A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Vocabulum,-i (s.n.II), abl. sg. vocabulo: “an appellation, designation, [common noun or] name of anything (cf. nomen, vox); in grammar, a substantive “both in general and as an appellative noun in particular (in contradistinction to nomen, as denoting a proper name; see nomen) (Lewis & Short); “a word used to designate a thing or idea, a term, name, etc.; (specifically) a noun (distinct from other parts of speech); a common noun (distinct fr. nomen, a proper name; also a concrete (opp. abstract) noun” (Glare); see word;

- omnia vegetabilium genera supra recensita, quae a vocabulis graccis originem ducunt, syllabis quinqué constant (Swartz), all of the genera of plants reviewed above, which derive their origin from Greek words, contain five syllables [e.g. ATROZOPHYTUM, PHRYGANOPHYTUM, SPHAEROOPHYTUM].

NOTE: Appelative (noun): a common noun; an appellation. appelative (adj.): “designating a being or thing of which more than one specimen exists; being a common noun; dealing with common nouns;" of, relating to, or inclined to the giving of names” (WIII).