English Explanatory Dictionary

vernacular name

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A name other than a taxonomic name, in a vernacular language, used to refer to an organism, often corresponding to a taxonomic name, but often not.
  2. A name that does not unambiguously define a substance.

Word forms

vernacular name vernacular names

Related words

common name trivial name systematic name scientific name
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