Specimen used for species naming
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NEOTYPESpecimen used for species naming
holotypethe type specimen used in the original description of a species
holotypicrelating to a holotype, an original type specimen used in defining and describing a species or variety
bedstrawrubiaceous plant, Galium verum, or some allied species, formerly used as straw for stuffing mattresses
amolethe root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap
amolesthe root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap
spleenwortany fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen
spleenwortsSPLEENWORT, any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen
tautonymsA scientific name in which the same word is used for both genus and species, for example Vulpes vulpes (the red fox)
specimenAn individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc., used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display
ephedrinewhite, crystalline alkaloid, C10H15N, obtained from a species of Ephedra or synthesized: used in medicine chiefly for the treatment of asthma, hay fever, and colds
aloesany aloe of the species Aloe vera, the fleshy leaves of which yield a juice used as an emollient ingredient of skin lotions and for treating burns
aloeticany aloe of the species Aloe vera, the fleshy leaves of which yield a juice used as an emollient ingredient of skin lotions and for treating burns
aloeany aloe of the species Aloe vera, the fleshy leaves of which yield a juice used as an emollient ingredient of skin lotions and for treating burns
oosany of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, esp. the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings
ooany of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, esp. the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings