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The Gardener's Botanical : An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names - with More than 5,000 Entries / Ross Bayton.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]Copyright date: 2020Description: 1 online resource (352 p.) : 350 color illusContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691209135
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 581.014 23
LOC classification:
  • QK96
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- How to Use This Book -- A Guide to the Use of Latin -- Why Botanical Latin Is Used for Plant Names -- A Brief History of Botanical Art -- How the Study of DNA Is Changing Plant Names -- Practical Uses of Botanical Latin -- Acknowledgments and Credits -- Index of common names
Summary: The definitive guide to botanical LatinUnlock the secrets of botanical Latin with this beautifully illustrated encyclopedia. The Gardener's Botanical contains definitions of more than 5,000 plant names—from abbreviatus ("shortened") to zonatus ("with bands")—along with more than 350 color illustrations.Scientific plant names are an invaluable tool for those who understand them. Formed from Greek and, more commonly, from Latin root words, not only do they make it possible for gardeners and botanists to communicate, they also contain a wealth of hidden information. The Gardener's Botanical is the key to unlocking these secrets. This guide contains a breathtaking array of botanical names in alphabetical order. Each word is listed with a pronunciation guide, definition, example plant, and, where appropriate, etymology. Also included in this illuminating guide are special features on important plant genera, fact boxes, essays focusing on the history and importance of Latin names and botanical illustrations, and an index of common names with more than 2,000 popular plants, cross-referenced with their binomial name in Latin.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- How to Use This Book -- A Guide to the Use of Latin -- Why Botanical Latin Is Used for Plant Names -- A Brief History of Botanical Art -- How the Study of DNA Is Changing Plant Names -- Practical Uses of Botanical Latin -- Acknowledgments and Credits -- Index of common names

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The definitive guide to botanical LatinUnlock the secrets of botanical Latin with this beautifully illustrated encyclopedia. The Gardener's Botanical contains definitions of more than 5,000 plant names—from abbreviatus ("shortened") to zonatus ("with bands")—along with more than 350 color illustrations.Scientific plant names are an invaluable tool for those who understand them. Formed from Greek and, more commonly, from Latin root words, not only do they make it possible for gardeners and botanists to communicate, they also contain a wealth of hidden information. The Gardener's Botanical is the key to unlocking these secrets. This guide contains a breathtaking array of botanical names in alphabetical order. Each word is listed with a pronunciation guide, definition, example plant, and, where appropriate, etymology. Also included in this illuminating guide are special features on important plant genera, fact boxes, essays focusing on the history and importance of Latin names and botanical illustrations, and an index of common names with more than 2,000 popular plants, cross-referenced with their binomial name in Latin.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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