DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF WOODY PLANTS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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scientific name
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DNA
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dichotomous key
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classification
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Detailed explanation-1: -Binomial nomenclature: The scientific name of an organism consists of two words: the genus name and the specific epithet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Scientific names are always created according to the rules of Latin grammar, and the common ones are all derived from the Latin language. The word felis, for example, means “cat.” Taxonomic families are named after the genus; thus, the names ending in “idae” mostly represent families (groups of closely related genera).
Detailed explanation-3: -Binomial Nomenclature Perhaps the single greatest contribution Linnaeus made to science was his method of naming species. This method, called binomial nomenclature, gives each species a unique, two-word Latin name consisting of the genus name and the species name.