binomial nomenclature n. The scientific naming of species whereby each species receives a Latin or Latinized name of two parts, the first indicating the genus and the second being the specific epithet. For example,Juglans regiais the English walnut;Juglans nigra,the black walnut. ...
Carolus Linnaeus - Taxonomy, Binomial Nomenclature, Systematics: Linnaeus did not consider the sexual system to be his main contribution toward the “reformation of botany” to which he aspired. His main contribution came in the form of a booklet, Fundam