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Author : William Thomas Stearn
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Botany
ISBN : 030436469X
Stearn's classic dictionary of the meaning and origin of some 6,000 botanical names
Author : Umberto Quattrocchi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999-11-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780849326783
This volume provides the origins and meanings of the names of genera and species of extant vascular plants, with the genera arranged alphabetically from R to Z.
Author : James Britten,Robert Holland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Botany
ISBN : UCD:31175026121676
Author : D.C. Watts
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080546021
Knowledge of plant names can give insight into largely forgotten beliefs. For example, the common red poppy is known as "Blind Man" due to an old superstitious belief that if the poppy were put to the eyes it would cause blindness. Many plant names derived from superstition, folk lore, or primal beliefs. Other names are purely descriptive and can serve to explain the meaning of the botanical name. For example, Beauty-Berry is the name given to the American shrub that belongs to the genus Callicarpa. Callicarpa is Greek for beautiful fruit. Still other names come from literary sources providing rich detail of the transmission of words through the ages. Conceived as part of the author's wider interest in plant and tree lore and ethnobotanical studies, this fully revised edition of Elsevier's Dictionary of Plant Names and Their Origins contains over 30,000 vernacular and literary English names of plants. Wild and cultivated plants alike are identified by the botanical name. Further detail provides a brief account of the meaning of the name and detailed commentary on common usage. * Includes color images * Inclusive of all Latin terms with vernacular derivatives * The most comprehensive guide for plant scientists, linguists, botanists, and historians
Author : Allen J. Coombes
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0881922943
Publisher description: The Dictionary of Plant Names is a guide that not only cross references common names to their Latin counterparts, but also details the origins, meanings, and pronunciation of each name. Each genus name is followed by the suggested pronunciation, the family in which it is placed, and the derivation of the name (Latin, Greek, or other). Then the main garden use of the plants in the genus, e.g. herbaceous perennials, trees, etc., is listed. Many interesting facts come to light in the origin of the Latinate name, for example that Kalmia is named after Pehr Kalm, a Finnish student of Linnaeus. Each genus concludes with the common name and place of origin of the whole species, if applicable. Species are listed alphabetically under the genus with the same categories of information.
Author : Urs Eggli,Leonard E. Newton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662071250
Names are important elements to handle the diversity of items in daily life - persons, objects, animals, plants, etc. Without such names, it would be difficult to attach information to such items and to communicate information about them, and names are usually used without giving them much thought. This is not different for plants. When dealing with plants, however, it soon becomes apparent that the situation is somewhat more complex. Botanists use Latin names to bring order into the vast diversity, while everyday usage resorts to vemacular or "popular" names. As practical as these vernacular names are (it is not suggested that you should ask your greengrocer for a kilo gram of Solanum tuberosum or Musa paradisiaca subsp. sapientum), their most important draw back is the fact that they vary widely, not only from one language to another but also from coun try to country, even from region to region within a large country. More importantly, vemacular names in any given language are usually only available for the plants growing locally, or for plants of some special importance, such as crops and vegetables, medicinal plants, or important garden plants. For all other plants, the Latin names used by botanists and other scientists have to be employed. Such names often appear complicated or even awkward to the ears of those not accustomed to them.
Author : Allen J. Coombes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Botany
ISBN : OCLC:43731030
Author : H. L. Gerth van Wijk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1740 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Botany
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003119489
Author : Umberto Quattrocchi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1999-11-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 084932677X
This volume provides the origins and meanings of the names of genera and species of extant vascular plants, with the genera arranged alphabetically from M to Q.
Author : Umberto Quattrocchi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999-11-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 0849326753
This volume provides the origins and meanings of the names of genera and species of extant vascular plants, with the genera arranged alphabetically from A to C.
Author : William Thomas Stearn
Publisher : Cassell PLC
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0304347825
This dictionary provides entries on 6,000 botanical names, those most frequently encountered by gardeners and horticulturists, and also also cross-references 3,000 vernacular names to their botanical names.
Author : Hugo L. Gerth van Wijk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:614911546
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Botany
ISBN : CHI:14517349
Author : James Britten
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0366704761
Excerpt from A Dictionary of English Plant-Names Science cannot, at present, afford to throw hard words at pro vincialisms. Too often, in her nomenclature, has she failed to interpret Nature; too often given us only the skeleton leaf instead of the flower. A long list of provincialisms might be given, where by a word a whole train of associations is aroused, and the close relationship of all things shown Many of our most expressive terms are fast dying out, as schools are built, and schoolmasters increase, so will the old words perish in the struggle with the new. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : A. W. Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-10
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780486320052
First compact dictionary to combine definitions of botanical names in general usage with information on their derivation and guides to pronunciation. A monumental index provides a cross-reference from some 1,800 common plant names to corresponding botanical ones. Combines thoroughness, botanical rigor, and interesting facts and lore — all leavened with touches of humor.