Botanical Latin: History, Grammar Syntax, Terminology and Vocabulary

by William T. Stearn

First published in 1966, this is a guide to aspects of Latin usage in the botanical field and is a source of information for gardeners, botanists, scientific historians, systematic etymologists and classical scholars. Now in its fourth edition, it summarizes the grammar and syntax and covers the roots and origins of Latin and latinized geographical names, colour terms, symbols and abbreviations, diagnoses and descriptions, the formation of names and epithets, and more.

Genres: Science, Reference, Gardening, Biology, Nonfiction, Ecology

Hardcover

First published October 27, 1983

Reviews

[Dan Carey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Obviously, I'm not going to read a reference book cover to cover, especially one as extensive and thick as this one. But I'm going to claim partial credit for it.

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book for people who know how to have fun. Thank god plant descriptions aren't written in latin anymore and I can skip the grammar section

[Steven Monrad · Rating 4 out of 5]

A separate language

[Erica]

Very useful handbook for botanical Latin--will be looking up all of my orchids' names!