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List of plant family names with etymologies. Irises, by Vincent van Gogh. The iris (from Greek for "rainbow") is in the family Iridaceae. Since the first edition of Carl Linnaeus 's Species Plantarum in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species. [1]
Contents. List of plant genus names with etymologies (A–C) Since the first printing of Carl Linnaeus 's Species Plantarum in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species. [ 1 ] Many of these plants are listed in Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners.
List of plant genus names with etymologies (L–P) Margyricarpus, derived from the Greek for "pearl fruit". Since the first printing of Carl Linnaeus 's Species Plantarum in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species. [1] Many of these plants are listed in ...
"Yuca" was the actual Taíno name for the plant, but Linnaeus mistakenly used the name for the unrelated Yucca plant. Man(d)ioca (manioc) and mandi'o (manihot) are respectively the Tupí and Guaraní names of the plant, both from oca (house) of the mythical figure Man(d)í. Cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum var.) pepper: Tupi: From kyynha ("pepper").
List of plant genus names with etymologies (L–P) List of plant genus names with etymologies (A–C) List of plant genus names with etymologies (D–K) List of plant genus names with etymologies (Q–Z) List of Euphorbiaceae genera
Nominator(s): - Dank (push to talk) 19:26, 10 August 2021 (UTC) []This will be my last Featured List nomination of plant names and meanings for a while (see my user page) ... and this one is only about a third as long as the others, since there aren't that many plant families (so, it's easier to review!)
List of plant genus names with etymologies (A–C) List of plant genus names with etymologies (D–K) List of plant genus names with etymologies (L–P) List of plant genus names with etymologies (Q–Z) List of named animals and plants in Germanic heroic legend; List of plants in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens; Glossary of plant morphology
List of plant family names with etymologies is a featured list, which means it has been identified as one of the best lists produced by the Wikipedia community. If you can update or improve it, please do so. This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured list on February 25, 2022.