vernacular name

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vernacular name

noun vernacular names

A name in a vernacular language, distinct from a taxonomic name, that is used to refer to an organism and may, though not always, correspond to a taxonomic name.
A name that does not unambiguously define a substance.

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@misc{vernacular_name_2026,
  title = {vernacular name},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vernacular%20name},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}