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Taxonomic 'Jargon'

Peter Stevens peter.stevens at MOBOT.ORG
Tue Nov 5 11:12:24 CST 2002


>Do you mean jargon, or buzz-words?  If the latter, what about
>"natural", "homology"?  If the first, what about an appreciable
>proportion of general botanical terms?


P.

>




>I'm teaching Systematic theory at the moment, and I'd like to come up with
>a list of taxonomic 'jargon' for the class.  For example, a 'good'
>species.  Any contributions will be very much appreciated!
>
>Diana Horton
>Curator, University of Iowa Herbarium (http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/herbarium)
>Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
>312 CB
>University of Iowa
>Iowa City, IA  52242-1297
>U.S.A.






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