The Hamlyn Dictionary of Plant Names: The Pronunciation, Derivation and Meaning of Botanical Names, and Their Common-name Equivalents - Hardcover

Coombes, Allen J.

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9780600575450: The Hamlyn Dictionary of Plant Names: The Pronunciation, Derivation and Meaning of Botanical Names, and Their Common-name Equivalents

Synopsis

With over 3500 entries, this dictionary contains information about the derivation, meaning and pronunciation of plant names. The book is cross-referenced and includes a glossary of technical terms.

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Book Description

Wonderfully useful and complete, this little book includes common name cross-references, geographical distribution, and name origins, all at a bargain price. Pronunciations given are decidedly Britannic, but this seems a trivial matter in a book that fills so essential a need so conveniently.

About the Author

Allen Coombes is an experienced and highly qualified botanist who worked for the Hillier Gardens in Hampshire, England, and is now coordinator of scientific collections at the University Botanic Garden in Puebla, Mexico. He has written widely on trees and shrubs, was a member of the Horticultural Taxonomy Group for many years, and wrote his first book on plant names in 1985.

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