botanical name

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      Noun

      botanical name (plural botanical names)

      1. (botany) a formal scientific name, conforming to the ICBN.
      Plantae, Betulaceae, Helianthemum, Zea mays and Stellaria media subsp. media are botanical names.

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      • taxonomic name

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      Last modified on 17 June 2013, at 22:51