species
[ spee-sheez, -seez ]
/ ˈspi ʃiz, -siz /
noun, plural spe·cies.
adjective
Horticulture.
pertaining to a plant that is a representative member of a species, one that is not a hybrid or variety: a species rose; a species gladiolus.
Origin of species
1545–55; < Latin
speciēs appearance, form, sort, kind, equivalent to
spec(ere) to look, regard +
-iēs abstract noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM species
su·per·spe·cies, noun, plural su·per·spe·cies. un·der·spe·cies, noun, plural un·der·spe·cies.Words nearby species
Definition for species (2 of 3)
specie
1
[ spee-shee, -see ]
/ ˈspi ʃi, -si /
noun
coined money; coin.
Origin of specie
1Definition for species (3 of 3)
Origin of specie
2
by back formation, construing
species as plural noun
Example sentences from the Web for species
British Dictionary definitions for species (1 of 2)
species
/ (ˈspiːʃiːz, Latin ˈspiːʃɪˌiːz) /
noun plural -cies
Word Origin for species
C16: from Latin: appearance, from
specere to look
British Dictionary definitions for species (2 of 2)
specie
/ (ˈspiːʃiː) /
noun
coin money, as distinguished from bullion or paper money
in specie
- (of money) in coin
- in kind
- law in the actual form specified
Word Origin for specie
C16: from the Latin phrase
in speciē in kind
Medical definitions for species
species
[ spē′shēz, -sēz ]
n. pl. species
A fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus and consisting of related organisms capable of interbreeding.
An organism belonging to such a category, represented in binomial nomenclature by an uncapitalized Latin adjective or noun following a capitalized genus name, as in the bacterium Escherichia coli.
A class of pharmaceutical preparations consisting of a mixture of dried plants in sufficiently fine division to be used in making boiled extracts or infusions.
A specific type of atomic nucleus, atom, ion, or molecule.
Scientific definitions for species
species
[ spē′shēz, spē′sēz ]
A group of organisms having many characteristics in common and ranking below a genus. Organisms that reproduce sexually and belong to the same species interbreed and produce fertile offspring. Species names are usually written lower case and in italics, as rex in Tyrannosaurus rex. See Table at taxonomy.
Cultural definitions for species
species
[ (spee-sheez, spee-seez) ]
A group of closely related and interbreeding living things; the smallest standard unit of biological classification. Species can be divided into varieties, races, breeds, or subspecies. Red pines, sugar maples, cats, dogs, chimpanzees, and people are species; Siamese cats and beagles are varieties, not species. (See Linnean classification.)
notes for species
The term can be used to refer to any group of related things: “This species of
novel has become quite popular in recent years.”
Idioms and Phrases with species
species
see endangered species.