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Nemeski@lemm.ee to Botany@mander.xyz · 11 months ago

Hundreds of racist plant names will change after historic vote by botanists

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Hundreds of racist plant names will change after historic vote by botanists

www.nature.com

Nemeski@lemm.ee to Botany@mander.xyz · 11 months ago
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Scientific designations containing a racial slur will be altered — the first time that any species names have been adjusted because of the offence they cause.
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    I’ll be dead in the cold ground before i call them “poppies” instead of “Irishman’s delight”.

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