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 THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH species

genus species specie species specious

Words nearby species

specialty, speciate, speciation, specie, specie point, species, species-specific, species-specific antigen, speciesism, specif., specifiable

British Dictionary definitions for species's

species
/ (ˈspiːʃiːz, Latin ˈspiːʃɪˌiːz) /

noun plural -cies

Word Origin for species

C16: from Latin: appearance, from specere to look

Medical definitions for species's

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's

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's

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's

species

see endangered species.