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phytonyms

phytonyms is the plural of phytonym.

Meaning of phytonym

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
  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.

Questions about phytonyms

What is phytonyms the plural of?
Phytonyms is the plural of phytonym.

Words near phytonyms in the dictionary

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

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