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Pages: 363
Pages: 363
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992 - Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Language: en
Pages: 54
Pages: 54
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Language: en
Pages: 195
Pages: 195
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994 - Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
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 or
Language: en
Pages: 647
Pages: 647
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-11-22 - Publisher: CRC Press
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.
Language: en
Pages: 482
Pages: 482
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-05-02 - Publisher: Elsevier
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