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f. sp.

f. sp. is the initialism of forma specialis.

Meaning of forma specialis

Noun

forma specialis (plural formae speciales)

  1. An informal taxonomic grouping applied to a parasite (frequently a fungus) that is adapted to a specific host.
    Synonyms:
    f. sp.

Forms of f. sp.

pluralff. spp.

Questions about f. sp.

What is f. sp. the initialism of?
F. sp. is the initialism of forma specialis.

Words near f. sp. in the dictionary

  1. F. B. O.
  2. F. B. O.s
  3. F. D. R.
  4. F. O.
  5. F. O. B.
  6. f. sp.
  7. F. Supp.
  8. F. V.
  9. F.-A.-B.
  10. f...k
  11. f...ked

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Adapted from Wiktionary: f. sp. (page history and authors); forma specialis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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