Book ID: 91447
Clifford, H. Trevor and Peter D. Bostock
Etymological Dictionary of Grasses. 2006. XII, 319 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
The dictionary provides explanations of the meaning and origins of generic and specific names of grasses, one of the largest and economically most important plant families. There are about 12,500 entries, which far exceed in number those of any other dictionary in print. Most of the names published during the past 250 years are included.