Botanical Latin: History, Grammar, Syntax, Terminology, and VocabularyFirst published in 1966, Botanical Latin has become accepted worldwide as the standard work of reference on this important subject. A comprehensive guide to every aspect of Latin usage in this field, it is an invaluable source of accurate information for gardeners, botanists, scientific historians, systematic etymologists and classical scholars alike. Botanical Latin is an internationally used technical language developed over the past 250 years for the naming and description of plants. In that time, in order to meet the expanding need for accurate scientific descriptions, its vocabulary has been continually enriched with new words, mostly coined from Greek, and with classical Latin words now given precise and particular botanical meanings. It is accepted by horticulturists and botanists everywhere as the medium for naming new plants, and botanical research is almost impossible without reference to standard works and the vast number of first descriptions in Latin - much information is available in no other language. For gardeners, too, a working knowledge of botanical Latin is essential for the accurate identification of plants in the garden. |
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Contents
Introduction | 6 |
Development of Botanical Latin Terminology | 14 |
The Latin Alphabet and Pronunciation | 49 |
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Botanical Latin: History, Grammar, Syntax, Terminology and Vocabulary William Thomas Stearn No preview available - 1966 |
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A. P. de Candolle adjectives aestivation anguste anthers apex apice apicem blue botanica botanical Latin botanists botany branches branchlets broad brown calyce calyx capsule carpels caulis cells cellulae classical Latin colour comp compounds conj corolla curved Declension dense descriptions diametro ending epithets feminine filaments flowers folia foliis fruit gender genera genitive singular genus glabra glabrous globose Greek green grey hairs hence hyphae indicates inflorescence Insula inter lata leaf leaves Lindley Linnaeus Linnaeus's lobes lobis loculi longa longis longus margin masculine names nerves neuter noun base ovate pale perigon pertaining petals petiole pileus Plantarum plants Plural Nom prefix prep ramuli resembling rounded s.f. III seeds sepals Similarly declined sing Singular Nom species sporangium spores stamens stem stigma suffix supra terete terminal terminology thallus thick usque veins verb vowel words yellow