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100 1 $aStearn, William T.$q(William Thomas),$d1911-2001.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50024316
240 10 $aDictionary of plant names for gardeners$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99253476
245 10 $aStearn's dictionary of plant names for gardeners :$ba handbook on the origin and meaning of the botanical names of some cultivated plants /$cWilliam T. Stearn.
246 30 $aDictionary of plant names for gardeners
260 $aPortland, OR :$bTimber Press,$c2002.
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300 $ax, 363 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
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500 $aOriginally published: London : Cassell, 1992.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 1 $a"Countless plants have been assigned Latin botanical names since Linnaeus instituted modern botanical nomenclature in 1753, and many have aroused the curiosity of gardners. What do these names signify? What characteristics do they describe? Who are the plants named after?".
520 8 $a"In this book, William T. Stearn gives the meaning and origin of some 6000 botanical names, selecting those most likely to be encountered by gardeners and horticulturists. No other single source provides so much etymological information for the gardener. Also listed are 3000 of the most widely accepted vernacular names, cross-indexed to their correct scientific names. Each of these dictionary sections is prefaced by an informative and entertaining introduction.
520 8 $aPlant classification and binomial nomenclature are explained, and there are notes on the structure and pronunciation of botanical Latin. Extensive bibliographies direct the reader to further sources."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aPlants$vNomenclature.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85015994
650 0 $aPlant names, Popular$vDictionaries.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008622
650 0 $aEnglish language$vDictionaries$xLatin (Medieval and modern)
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