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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MALCOMIA. Bot. A name for Virginian stock (1812 R. Brown Misc. Works (Ray Soc.) II. 407).
[After William Malcolm (†1820), from Scotland, nurseryman in London.]
