How did different plants get their names?

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Plants and their nomenclature

Ever since the evolution of languages different plants and trees have been given names to distinguish one variety from the other.Some names have simply been borrowed from other languages while some others take the name of the places of their origin. The pine tree got its name from the latin word pinus which means a point. The spruce tree should really be called the prussia tree because it was long thought to be a native of Prussia. The name gradually got corrupted to ‘spruce’. A butter cup is a flower which has the shape of a cup and the colour of butter. Ladys mantle was the name given when ladies wore collars that were pleated and with serrated edges like the leaves of the plant. Honeysuckle has flowers rich in nectar and is therefore popular with bees collecting substance for making honey. The magnolia has been named after pierre magnol of France who was a professor of Botany.

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The cypress is called so because it was first brought from the island of Cyprus. In madagascar there is a tree called the Travellers Tree. It has large fan-shaped leaves that catch the rain water and the passing travellers sometimes quench their thirst with this water. The barber plant has been named so because the natives of Orient used to rub its leaves on their faces to check the beard from growing. The names dandelion comes from the french dent de lion because the leaves of this plant resemble the teeth of a lion. Thyme comes from the latin word thymus which means to sacrifice and the Romans used to burn this plant on their alters. A plant called self-heal got its name because it was thought to have a healing effect on wounds. Science carpenters are supposed to cut wood with sharp tools more often than other people this plant is also called carpenters herb. The farm workers used this plant as a bandage and hence it has two other names also -hook heal and sickle-wort. The names of many plants often carry a warning Deadly nightshade is a poisonous plant that grows among the ruins supposedly haunted by ghosts and evil spirits.

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