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Etymological Dictionary of Grasses
Clifford, Harold Trevor; Bostock, Peter D.
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 510.
As employed here the term grass applies only to species included in the Poaceae, one of the largest families of flowering plants. However, the word is often applied to any herbaceous plant with long, narrow leaves. A similar view was adopted by the Ancients. The Greeks applied the words poa, poe and agrostis to herbaceous plants in general and the Romans employed the words gramen and herba in a similar sense. In both cultures, unique names were applied to species of economic or special s- nificance. As a major source of cereals, pasture plants and even timber, the Poaceae are ... Read more
As employed here the term grass applies only to species included in the Poaceae, one of the largest families of flowering plants. However, the word is often applied to any herbaceous plant with long, narrow leaves. A similar view was adopted by the Ancients. The Greeks applied the words poa, poe and agrostis to herbaceous plants in general and the Romans employed the words gramen and herba in a similar sense. In both cultures, unique names were applied to species of economic or special s- nificance. As a major source of cereals, pasture plants and even timber, the Poaceae are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642072451
SKU
V9783642072451
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