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Constructing epithets (was Use of the word
Great thread! Thanks for the short course in naming plants. It is just
what I needed, Looks like a non-english word is the root rather a place or person. Jack |
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Constructing epithets (was Use of the word
OK Behen is an arabic word but I would like to know it's english
meaning. I found this: APPENDICES A. Additional Arabic Loanwords with Variant Spellings alchitran, alkilranjargon, jargoon rail, rein alkarnna, alkennajihad, jehad rava, ravah ben, behen jubbah, jubba ratarna, retama berat, barat kabyle, kabyl retem, raetem |
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Constructing epithets (was Use of the word
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wrote: OK Behen is an arabic word but I would like to know it's english meaning. IIRC at the beginning of the thread, someone listed a number of scientific names of plants that are called 'behen' in various areas, so likely it's an Arabic (or Farsi, or both) common name for a plant, applied to different plants in different areas. Asking what it means may be like asking what English words like "ironwood" or "lily" mean. These common names are applied to many different, often unrelated, species of plant. |
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Constructing epithets (was Use of the word
Great thread! Thanks for the short course in naming plants. It is just
what I needed, Looks like a non-english word is the root rather a place or person. Jack |
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Constructing epithets (was Use of the word
OK Behen is an arabic word but I would like to know it's english
meaning. I found this: APPENDICES A. Additional Arabic Loanwords with Variant Spellings alchitran, alkilranjargon, jargoon rail, rein alkarnna, alkennajihad, jehad rava, ravah ben, behen jubbah, jubba ratarna, retama berat, barat kabyle, kabyl retem, raetem |
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Constructing epithets (was Use of the word
In article ,
wrote: OK Behen is an arabic word but I would like to know it's english meaning. IIRC at the beginning of the thread, someone listed a number of scientific names of plants that are called 'behen' in various areas, so likely it's an Arabic (or Farsi, or both) common name for a plant, applied to different plants in different areas. Asking what it means may be like asking what English words like "ironwood" or "lily" mean. These common names are applied to many different, often unrelated, species of plant. |
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