The plant name “zappino”: etymology and dissemination.
The plant name “zappino” most certainly comes from Latin, from Sap(p)inus = zappino, which is cited by many classic Latin authors such as Pliny, Virgil, Vitruvius, etc. The first vernacular attestations date back to the year 978. Just like the Romans gave sap(p)inus various meanings (pine tree, pine...
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Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
2018-02-01
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| Online Access: | http://foresta.sisef.org/contents/?id=efor2408-015&lang=en |