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common name

n.
A common or vernacular name as distinguished from a scientific name, as water moccassin or cotton mouth for the snake Agkistrodon piscivorus.
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The present research work comprised of comprehensive morphological description, citations, synonyms, data of the examined specimens, vernacular name and distribution of each of the four new records of the genus Pyrus (Rosaceae) viz.
bancanus, for which Western tarsier is still the familiar vernacular name. Slow lorises have (since 2013) been separated into four species in Borneo, based on facial pattern and color, shown by Karen's illustrations: Philippine and Banka Slow lorises extend to extra-territorial ranges, but Borneo and the new Kayan Slow loris are endemics; in addition, the Natuna loris may be separable at species level.
Then the research based on direct and individual questions with traditional therapists available who agreed to answer our questions using a predetermined questionnaire with specific questions about the informant (age, sex, therapeutic practice, ...) and medicinal plants used by this one (vernacular name, type of disease being treated, used part, method of preparation ...) (Appendix1).
Birch, whose vernacular name is Lady of the Woods, gives you this lovely dappled light, but it's better on a lighter acid soil than it is on heavy clay."
Birch, whose vernacular name is 'Lady of the Woods', gives you this lovely dappled light, but it's better on a lighter acid soil than it is on heavy clay."
Many have marbled leaves, giving them the vernacular name of trout lily.
Baker identified it on Mauritius by the same vernacular name. (87) The name palmiste marron clearly refers to a misleading--and frustrating--appearance (Category 3).
Table I shows the data on host plant with family name, English name, vernacular name and leafhopper record with species, scientific name, holotype, paratype, locality and date of collection.
The authors found 145 of the 302 currently recognised cycad species had at least one vernacular name (48%) and a total of 494 names in 128 languages (Bonta and Osborne 2007:1).
Animals mentioned by the rural community of Laginhas, according to vernacular name, scientific identification, number of citations, categories of value or use (1--feeding, 2- trade, 3--create at home, 4--medicinal, 5--only occurrence, without value or use).
He said prayer rooms have been established in all prisons of Pakistan and vernacular name of Christians was changed from Essahi to Masihi on the suggestion of Shahbaz Bhatti.