Sign-In
Cart
Volume 3. Comprehensive Botanical Dictionary
Paperback
Dictionaries & EncyclopediasLinguisticsBotany & Horticulture
Currently unavailable to order
Please enter your email and a message will be sent to you when this product becomes available on our website.
Publisher: CSL Press
Pages: 540
Weight: 2.12
Height: 1.47 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Volume 3 presents a comprehensive botanical dictionary drawn from 38 language of flowers books from the earliest nineteenth-century French dictionaries and those published in England and North America. This dictionary addresses the ambiguity of common flower names by grouping flowers under their prevailing common name, identifying alternate names, providing cross-references, and, most importantly, supplying the botanical name as identified in nineteenth-century language of flowers books. For example, the Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale) carries 12 different sentiments, and each is cross-referenced to a particular historical source. This dictionary is an invaluable tool for tracing the chronological evolution of flower associations, assessing consensus on particular meanings, and understanding nuances in the flower language.
Volume 3 also updates the language of flowers for the modern era by adding plant emojis and flowers not included in Victorian dictionaries. It catalogues 79 flower and plant emojis recognized by the Unicode Consortium, providing an image, date of adoption, popularity ranking, Unicode sentiment, and meanings drawn from crowdsourced and curated emoji dictionaries and blogs. A final section lists twenty new additions to the language of flowers, including flowers not found in Victorian dictionaries, such as florist flowers and exotic species unknown to earlier writers. The new additions and emojis extend this centuries-old tradition into the present day.
From the earliest French dictionaries to the latest Unicode emojis, Volume 3 bridges past and present. Together, the botanical dictionary, emoji catalogue, and new additions provide an indispensable reference for the tradition of associating flowers with symbolic meanings.
Also from
Loy, Susan
Also in
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Oxford Picture Dictionary Third Edition: Monolingual Dictionary
Shapiro, Norma
Adelson-Goldstein, Jayme
Paperback
Learn Black American Sign Language: A History and Complete Beginner's Guide with Over 200 Words and Phrases
Jones Jr, Franklin R.
Hardcover
Oxford Picture Dictionary Third Edition: English/Spanish Dictionary
Adelson-Goldstein, Jayme
Shapiro, Norma
Paperback
Learn American Sign Language, Second Edition: Everything You Need to Start Signing - Complete Beginners Guide - 1000 Signs
Guido, James W.
Paperback
Ultimate Bible Dictionary: A Quick and Concise Guide to the People, Places, Objects, and Events in the Bible
Holman Bible Publishers
Hardcover
Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies: Banshees, Boggarts and Other Folklore Creatures
Briggs, Katharine
Hardcover
American Sign Language Dictionary for Beginners: A Visual Guide with 800+ ASL Signs
Adams, Tara
Paperback
American Sign Language Dictionary for Beginners: A Visual Guide with 800+ ASL Signs
Adams, Tara
Hardcover
Talk English: The Secret to Speak English Like a Native in 6 Months for Busy People
Xiao, Ken
Paperback
Grammar in Use Intermediate Student's Book with Answers: Self-Study Reference and Practice for Students of American English
Murphy, Raymond
Paperback
Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus, (Paper Edition)
The Editors of the Webster's New Wo
Paperback
Inglés En 100 Días. Inglés Básico Súper Rápido / English in 100 Days. Basic English Super Quick
Inglés En 100 Días
Paperback
Signing Made Easy: A Complete Program for Learning Sign Language. Includes Sentence Drills and Exercises for Increased Comprehension and Signing Skill
Butterworth, Rod R.
Flodin, Mickey
Paperback
Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations
Levine, Ellen S.
Grambs, David
Paperback
The Human Body Book: An Illustrated Guide to Its Structure, Function, and Disorders
Walker, Richard
Parker, Steve
Hardcover
The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification
Montague, Julian
Paperback
Hoyle's Modern Encyclopedia of Card Games: Rules of All the Basic Games and Popular Variations
Gibson, Walter B.
Paperback
The Grimoire Encyclopaedia: Volume 1: A convocation of spirits, texts, materials, and practices
Rankine, David
Paperback
Complete Spanish Workbook For Adult Beginners: Essential Spanish Words And Phrases You Must Know
Towin, Explore
Paperback
The Big Book of Serial Killers: 150 Serial Killer Files of the World's Worst Murderers
Rosewood, Jack
Lo, Rebecca
Hardcover
Compelling American Conversations: Questions and Quotations for Intermediate American English Language Learners
Roth, Eric H.
Aberson, Toni
Paperback
The Grimoire Encyclopaedia: Volume 2: A convocation of spirits, texts, materials, and practices
Rankine, David
Paperback
The World Encyclopedia of Flags: An Illustrated Guide to International Flags, Banners, Standards and Ensigns
Znamierowski, Alfred
Hardcover
A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue: (Funny Book of Vintage British Swear Words, 18th Century English Curse Words and Slang)
Grose, Captain Francis
Hardcover
English Pronunciation in Use Elementary Book with Answers and Downloadable Audio
Marks, Jonathan
Paperback
100,000 Whys Book For Adults: The Complete Curious Adult's Encyclopedia of Everything
Abbott, Anna
Paperback
The Ultimate Guide to Serial Killers: An A-Z Guide to History's Most Heinous Murderers
Skyhorse Publishing
Paperback
501 Italian Verbs, Sixth Edition
Colaneri, John, PH. D.
Luciani, Vincent, PH. D.
Danesi, Marcel, PH. D.
Paperback
Diccionario Larousse del Espanol Moderno = A New Dictionary of the Spanish Language
Garcia-Palayo Y. Gross, Ramon
Paperback
The Little Encyclopedia of Enchanted Woodland Creatures: An A-To-Z Guide to Mythical Beings of the Forest
Lancaster, Jason
Hardcover