What is Binomial nomenclature?
is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts
What gramatical forms does it use?
Latin grammatical forms
who governs the application of binomial nomenclature?
governed by various internationally agreed codes of rules
What does the first part of a species name mean in it?
The first part of the name identifies the genus
and the second?
the second part identifies the species within the genus
What is binomial name shortened to?
which may be shortened to just "binomial"
informally what is another term used for it?
a Latin name
Who is the formal intoduction of the system credited to?
Carl Linnaeus
In what work if his did it effectivly begin?
with his work "Species Plantarum" i
Can words from other languages besides Latin be used?
Yes