FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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Question
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it is a dead language.
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it is easy for all nationalities to pronounce.
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it is an international language and was used by the early scholars to express plant names.
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it is an easy language to learn.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Botanical names of plants are treated in Latin because Latin was a dead language, its words would convey precise meaning. It was considered the mother of all European languages and all the early botanical literature is in Latin. All the names in the biological classification are in the language, Latin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Scientific names of plants are expressed in Latin because it is a international language and was used by early scholars to express plant names.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Ever since they were first introduced, scientific names were written in Latin and sometimes in Greek because; Latin was the language of the scholars and was used for spoken and written communication. Latin and Greek were dead languages and hence could not change.
Detailed explanation-4: -He created the hierarchical system of grouping animals and plants and used Latin and Greek names for the groups because these were the international languages of science at the time.