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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DUNCANIA. Bot. A genus of plants allied to the Rutaceae found in the areas around the Indian ocean (1828 H. Reichenbach Conspectus 197).
[After Andrew Duncan (1744–1828), of St Andrews, founder of Caled. Horticultural Society.]
