Re: USAGE: (Mis)Naming a Language
| From: | B. Garcia <madyaas@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, October 28, 2004, 13:41 |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:53:41 -0400, John Cowan <jcowan@...> wrote:
In principle, I suppose, there could
> even be a plant called _Boa constrictor_.
It is not uncommon for botanists who discover new plants to make of
silly or humorous names (especially if the genus is a new genus). So
"Boa constrictor" could EASILY be a new genus and species of a plant.
For instance, the genus "Muilla" is a reversal of "Allium" (Muilla is
native to California and is in the Liliaceae with Allium). Linnaeus
even named the genus "Clitoria" after the female genetals (and
Clitoria ternatea really DOES look like the vulva and clitoris)
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