Herb Thesaurus

Submitted by drupalAdmin on Wed, 2009-11-18 23:52

“The thesaurus focus includes:
- reference to garden landscaping or design
- plant characteristics, companions and growing conditions
- the activities involved in herb production, propagation and preserving
- consumer uses of herbs (for food and non-food purposes)
Its peripheral focus includes:
- botanical terms and medical herb information
It does not include
- historical and non-consumer uses of herbs
- reference to garden landscaping or design
- marketing or purchasing information”

General information
Vocabulary type: 
Controlled vocabulary
Author or Editor: 
Tori Orr
Vocabulary URL: 

http://home.earthlink.net/~toriorr/herb.html

Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
No
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

English

Major subjects covered: 

Activities; Base Materials; Companion Planting; Growing Conditions; Herb Characteristics; Herb Names; Herb Uses

Purpose: 

“This thesaurus functions as a means for indexing articles, photos, and web pages on some of the basic identifying characteristics of herbs. It is designed for the hobbyist or recreational gardener rather than scientist or medical reference. The preferred terminology is that of a home gardener rather than herbalists or botanists since they are the targeted end-user.”

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
Hierarchy
Alphabetical list
Relationship types: 
Equivalence (Primary/variant terms or Preferred/non-preferred)
Hierarchical (Broader/narrower terms)
Associative (Related terms)
Number of classes: 

7

Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Tori Orr
Provider URL: 

http://home.earthlink.net/~toriorr/index.html

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