TY  - BOOK
AU  - Watts,Donald
AU  - Watts,Donald
TI  - Dictionary of plant lore
SN  - 9780123740861 (hbk.)
AV  - GR780 .W38 2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Academic
KW  - Plants
KW  - Nomenclature
KW  - Dictionaries
KW  - Plant names, Popular
N1  - Previous ed.: published as Elsevier's dictionary of plant names and their origins. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2000; Includes bibliographical references
N2  - "Many plant names derive from superstition, folk lore, or primal beliefs. Other names are purely descriptive and can serve to explain the meaning of the botanical name. Still other names come from literary sources providing rich detail of the transmission of words through the ages." "From the common red poppy known as "Blind Man" to Beauty-Berry, a beautiful American shrub, this guide provides the most comprehensive listing of terms from the plant world. Written for plant scientists, linguists, botanists, historians, and plant enthusiasts, Dictionary of Plant Lore lists 30,000 vernacular and literary English names of wild and cultivated plants. Botanical names are followed by a brief account of the meaning of the name and detailed commentary on common usage, genesis, and evolution is included to provide a greater understanding of the plants."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -