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1. (of a flower) The period during which pollen is presented and/or the stigma is receptive. 2. (of a flowering plant) The period during which flowers in anthesis are present. Not defined for some cases, such as when pollen is released in the bud. anthocarp
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
Plants of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Vascular Plants. Chicago, Illinois: Kew Publishing and The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-52292-0. Coombes, Allen (2012). The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-60469-196-2. Cullen, Katherine E. (2006).
Hermes accidentally killed his lover during a game with the discus, and thus turned the dying Crocus into a saffron flower, in an aetiological myth explaining the origin of the plant. [34] For the ancient Mediterraneans, saffron gathered around the Cilician coastal town of Soli was of top value, particularly for use in perfumes and ointments.
Botanical Latin is best described as a modern Romance language of special technical application, derived from Renaissance Latin with much plundering of ancient Greek, which has evolved, mainly since 1700 and primarily through the work of Carl Linnaeus (1707–78), to serve as an international medium for the scientific naming of plants in all ...
Greek and Latin plant name: Lamiales: St [290] Oxalidaceae: Oxalis: L Greek and Latin plant name: Oxalidales: CS [291] Paeoniaceae: Paeonia: L Greek and Latin plant name: Saxifragales: CS [292] Pandaceae: Panda: P Paul Panda Farnana (1888–1930) Malpighiales [293] Pandanaceae: Pandanus – Malay plant name: Pandanales: St [294] Papaveraceae ...
This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names, in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.
L = derived from Latin, or both Classical Latin and Greek (unless otherwise noted) G = derived from Greek H = listed by Harrison, and (except as noted) by Bayton D = listed in Stearn's Dictionary S = listed in Stearn's Botanical Latin DS = listed in Stearn's Dictionary, with the word or root word listed in Botanical Latin C = listed by Coombes