Flower noun dictionary

The Flower Noun Dictionary discusses in more detail the origin of the names of 340 field and garden flowers and flowering ornamental plants found in Hungary than in any previous work. We learn from the dictionary that the flower name anemone is derived from the word ‘blue’ of ancient Turkish origin. The following flowers were all named after a famous person: begonia, freesia, fuchsia, gerbera, hydrangea. The name of the cornflower, stone rose and stubble flower refers to the flower habitat, the date of flowering of the plant was the basis for naming: evening, dawn, snowdrop, Christmas cactus, poinsettia, asters, peonies, winter cemetery. The shape of the flower inspired the following flower names: bellflower flower, flamingo flower, lion's mouth, spur grass, trumpet funnel. The author communicates the knowledge based on the history of the Hungarian language, dictionary literature and botanical literature, supported by data. From the book, we learn, among other things, that the yarrow, the freshman news, and the female petal are language renewal word formation. The Dictionary of Flower Names also states the equivalents of some of the flower names that are widely used today: the popular name of the passion flower is torment, passion flower; the landscape equivalent of sunflower is sunflower, plate rose, plate flower. The part that explains the origin of the names of the flowers is followed by an accurate and professional description of the flower, and then you can read a practical guide to growing the flower. The dictionary contains 236 illustrations. JÁNOS RÁCZ has previously published the following success books by TINTA Publishing House: Encyclopedia of Plant Names (2010), Encyclopedia of Animal Names (2012), Medicinal Plants (2014). The 41st member of the eloquence small library series.