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Latin/Greek Language English Example Search for titles containing the word or using the prefix: acanthus etc.: G ἄκανθος (ákanthos): thorny, spiny: Acanthus plant; Parorchis acanthus, a flatworm
In biology, taxonomy (from Ancient Greek τάξις () ' arrangement ' and -νομία () ' method ') is the scientific study of naming, defining (circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics.
Artocarpus elasticus of the Mulberry Family (Moraceae) and commonly called terap nasi or terap, [2] is a rainforest tree of maritime and mainland Southeast Asia, growing up to 45 metres (150 ft) (occasionally as much as 214 feet (65 meters)) [3] in height with a diameter at breast height of about 1 metre (3 ft).
Bellis perennis has one botanical name and many common names, including perennial daisy, lawn daisy, common daisy, and English daisy.. A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of ...
Orthosiphon aristatus, commonly known as cat's whiskers or Java tea, is a plant species in the family Lamiaceae (also known Labiatae). The plant is a medicinal herb found mainly throughout southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, South East Asia, and tropical Queensland, Australia.
Artocarpus integer, commonly known as chempedak or cempedak, is a species of tree in the family Moraceae, in the same genus as breadfruit and jackfruit.It is native to Southeast Asia.
It is an evergreen or drought-deciduous succulent shrub (which can also lose its leaves during cold spells, or according to the subspecies or cultivar). It can grow to 0.12–5 m (0.39–16.40 ft) in height, with pachycaul (disproportionately large) stems and a stout, swollen basal caudex (a rootstock that protrudes from the soil).
In traditional Chinese medicine, both O. japonicus plants and tubers are known as mai men dong (Chinese: 麥門冬).Tubers are used as the cardinal herb for yin deficiency. . According to the "Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica", the herb is sweet, slightly bitter, and slightly cold; enters the heart, lung, and stomach channels; nourishes the yin of the stomach, spleen, heart, and lungs ...