Etymological Dictionary of Grasses
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 4, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9783540384328
Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Reference works; Plants - General; Science; Science/Mathematics; Agriculture - General; Life Sciences - Botany; Graminae; Grass taxonomy; Nomenclature; Plant names; Poaceae; Science / Botany
Description: "This dictionary provides explanations of the meaning and origins of generic and specific names of grasses, one of the largest and economically most important plant families. There are about 12,5000 entries which far exceeds in number those of any other dictionary in print. Most of the names published during the past 250 years are included."--Jacket.