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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CROMBIEI. Bot. Specif. name of a Lecidea or lichen (1868 Jones in Flora LI. 345).
[After James M. Crombie (1830–1906), of Aberdeen, lecturer on botany in London].
