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Meaning of phytonym | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A (non-taxonomic) plant name.
  2. The name of an individual plant (e.g. General Sherman, a tree in Sequoia National Park, California).
  3. An anthroponym derived from the name of a plant.

Equivalents

Čeština fytonymum
Polski fitonim
Português fitomínio
Slovenčina fytonymum

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.
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See also

phytonymy phytopalaeontologist phytopaleontology phytoparasite phytopathogen phytopathogenesis

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