phytonym means A (non-taxonomic) plant name. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From phyto- + -onym.
noun
- A (non-taxonomic) plant name.“Aniseed: (Pimpinella anisum) [...] This phytonym refers also to Foeniculum vulgare because this plant has yellow flowers, fine foliage and a strong smell of aniseed.”
- The name of an individual plant (e.g. General Sherman, a tree in Sequoia National Park, California).
- An anthroponym derived from the name of a plant.