botanical name

noun

botanical name

noun
1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences A formal scientific name of a plant, especially as conforming to the ICBN.

  • Plantae, Betulaceae, Helianthemum, Zea mays and Stellaria media subsp. media are botanical names.
Hypernyms
scientific name, taxonomic name

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