Translations:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Trees - Advanced/4/en
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4a. Describe the advantages in using the Latin or scientific names.
Latin names (such as Quercus alba which is white oak) are useful because they are absolutely unique for each species. Thus, the Latin name can be used in international settings without ambiguity. Sometimes a given species will go by one name on one region, and by another name in another region.