Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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ALLANBLACKIA. Bot. A genus of tropical guttifers, order Clusiaceae, found in W. Africa (1866 D. Oliver in Journal Soc. X. 42).
[Named after Allan Black (1832–65), of Forres, botanist in India and Japan.]