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100	1		_aStearn, William T. _q(William Thomas), _d1911-2001. _915929 _eauthor.
240	1	0	_aDictionary of plant names for gardeners
245	1	0	_aStearn's dictionary of plant names for gardeners : _ba handbook on the origin and meaning of the botanical names of some cultivated plants / _cWilliam T. Stearn.
246	3	0	_aDictionary of plant names for gardeners
264		1	_aPortland, Oregon : _bTimber Press, _c2002.
300			_ax, 363 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c24 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
500			_aOriginally published: London : Cassell, 1992.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aIn this book Stearn gives the meaning and origin of some 6000 botanical names, selecting those most likely to be encountered by gardeners and horticulturists. No other single source provides so much etymological information for the gardener, the result of years of scholarship and original research by the distinguished author. Also listed are 3000 of the most widely accepted vernacular names, cross-indexed to their correct scientific names, an invaluable reference for gardeners, writers, and historians. Plant classification and binomial nomenclature are explained, and there are notes on the structure and pronunciation of botanical Latin. No other single source provides so much etymological information for the gardener.
650		0	_aPlants _vNomenclature. _915930
650		0	_aPlant names, Popular _vDictionaries. _915931
650		0	_aEnglish language _vDictionaries _xLatin, Medieval and modern. _915932
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