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phytonym

phytonym noun: a (non-taxonomic) plant name.

Noun

phytonym (plural phytonyms)

  1. A (non-taxonomic) plant name.
    • Aniseed: (Pimpinella anisum) [...] This phytonym refers also to Foeniculum vulgare because this plant has yellow flowers, fine foliage and a strong smell of aniseed.2008, Renato Tomei, Forbidden Fruits: The Secret Names of Plants in Caribbean Culture
    • Duck Weed: (Lemma perpusilla, Fam. Lemnaceae) [...] The Spanish phytonym for this plant carries another taxonomic name (Piaprpous crassipes, Fam. Pontederiaceae)2008, Renato Tomei, Forbidden Fruits: The Secret Names of Plants in Caribbean Culture
  2. The name of an individual plant (e.g. General Sherman, a tree in Sequoia National Park, California).
  3. An anthroponym derived from the name of a plant.

Forms of phytonym

pluralphytonyms

Origin of phytonym

From phyto- + -onym.

Questions about phytonym

What does phytonym mean?
Phytonym means a (non-taxonomic) plant name.
What part of speech is phytonym?
Phytonym is a noun.
What is the plural of phytonym?
The plural of phytonym is phytonyms.

Words near phytonym in the dictionary

  1. phytonose
  2. phytonoses
  3. phytons
  4. phytonutrient
  5. phytonutrients
  6. phytonym
  7. phytonyms
  8. phytonymy
  9. phytooestrogenic
  10. phytopalaeontologist
  11. phytopalaeontologists

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