In article . com,
"Rob Hamadi" writes:
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| Thanks. It seems to me from what you've explained that it's just* a
| matter of learning the "grammar" of the classification system, then
| expanding one's vocabulary. The fact that many of the words are Latin
| is, to some extent, a red herring.

Precisely. They are semi-systematic gibberish, as distinct from the
English names, which are often total gibberish - if you read ANYTHING
into an English name, you run the risk of confusing yourself at best
and killing yourself and your family at worst.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Feb 25, 3:18 pm, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

if you read ANYTHING
into an English name, you run the risk of confusing yourself at best
and killing yourself and your family at worst.

Horsechestnut being the first example that springs to mind. Although
Deadly Nightshade might be the exception that proves the rule...
--
Rob

In message , Nick Maclaren
writes

In article . com,
"Rob Hamadi" writes:
|
| Thanks. It seems to me from what you've explained that it's just* a
| matter of learning the "grammar" of the classification system, then
| expanding one's vocabulary. The fact that many of the words are Latin
| is, to some extent, a red herring.

Precisely. They are semi-systematic gibberish, as distinct from the
English names, which are often total gibberish - if you read ANYTHING
into an English name, you run the risk of confusing yourself at best
and killing yourself and your family at worst.

You mean like an apple is edible and a thorn-apple is deadly? Or, IIRC,
one plant called a may-apple has an edible fruit, and the other a
poisonous fruit.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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Stewart Robert Hinsley