OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1694

species

/ˈspiːʃiːz/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
especie
A type or kind. (Compare race.)
Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.
Hence, in determining whether a form should be ranked as a species or a variety, the opinion of naturalists having sound judgment and wide experience seems the only guide to follow…
Word forms