Knowledge of plant names can give insight into largely forgotten beliefs. For example, the common red poppy is known as "Blind Man" due to an old superstitious

SOme entries include information on uses and symbolism.

The dictionary contains about 30,000 vernacular and literary English names of plants (plus a few American), both wild and cultivated, with their botanical name

First compact dictionary to combine definitions of botanical names in general usage with information on their derivation and guides to pronunciation. A monument