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dyzzypyxxy said:When I got finished explaining, the lady politely said "now would you tell me all that in English, please?". I hadn't used all THAT many big words . . .

I used to be in a club where I got a lot of this. I would politely explain in return that "botannical names are more reliable than common ones because common names can vary from place to place and/or plant to plant (black eyed susan, for example)" and THEN tell them what the most common common names for the plant in question are.