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Senna alata is locally known as akapulko in the Philippines where it is used as both an ornamental and medicinal plant due to its laxative, purgative and anti-fungal properties. [8] In Sri Lanka, known as Ath-thora (ඇත්තෝර), it is used as an ingredient in Sinhala traditional medicine. In Malaysia, it is known as Gelenggang.
Acapulco de Juárez (Spanish: [akaˈpulko ðe ˈxwaɾes] ⓘ), commonly called Acapulco (/ ˌ æ k ə ˈ p ʊ l k oʊ / AK-ə-PUUL-koh, [2] [3] US also / ˌ ɑː k-/ AHK-; [2] Nahuatl languages: Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, 380 kilometres (240 mi) south of Mexico City.
The generic name and common name are both from Taino mamey, the name of Mammea americana, which produces similar fruit. The specific and common names both derive from Nahuatl tzapotl ("sapote fruit", probably originally referring to the black sapote) [citation needed] Manatee (Trichechus) sea cows: Taíno? Possibly from manati ("breast").
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De Juárez was officially added to its name on June 20, 1873. [2] As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 779,566, [3] covering an area of 1,727.3 square kilometres (666.9 sq mi). [4] Its current municipal president is Abelina López Rodríguez, from the Morena political party. [citation needed]
When there is no common name or no consensus can be reached on the most common name, or if it isn't clear what taxon the common name refers to (as in the sardine example above), use the scientific name: Pegomya geniculata is a fly without common names. Eulimella torquata was first described in 2011, and has no common name.
The name "Wyoming" comes from a Delaware Tribe word Mechaweami-ing or "maughwauwa-ma", meaning large plains or extensive meadows, which was the tribe's name for a valley in northern Pennsylvania. The name Wyoming was first proposed for use in the American West by Senator Ashley of Ohio in 1865 in a bill to create a temporary government for ...
Common names (such as "red fox") are different across languages, whereas the scientific name does not change. In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same ...