Gardener's Botanical (eBook)

An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names - with More than 5,000 Entries

Ross Bayton (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
352 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-20913-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The definitive guide to botanical LatinUnlock the secrets of botanical Latin with this beautifully illustrated encyclopedia. The Gardener's Botanical contains definitions of more than 5,000 plant names-from abbreviatus ("e;shortened"e;) to zonatus ("e;with bands"e;)-along with more than 350 color illustrations.Scientific plant names are an invaluable tool for those who understand them. Formed from Greek and, more commonly, from Latin root words, not only do they make it possible for gardeners and botanists to communicate, they also contain a wealth of hidden information. The Gardener's Botanical is the key to unlocking these secrets. This guide contains a breathtaking array of botanical names in alphabetical order. Each word is listed with a pronunciation guide, definition, example plant, and, where appropriate, etymology. Also included in this illuminating guide are special features on important plant genera, fact boxes, essays focusing on the history and importance of Latin names and botanical illustrations, and an index of common names with more than 2,000 popular plants, cross-referenced with their binomial name in Latin.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.3.2020
• Zusatzinfo: 350 color illus.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Schlagworte: acer palmatum • Adjective • A Gardener’s Latin • alyssum • Amaryllidaceae • Apiaceae • Araceae • Asteraceae • Atropa • Binomial nomenclature • Bismarckia • botanical illustration • Botanical Latin • botanical name • Botany • Brassicaceae • Bud • Cactus • Campanula rotundifolia • Carl Linnaeus • Cell Biology • cell nucleus • Centaurea • Ceratostigma • Cercis • Chloroplast • Chloroplast DNA • chromosome • Clivia • Cyperus • De Materia Medica • Digitalis • Disanthus • Erica • Eruca sativa • eryngium • Fennel • Flower, Flowers, garden, roses, plants • Foeniculum • frond • gardening for beginners • gardening gifts • gardening handbook • genetic code • Genus • Geoff Hodge • gifts for gardeners • Ginkgo • Hamamelidaceae • Helianthus • Helianthus annuus • herbal • herbalism • Heuchera • Holly • Home and Garden • Honeysuckle • how plants are named • Hyacinthoides non-scripta • Hyacinth (plant) • Illustration • Inflorescence • Iridaceae • Jean Nicot • Lamiaceae • Latin for Gardeners • Leycesteria • Loropetalum • Lorraine Harrison • lungwort • lycopersicon • Lycopodium • Mahonia • mitochondrion • Myrtaceae • Myrtus • Nassella • Nucleic acid sequence • Nymphaea • On Plants • Passiflora • petal • Phacelia campanularia • phylogenetic tree • Physician • plant cell • Plant classification • Plant morphology • plant taxonomy • Poaceae • Practical Botany for Gardeners • Pronunciation • Pteris • Pulmonaria • Quercus ilex • Quercus robur • raised bed gardening • Rhinanthus • Rhinanthus minor • Ribosome • Richard Bird • Roman type • sempervivum • Sepal • Sequoiadendron giganteum • Shrub • Sir Joseph Banks • Sorus • Species name • Species Plantarum • Squill • stamen • Streptocarpus • sumac • Synonym (taxonomy) • Tropaeolum • Wollemia • Zamioculcas
• ISBN-10: 0-691-20913-8 / 0691209138
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-20913-5 / 9780691209135