Part 1: Classification and naming of plants
3. Binomial system
Bi = 2
Nomial = name
The first name given is always the genus. The genus is the type of plant it is, for example Rosa for rose, Papaver for poppies, Galanthus for snowdrops. But then there are lots of different species, or types, of rose, poppy, or snowdrop, and so a second name is given which identifies this type.
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