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- proper noun A
botanical plant nameauthor abbreviation forbotanist Alexandre Boreau (1803-1875).
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In Australia, the Boreau of Meteorology has records for temperatures for about 1,700 stations, many going back to 1900.
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Latin name of the species from which the cultivar has been derived, is illustrated in the following example: _Sedum spectabile_ Boreau, cv.
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_Silene annulata_ by Boreau and in other instances.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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