Plant Nomenclature
Nomenclature may be defined as the naming of plants,
which may or may not indicate any relationship. The
names given to plant are either Latin or from other
language and latinized.
Polynomial nomenclature
Before the middle of the eighteenth century or before
Linnaeus, the names of plants were of polynomials,
comprising several words in a series. For example, the
polynomial name of Ficus was Ficus foliis ovatis
integerimis obtusis caule inferne radiata i.e leaves are
ovate, entire, obtuse and root arises from the aerial
stem.
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