GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms
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- synonym (abr. syn.)
- Any one of two or more names used for the same taxon rank; a rejected name due to misapplication or difference in taxonomic judgment. See also: basionym, homonym, tautonym, autonym, taxonomic synonym, nomenclatural synonym.
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- commercial synonym
- 1. An alternative choice of a legitimate name for a cultivar. 2. A shortened form of the original name, used where the original name is not conducive to sales, e.g., Ilex vomitoria. 3. A sales name chosen by the originator of the cultivar or with the originator's approval.
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- nomenclatural synonym
- Any one of two or more different names based on the same plant specimen.
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- taxonomic synonym
- Any one of two or more different names based on different plant specimens which were later judged to belong to the same taxon.
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