Kew - Plant Words

Name: Kew - Plant Words
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781802790085
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A book of 250 curious words for plant lovers

By Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Emma Wayland and Joe Richomme

Series: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Kew - Plant Words by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Emma Wayland, and Joe Richomme offers an exploration of the rich language associated with plants. It delves into the origins and meanings of various plant-related words, revealing fascinating stories and historical context. This book serves as a captivating resource for plant enthusiasts and linguists alike, providing insights into the connection between language and the natural world.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the rich lexicon associated with plants and gardening. Delving into the historical and cultural significance of botanical terms, it offers insights that garden enthusiasts and word lovers alike will appreciate.

Kew - Plant Words

A collection of 250 botanical terms, this book describes the meaning, relevance, fascinating background and usage of each. Includes illustrations from Kew's collection.

Describing the meaning, relevance, fascinating background and usage of each term, Plant Words will give you the vocabulary to understand and talk about plants, while sharing fascinating botanical facts and stories and broadening your horticultural knowledge. The perfect gift for connoisseur and beginner botanists alike, Plant Words is beautifully illustrated with over 80 images from Kew's collection.

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What is a perennial plant? What grows in herbaceous borders? Why are fungi not plants? And what would you find growing in a Wardian case?

Plant Words is an eclectic collection of 250 botanical terms curated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This treasury of horticultural terminology will introduce you to terraria, tulip mania and taxonomy, making you an expert in everything from arboreta to the wood-wide web.

Series: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781802790085

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Welbeck

Illustration: 80 b&w illus

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 312g

Pages: 208

Collections

Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Emma Wayland Home & Garden Joe Richomme Non-Fiction Plants Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Science & Nature Series: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

About the Author

Founded in 1840, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, are home to the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world. Kew's archives store millions of specimens, botanical illustrations and books. Kew's mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi, for the wellbeing of people and the future of all life on Earth.