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genus Populus, the Poplars. Sometimes B.populneus is also known by the misnomers of "lacebark kurrajong" and "bottle tree" (USA), but these are the common...

the Welsh onion was known as the 'cibol'. The name 'Welsh onion' is a misnomer in modern English, as Allium fistulosum is not indigenous to Wales. "Welsh"...

this term is shared with the genus Ancistranthus, and is something of a misnomer as true honeysuckles belong to the family Caprifoliaceae. Describe the...

the fls. smaller. Tasmania. B.R. 924.—The name B. grandiflora is now a misnomer, as the fls. are smaller than in any other species except B. nobilis. The...

sunflower (Helianthus annuus). The term "sunflower seed" is actually a misnomer when applied to the seed in its pericarp (hull). Botanically speaking,...

sterile or fertile but artificially induced "hermaphrodites" (a commonly used misnomer) can have fully functional reproductive organs. "Feminized" seed sold by...

Although foodborne illness is commonly called food poisoning, this is often a misnomer. True food poisoning occurs when a person ingests a contaminating chemical...

temperature and humidity. (This process is also called "fermentation", which is a misnomer since no actual fermentation takes place.) The level of oxidation determines...

anywhere in the archipelago where plantain is grown. Banana cue may be a misnomer as it is not really cooked in a skewer over a hot ember like a barbecue...

region [34] (or sometimes "the Tibetan and Mongolian Himalayas"[35], a misnomer because the Himalayas do not extend into Mongolia, which lies approximately...