Meanings
nounphytonym (plural phytonyms)
plural phytonyms
- A (non-taxonomic) plant name.
Duck Weed: (Lemma perpusilla, Fam. Lemnaceae) [...] The Spanish phytonym for this plant carries another taxonomic name (Piaprpous crassipes, Fam. Pontederiaceae)
2008, Renato Tomei, Forbidden Fruits: The Secret Names of Plants in Caribbean Culture1 more example
Aniseed: (Pimpinella anisum) [...] This phytonym refers also to Foeniculum vulgare because this plant has yellow flowers, fine foliage and a strong smell of aniseed.
2008, Renato Tomei, Forbidden Fruits: The Secret Names of Plants in Caribbean Culture - 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.
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Translations
Brazilian Portuguese fitônimo
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Catalan fitònim
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Czech fytonymum
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European Portuguese fitónimo
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French phytonyme
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Italian fitonimo
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Polish fitonim
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Slovak fytonymum
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Spanish fitónimo
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APA
phytonym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytonym
MLA
“phytonym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytonym. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phytonym,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytonym.
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