different between ryegrass vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

rye +? grass

Noun

ryegrass (countable and uncountable, plural ryegrasses)

1. (countable) Any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus Lolium.

   Perennial ryegrass is an important species for lawn seed mixes.

2. (uncountable) A collection of plants of any of the species, as in a lawn or field.

   We seeded the meadow with ryegrass to provide better forage.

Descendants

• ? Catalan: raigràs
• ? Spanish: raigrás

Translations

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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