A dictionary of plant sciences / 
 Plant sciences  Oxford dictionary of plant sciences 
edited by Michael Allaby. 
 - Rev. ed. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2006. 
 - 510 p. :  ill. ;  20 cm. 
 - Oxford paperback reference .
<br/><br/>Preface --  A dictionary of plant sciences --  Endangered plants --  The universal genetic code --  The geologic time-scale --  SI units. 
<br/><br/> "This wide-ranging and informative dictionary contains over 5,500 clear and concise entires on all aspects of botany. Invaluable to students, amateur botanists, and naturalists, it will also provide a useful reference tool for anyone with interests in agriculture, horticulture, physical geography, and related areas." "This book: covers plants, bacteria, fungi, lichens, and algae; comprehensive classification (approximately one-third of the entries are devoted to taxonomic groups from bacteria and fungi to the main groups of flowering and non-flowering plants; and multi-disciplinary coverage includes terms from biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution, biogeography, earth history, and the earth sciences."--Jacket. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0198608918 (pbk.) 9780198608912 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Botany--Dictionaries.<br/>Plantas--Inglés --Diccionarios <br/>Botánica--Inglés--Diccionarios
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R QK 9  / D554 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>581.03