| lotus tank | worm food | ||||
| succulent milkweed | birch tar | ||||
| sand engine | seaberry saltbush | ||||
| goofy goober | hound grog | ||||
| gumnut babies | biome ass | ||||
| binomial nomenclature (I got most of this information by skimming wikipedia) | |||||
| The binomen (that's one word for two-part name!) is part of the scientific classification system traced back to Linnaeus. It goes "Genus" + "species." |
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| Scientific names can be useful and interesting. (They also can permanently encode the cultural baggage of the scientific community.) Before the two-part name was standardized, there were other ways of categorization, such as long Latin descriptions: Plantago foliis ovato-lanceolatus pubescentibus, spica cylindrica, scapo tereti which has become: Plantago media |
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| Here are some choice binomial plant names for you, plus the literal meaning of each. | |||||
| Binomen | Genus name meaning | Specific epithet meaning | |||
| Pseudolithos caput-viperae | false stone | snake head | |||
| Astrophytum caput-medusae | star plant | medusa head | |||
| Euphorbia caput-aureum | Dr. Euphorbos | golden head | |||
| I want to know: What's your favorite binomen? It could be a plant, an animal, a bacteria, a fungus, a virus, etc. etc.! | |||||
condiment portmanteaus |
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| add some flavor to any dish with these mashed-up words | |||||
| Wasabioli | Wasabi + Aioli | ||||
| Fabanaise | Aquafaba + Mayonnaise | ||||
| Tarchup | Tartar Sauce + Ketchup | ||||
| Mayoracha | Mayonnaise + Sriracha | ||||
| Buffaranch |
Buffalo Sauce + Ranch Dressing
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| SQUARCH is coming up soon. Mark your calendars for March 1st! | |||||
| Be there. Be square. | |||||
| - c | |||||