Luo Biological Dictionary
Luo Biological Dictionary

Author: J. O. Kokwaro

Publisher: East African Publishers

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9789966468413

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This highly illustrated and definitive dictionary, by two renowned biologists - one Kenyan, one Canadian - contains extensive coverage of the flora, fauna and animals of the Lake Victoria region of East Africa occupied by the Luo community, and is based on ten years of research by the authors. It is an expansion of the 1972 publication Luo-English Botanical Dictionary of Plant Names and Their Uses and now provides more botanical entries and an additional section consisting of a zoological dictionary. The individual entry comprises Luo terminology, its botanical/zoological equivalent, common name (when applicable), physical description, its prevalence, and its respective economic use.

An International Bibliography of African Lexicons
An International Bibliography of African Lexicons

Author: Melvin K. Hendrix

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 9780810814783

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Contains 3,500 entries, representing almost 700 African languages and over 200 dialects, spanning over 400 years of African lexicographical writing and research.

CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names
CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names

Author: Umberto Quattrocchi

Publisher: Taylor & Francis US

Published: 1999-11-23

Total Pages: 874

ISBN-13: 9780849326769

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This volume provides the origins and meanings of the names of genera and species of extant vascular plants, with the genera arranged alphabetically from D to L.

CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants
CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants

Author: Umberto Quattrocchi

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-04-19

Total Pages: 4038

ISBN-13: 1482250640

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Written as a reference to be used within University, Departmental, Public, Institutional, Herbaria, and Arboreta libraries, this book provides the first starting point for better access to data on medicinal and poisonous plants. Following on the success of the author's CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names and the CRC World Dictionary of Grasses, the author provides the names of thousands of genera and species of economically important plants. It serves as an indispensable time-saving guide for all those involved with plants in medicine, food, and cultural practices as it draws on a tremendous range of primary and secondary sources. This authoritative lexicon is much more than a dictionary. It includes historical and linguistic information on botany and medicine throughout each volume.