antho (anthology; anthophilous; anthozoan) | flower |
| ichthy (ichthyologist; ichthyoid; ichthyosaur) | fish |
| hippo (hippodrome; hippopotamous; eohippus) | horse |
| ornith (ornithology; ornithomancy) | bird |
| phyll (chlorophyll; phyllopod; phyllophagous) | leaf |
| phyt (neophyte; sporophyte; gametophyte) | plant |
| pithec (australopithecus; pithecanthropus) | ape |
| rhiz (rhizoid; rhizomorphous; rhizophagous; rhizanthous) | root |
| rhodo (rhododendron; Rhode Island) | rose |
| saur (dinosaur; pterosaur; sauropod) | lizard |
| spor (spore; diaspora; sporogenesis) | seed |
| vermi (vermin; vermicide; vermicelli) | worm |
| zo (zoo; zoophile; zoology) | animal |
| cyan (cyanide; cyanosis; cyanotype) | blue |
| erythro (erythrocyte; erythroblastosis; erythrism) | red |
| chlor (chlorine; chlorophyll; chlorella) | green |
| leuko (leukocyte; leukemia) | white |
| rub (rudy; rubicund; rubella) | red |
| alb (albino; albedo; albumen) | white |
| aur (aura; auriferous; Aurora) | gold |