Plants and Their Names

Plants and Their Names
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 545
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ISBN-10 : 0198661894
ISBN-13 : 9780198661894
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Book Synopsis Plants and Their Names by : Roger Hyam

Download or read book Plants and Their Names written by Roger Hyam and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists more than sixteen thousand scientific and vernacular plant names, and describes name origins and the characteristics of plants


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