nuttallii

Translingual

Etymology

Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Nuttall, but especially for English botanist Thomas Nuttall. The surname is from Old English hnutu (“nut”) + healh (“nook, corner”) (from Proto-Germanic *hulaz).

Adjective

nuttallii

  1. Nuttall (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Nuttall's ..."

Derived terms
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