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The common name of pea is simpler than its botanical (scientific) name Pisum sativum why then is the simpler common name not used instead of the complex scientific/botanical name is biology ?

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Common name pea is not a scientific name and in different parts of the world pea word is not know and as per ICBN only scientific names are valid names.
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