January 2012
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Botanists agree to loosen Latin’s grip →
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Adrian Higgins, Washington Post:
For at least 400 years, botanists across the globe have relied on Latin as their lingua franca, but the ardor has cooled. Scientists say plants will keep their double-barreled Latin names, but they have decided to drop the requirement that new species be described in the classical language. Instead, they have agreed to allow botanists to use...
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