Latin plant name meanings

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• AnniD Posts: 12,585

  February 2021

  Have a look at this 
  http://theseedsite.co.uk/latin.html
  

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• BenCotto Posts: 4,718

  February 2021

  In in this book all you need to know and all there is to know. It’s excellent
  
  https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-little-book-of-latin-for-gardeners/peter-parker/9781408706169
  

  Rutland, England

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  February 2021

  This is great.
  

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• gardenman91 Posts: 429

  February 2021

  Thank you everyone for the information, much appreciated! 

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• chicky Posts: 10,410

  February 2021

  This is an excellent book too 😀
  
  
  

  
  

  Mine is very well thumbed 🤣

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• LG_ Posts: 4,360

  February 2021 edited February 2021

  I like the RHS Latin for Gardeners book best
  (https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/The-Royal-Horticultural-Society/RHS-Latin-for-Gardeners--Over-3000-Plant-Names-Explained-and-Explored/21936320 )

  'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'

  - Cicero

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• micearguers Posts: 646

  February 2021

  Stearn's dictionary of plant names for gardeners is the most comprehensive and accessible book I know in this regard.
  

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• gardenman91 Posts: 429

  February 2021

  Thank you all for your wonderful suggestions!
  

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  June 2021 edited June 2021

  I'm reading at the moment, the Little Book of Latin for Gardeners. (Hardback) It tells the stories of how plants came to gets their names and investigates the etymology. It also has beautiful wood cut prints. Great for dipping in and out of. It would make a lovely present for people interested in this kind of thing. It's a slightly twee title. There's nothing particularly 'little' about it. I guess the word is there to stop people being imtimidated. There is a glossary at the back for quick reference.
  

  
  

  Also this link
  

  Latin for Gardeners (free)

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  September 2022

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6pM1iB3bg8
  
  

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