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English

Etymology

cancer +? wort

Noun

cancerwort (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
2. Kickxia spp., especially
   1. Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
   2. Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
3. Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.

References

• cancerwort in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• cancerwort at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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