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eBay Guides - Wood Common Names vs. Botanical Names (539 words) |
 | Botanical name (or scientific name) means the genus and species of the tree. |
| Many woods have 20 or more commonly used names that change depending where the tree is grown and the local language. |
| The common name is different depending on whether the tree is harvested from the wild or plantation grown. |
| A Modern Herbal - Editor's Introduction (1047 words) |
| I have arranged the plants alphabetically under their most familiar names, hoping to interest flower-lovers as well as doctors, and in this way they are as easily found as the words in a dictionary. |
| The very names of the plants are so interesting; the names are often derived from their original use in medicine, and the traditional use has been derived from some peculiarity of the plant based on the doctrine of signatures, its shape, growth, colour, scent or taste, or habitat. |
| Tussilago Farfara is the botanical name for the Coltsfoot, which is used to cure coughs and colds, and Valerian is derived from the Latin word Valere. |
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