Meaning of phytonymy | Babel Free

Definitions

The nomenclature of plants.

uncountable

Examples

“We cited a goodly number of synonyms, some of them may seem superfluous, but I thought of linguists interested in phytonymy.”

“Furthermore, adding to the many linguistic identities of the Caribbean isles, the British isles have likewise a composite stratification in phytonymy.”

“In this section, after a few preliminary remarks, we will discuss the principles of ancient plant name formation in Greek and Latin, as well as the problems ancient authorities encountered with phytonymy.”

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