num_pages: 352
description: 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 5000 plant namesfrom abbreviatus (shortened) to zonatus (with bands)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 2000 popular plants cross-referenced with their binomial name in Latin.
language: English
title: The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names - with More than 5,000 Entries
publisher: Princeton University Press