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MUSCOVISATION OF UKRAINIAN TERMINOLOGY ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE PHYTONYMS BROSKVYNA, VOLOSKYI HORIKH, IRHA, AND CYTRYNA

Volodymyr Mezhenskyj

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Dr. Sc., Senior researcher, Professor of the V.L. Symyrenko Department of Horticulture, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3154-1120

e-mail: mezh1956@ukr.net

Liudmyla Mezhenska

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Candidate of Biological Sciences, Docent, Associated professor of the Department of Botany, Dendrology and Forest Breeding, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6520-1853

e-mail: mela57@ukr.net

https://doi.org/10.37919/2221-8807-2025-8-19

Title: MUSCOVISATION OF UKRAINIAN TERMINOLOGY ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE PHYTONYMS BROSKVYNA, VOLOSKYI HORIKH, IRHA, AND CYTRYNA

Rubric: NATURAL SCIENCES

Abstract: The article examines the Muscovisation of Ukrainian terminology using phytonyms broskvyna, voloskyi horikh, irha, and tsytryna. The historical processes of deliberate displacement of native Ukrainian names of plants by Russian analogues, which is a manifestation of linguistic expansion and the policy of Russification, are analyzed. The importance of restoring authentic Ukrainian phytonyms into scientific circulation, official documentation, and general use to preserve national linguistic identity and cultural identity is emphasized. The etymology and history of the use of these phytonyms are considered, identifying targeted cases of the imposition of Russian terms and their consolidation in dictionaries and regulatory documents. The necessity of the revision and elimination of Muscovisms and streamlining terminology in accordance with modern botanical classifications and national word-formation traditions is substantiated. The importance of promoting correct Ukrainian plant names is highligted.

Keywords: language policy, language decolonization, Prunus persica, Juglans regia, Cotoneaster, Amelanchier, Citrus.

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