Botany Terminology for Beginners

Discussion in 'Plants: Science and Cultivation' started by Eric La Fountaine, Oct 12, 2004.

  1. Eric La Fountaine

    Eric La Fountaine Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    hi,

    i am new comer to UBC BOTANICAL GARDEN FORUMS .

    I love nature & plants but i have very little knowledge

    about botany.So it is difficult for me to understand

    botanical terminology. Can i get any guidence ?

    thanks .

    neha
     
  2. Eric La Fountaine

    Eric La Fountaine Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Hi neha:

    A handy computer reference for botany terms is botany.com. It is a commercial site, but has a dictionary of botanical terms and section of common plant names.

    Another good source of botanical and horticultural info is The Royal Horticultural Society.

    Some of the conversation on the forums does use some botanical jargon. Using proper plant names avoids confusion. The more precise the description of a plant, the more likely someone will actually be able to identify it.

    I hope this helps. Hopefully others will share their favourite botanical references in this thread.
     
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    jimmyq Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    I swrote this up for the new Spring crew a few years ago, might help with some basics.
     

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    Do any of you know of a reference that contains botanical terms for plant structures, in perhaps an English-Japanese / Japanese-English format?

    Joseph
    Wilmington, Delaware, USA
     
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    Sorry, no, Timber Press has a couple good books on Botanical Latin though, perhaps that would be a good place to begin?
     
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    go to wikipedia type in plant anatomy or something like that. find the picture you want, then on the left handside you will see the list on languages. Click on 日本 and this will take you to the japanese version of the page you want.
     

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