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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STUARTI. After John McDouall Stuart (1815–66), of Dysart, Australian explorer. Derivs. stuarti(i), specif. name: 1. Zool. of a fresh water shell, Unio, of Australia (1863 Adams and Angas in Proc. Zool. Soc. XXXI. 417).
2. Bot. (1) of a fig-tree, Ficus (1864 F. Müller in Jnls. J. M. Stuart (Hardman) 505).
(2) of a genus of Diplopeltis, family Sapindaceae, of Australia (1862 F. Müller Frag. Phyt. Austral. iii. 12).
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