Meaning of phytonym | Babel Free
Definitions
- A (non-taxonomic) plant name.
- The name of an individual plant (e.g. General Sherman, a tree in Sequoia National Park, California).
- An anthroponym derived from the name of a plant.
Examples
“Aniseed: (Pimpinella anisum) [...] This phytonym refers also to Foeniculum vulgare because this plant has yellow flowers, fine foliage and a strong smell of aniseed.”
“Duck Weed: (Lemma perpusilla, Fam. Lemnaceae) [...] The Spanish phytonym for this plant carries another taxonomic name (Piaprpous crassipes, Fam. Pontederiaceae)”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.