Abbreviation

Abbreviation

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names


	The shortened form of a written word or phrase, either the use of initials instead of a whole word.

Abbreviation [From Latin "brevis" = "short"] is strictly a shortening, but more particularly, an abbreviation is a letter or group of letters, taken from a word or words, and employed to represent them for the sake of brevity. For example: www (World Wide Web) or the first few letters, for example: Lab. for laboratory.

+	Chimaera [ Biology ]
1n	Haploid number of chromosomes [ Genetics ]
2n	Diploid [ Genetics ]
ABA	Abscisic acid [ Biochemistry ]
Add.	Addendum [ Taxonomy ]
Aff. (affin.)	Affinis [ Taxonomy ]
Alt.	Altitude (Elevation) [ Geography ]
App.	Appendix
ASL	Altitude above sea level. [ Geography ]
auct.	Auctoris/auctorum (of an author or authors) [ Taxonomy ]
auct. mult.	Auctorum multorum (of many authors) [ Taxonomy ]
auct. non	Auctorum non (of authors [but] not....), used for misapplied names [ Taxonomy ]
c.	From Latin: Circa (About)
C	Carbon
°C	Degrees Celsius [ Unit of measure ]
Ca	Calcium [ Chemistry ]
Ca.	From Latin: Circa (about, approximately, concerning)
CAM	Crassulacean acid metabolism
CITES	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild Flora and Fauna
cf.	Latin for confer = compares with
Cl	Chlorine [ Chemistry ]
Cl CO₂	Carbon dioxide
coll.	Collector [ Taxonomy ]
colln.	Collection [ Taxonomy ]
comb.	Combinatio (Combination) [ Taxonomy ]
comb. nova	Combinatio nova [ Taxonomy ]
cons.	Conservandus [ Taxonomy ]
cm.	Centimetre [ Unit of measure ]
Cu	Copper [ Chemistry ]
cult.	Cultivated [ Taxonomy - Horticulture ]
CV.	Cultivar [ Horticulture - taxonomy ]
e.g.	Exempli gratia (for example)
Emend.	Emendation [ Taxonomy ]
f.	Feminine - in Latin names
f.	Forma (Form) [ Taxonomy ]
F1	First filial generation [ Genetics ]
F2	Second filial generation [ Genetics ]
fam.	Family [ Taxonomy ]
Fe	Iron [ Chemystry ]
GA	Gibberellic acid [ Plant physiology ]
H	Hydrogen [ Chemistry ]
HT	Holotype [ Taxonomy ]
hybr.	Hybrid [ Genetics - Taxonomy]
Indiv.	Individual [ Biology ]
K	Potassium [ Chemystry ]
lect.	Lectotype [ Taxonomy ]
LT	Lectotype [ Taxonomy ]
m.	Masculine [ in Latin names ]
Mg	Magnesium [ Chemistry ]
Mn	Manganese [ Chemistry ]
Mo	Molybdenum [ Chemistry ]
N	Nitrogen [ Chemistry ]
n	Haploid number of chromosomes [ Genetics ]
n.	Neutral [ in Latin names ]
Na	Sodium [ Chemistry]
n.n.	Nomen nudum [ Taxonomy ]
nom. conf.	Nomen confusum [ Taxonomy ]
nom. cons.	Nomen conservandum [ Taxonomy ]
nom. dub.	Nomen dubium [ Taxonomy ]
nom. illegit.	Nomen illegitimum [ Taxonomy ]
nom. inval.	Nomen invalidum [ Taxonomy ]
nom. nud.	Nomen nudum [ Taxonomy ]
nom. nov.	Nomen novum [ Taxonomy ]
nom. prov.	Nomen provvisorium [ Taxonomy ]
NT	Neotype [ Taxonomy ]
O	Oxygen [ Chemistry ]
P	Phosphorus [ Chemistry ]
p	Plural [in Latin names]
Pl.	Plural [in Latin names]
PLT	Paralectotype [ Taxonomy ]
popns	Population [ Ecology ]
PNT	Paraneotype [ Taxonomy ]
PT	Paratype [ Taxonomy ]
s	Singular [in Latin names]
S	Sulphur [Chemistry ]
s. lato	Sensu lato [ Taxonomy ]
s.n.	Sine numero [ Taxonomy ]
s. stricto	Sensu stricto [ Taxonomy ]
Si	Silicon [ Chemistry]
sp.	Species (singular) [ Taxonomy ]
sp. aff.	Species affinis [ Taxonomy ]
sp. nova	Specie nova [ Taxonomy ]
spp.	Species (plural) [ Taxonomy ]
ssp.	Subspecies (singular) [ Taxonomy ]
sspp.	Subspecies (plural) [ Taxonomy ]
ST	Syntype [ Taxonomy ]
subsp.	Subspecies [ Taxonomy ]
syn. (synon.)	Synonym [ Taxonomy ]
syn. nov.	Synonymus novum [ Taxonomy ]
TL	Type locality [ Taxonomy ]
Type. Des. (Typedes)	Type designation ( or Type selection) [ Taxonomy ]
v.	Variety [ Taxonomy ]
var.	Variety [ Taxonomy ]
UV	Ultraviolet
W	West
x	Basic chromosome number [ Genetics Taxonomy ]
x	Hybrid [ Genetics Taxonomy ]
Zn	Zinc [ Chemistry ]

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