EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -“Binomial nomenclature is the biological system of naming the organisms in which the name is composed of two terms, where, the first term indicates the genus and the second term indicates the species of the organism.”

Detailed explanation-2: -The first part is known as the genus. The second part is the specific epithet. Together, they are known as the species, Latin binomial, or scientific name.

Detailed explanation-3: -Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish Botanist of the 18th century, came up with a simple solution, the system of binomial nomenclature. As the name suggests, this system of naming consists of two words for each organism. The first word is the name of the genus, while the second word is the species.

Detailed explanation-4: -Linnaeus established the practice of binomial nomenclature-that is, the denomination of each kind of plant by two words, the genus name and the specific name, as Rosa canina, the dog rose.