In linguistics, homonyms are words which are either homographs—words that have the same spelling (regardless of pronunciation)—or homophones—words that...

homonym. Illiger published the replacement name Tachyglossus in 1811. Similarly, the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN)...

Artemisia (/ˌɑːrtɪˈmiːziə/) is a large, diverse genus of plants belonging to the daisy family Asteraceae, with between 200 and 400 species. Common names...

Pothos is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae (tribe Potheae). It is native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Australia, New Guinea, Southeast...

Hura to refer to a very different plant from the one Linnaeus had named. Thus was created an illegitimate homonym. Under the rules of nomenclature, Koenig's...

tropical perennial plant from northwestern South America. The specific name for this species of nightshade means "from Quito." The lulo plant has large elongated...

decipula ("trap"), while the homonym word muscipula ("flytrap") is derived from musca ("fly") and decipula. Historically, the plant was also known by the slang...

Hosta (/ˈhɒstə/, syn. Funkia) is a genus of plants commonly known as hostas, plantain lilies and occasionally by the Japanese name gibōshi. Hostas are...

of aroid that is a popular houseplant. Common names include: arrowhead plant, arrowhead vine, arrowhead philodendron, goosefoot, nephthytis, African...

inval.; a rejected name is a nomen rejiciendum or nom. rej.; a later homonym of a validly published name is a nomen illegitimum or nom. illeg.; for...

Holarrhena pubescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to central and southern Africa, the Indian Subcontinent,...

chinense Rakkyo PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2021-11-10. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Allium chinense". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro...

to only one species. If a name is used more than once, it is called a homonym. Stability. Although stability is far from absolute, the procedures associated...

bicolor by George Bentham in 1835, but this name proved to be a later homonym of Collinsia bicolor Raf. (described in 1824), necessitating the name change...

entire list of now-invalid synonyms of S. pseudocapsicum is long, and many homonyms are included within it: Solanum capsicastrum Link ex Schau Solanum capsicastrum...

1858 †Fagus aspera (Berry) Brown, 1944 †Fagus aspera Chelebaeva, 2005 (jr homonym) †Fagus atlantica Unger, 1847 †Fagus attenuata Göppert, 1855 †Fagus aurelianii...

encyclopedia. They did so believing that the name V. angustifolia was a later homonym, and thus illegitimate. Indeed, the name "Viola angustifolia" had been...

species of plants native to the United States and Canada. It is widespread from Ontario and New York State south to Texas and Florida. The plant has been...

first element bhüt, meaning 'Bhutan', was mistakenly confused for a near-homonym bhut (ভুত) meaning 'ghost'. In Assam, the pepper is also known as bih zôlôkia...

length, but are typically half that length. They grow from the base of the plant. Flowers, which can be seen from March to June, grow in clusters. They have...

spelling). The state of being a homonym is called homonymy. Examples of homonyms are the pair stalk (part of a plant) and stalk (follow/harass a person)...

Calochortus nuttallii, also known as the sego lily, is a bulbous perennial plant that is endemic to the Western United States. The common name of sego comes...

Calochortus tolmiei is a North American species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common names Tolmie's star-tulip and pussy ears. It...

camas, death camas, poison camas, poison sego) is a species of poisonous plant native to the south-central part of the United States (Arkansas, Oklahoma...

species, as A. ergatica is a junior synonym and A. punctella a junior homonym. By linking the specimens to type material through morphology and DNA barcoding...

Selected Plant Families USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cyperus difformis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team...

anthers yellow or purple; pollen yellow or white. The Plant List Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families BONAP (Biota of North America Program) 2013...

Oregon). Allium nigrum produces asymmetric bulbs up to 5 cm across. Each plant has 3-6 leaves, lanceolate in shape, flat and bent to the side, up to 60 cm...

both homographs and homophones) are considered homonyms. However, in a broader sense the term "homonym" may be applied to words with the same writing...

cudweed or Pennsylvania everlasting, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to South America and introduced into...