A Primer of Botanical Latin with Vocabulary

Name: A Primer of Botanical Latin with Vocabulary
Brand: Cambridge University Press
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By Emma Short

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Latin is one of two acceptable languages for describing new plants, and taxonomists must be able to translate earlier texts in Latin. Providing a simple explanation of Latin grammar along with an in-depth vocabulary, this is an indispensable guide for systematic botanists worldwide. All relevant parts of speech are discussed, with accompanying examples as well as worked exercises for translating diagnoses and descriptions to and from Latin. Guidelines for forming specific epithets are also included. The authors cross-reference their grammar to Stearn's Botanical Latin and to articles in the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants. The comprehensive vocabulary is enhanced with terms from recent glossaries for non-flowering plants - lichens, mosses, algae, fungi and ferns - making this an ideal resource for anyone looking to hone their understanding of Latin grammar and to translate botanical texts from the past 300 years.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 310
Release Date:: 2013-03-21
Publication Date:: 2013-03-21
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1107693756
ISBN13:: 9781107693753
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Weight:: 452 g
Height:: 152 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 17 cm

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