phytonym

Meaning

Noun

  • A (non-taxonomic) plant name.
  • The name of an individual plant (e.g. General Sherman, a tree in Sequoia National Park, California).
  • An anthroponym derived from the name of a plant.

Origin

  • phyto- + -onym

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