Monday, May 17, 2010

The scientific name... please please help- no websites please. only the answers?

scientific name of:


lady's finger


cotton


china rose


jute


banana


mustard


rice


lemon


coconut


onion


raddish


coffee


peepal


cobra


peacock


house fly


honey bee


cat


dog

The scientific name... please please help- no websites please. only the answers?
Lady's Finger-Polygonum persicaria


Cotton-Gossypium spp


China Rose-Hibiscus rosa-sinensis


Jute-Tiliaceae, genus Corchorus.


Banana-genus Musa


Rice-Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima


Lemon-Citrus × limon


Coconut-Cocos nucifera


Coffee-Coffea arabica


Peepal?-not found


Onion-Allium cepa


Radish-Brassicaceae family


Cobra-family Elapidae


Peacock-Hogenera Pavo and Afropavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae.


House Fly-Musca domestica


Honey Bee-Apis mellifera


Cat-Felis silvestris catus


Dog-C. lupus
Reply:Rachana, you are a sweetie. If you can take the time to type out all those words in a question, you can just as easily type them into a search engine or an on-line encyclopedia and find the answers yourself. You will learn a lot more that way.





Just two things: It is spelled "radish," and I have no idea what a "peepal" is. Did you mean "people?" If so, try "human." Have fun.
Reply:... these are the Latin names unless otherwise specified.





... cat = Felis catus


... dog = Canis familiaris


... honey bee = Apis mellifera


... house fly = Musca domestica


... peacock = pavo (?)


... cobra = NajaOphiophagus.


[Early 19th century. Shortening of cobra de capello "snake with a hood" %26lt; Portuguese; cobra %26lt; Latin cubra "snake"]


… peepal = check spelling or expand definition. 'Peepal' not found.


… coffee = Late 16th century. Via Turkish kahve %26lt; Arabic ḳahwa]. No Latin or scientific names found.


… radish = Raphanus sativus.


… onion = Allium cepa


… coconut = not found


… lemon = Citrus limon.


… rice = Oryza sativa


… mustard = [12th century. %26lt; Old French mo(u)starde %26lt; Latin mustum. Genus Brassica.


… banana = Genus Musa.


[Late 16th century. Via Spanish and Portuguese %26lt; Mande]


… jute = [Pre-12th century. %26lt; Latin Jutae %26lt; Germanic]


… china rose = Rosa chinensis


… cotton = Genus Gossypium. 14th century. Via French coton %26lt; Arabic ḳuṭun]


… lady’s finger = not found.





... best I could do...





... Velvet...
Reply:i suggest opening your books and doing some research on the net instead of getting poeple to do your work for you. you won't go very far if you can't rely on yourself.

lily

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