Elsevier's Dictionary of Botany - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Elsevier's Dictionary of Botany write by . This book was released on 1979. Elsevier's Dictionary of Botany available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Elsevier's Dictionary of Botany
Elsevier's Dictionary of Botany - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Elsevier's Dictionary of Botany write by P. Amcura. This book was released on 1979. Elsevier's Dictionary of Botany available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Elsevier's dictionary of botany
Elsevier's dictionary of botany - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Elsevier's dictionary of botany write by . This book was released on 1984. Elsevier's dictionary of botany available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Elsevier's Dictionary of Plant Names
Elsevier's Dictionary of Plant Names - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Elsevier's Dictionary of Plant Names write by Murray Wrobel. This book was released on 1996-05-20. Elsevier's Dictionary of Plant Names available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This comprehensive overview of plant names includes over 12,500 terms covering 298 families, 2,787 genera and 9,427 species which are listed in the alphabetical order of their botanical names. In addition, 2,109 of the more common synonyms are given and referred to their current, preferred names. The presentation of the common names in the four languages of this dictionary is unusual in that as many as twelve names in one language are given. There are more than 17,250 English names including over 3,000 North American and 775 from Australia and New Zealand, whilst the nearly 400 Québecois and a sprinkling of West African and Mauritian names are included among the 13,300 French. More than 13,000 German and 8,600 Italian names are presented. This dictionary will be of value to translators of scientific and general literature; scientific and botanical authors; environmentalists and ecologists; and scientific and lay readers of foreign literature.
Dictionary of Plant Lore
Dictionary of Plant Lore - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dictionary of Plant Lore write by D.C. Watts. This book was released on 2007-05-02. Dictionary of Plant Lore available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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
