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jordanon

jordanon noun: synonym of microspecies.

Noun

jordanon (plural jordanons)

  1. (dated) Synonym of microspecies
    • A compound species of 4 closely related jordanons adapted for but not entirely confined to life in subalpine bogs. One jordanon is endemic in Australia, one endemic in New Zealand, and the other two occur in both countries.1951, Hatch, Edwin D, The New Zealand Forms of Thelymitra J. R. and G. Forster and AppendicesPart I, page 390
    • Pterostylis trullifolia Hook, f., FI. Nov . Zel., 1, 1853, 249. A compound species of 3 closely related jordanons. The original description gives no indication as to which of the forms was the specific type. The species in one form or another has been recorded from the Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and...1948, Hatch, Edwin D, The New Zealand Forms of Pterostylis R. Br., page 244
    Synonyms:
    microspecies

Synonyms of jordanon

Forms of jordanon

pluraljordanons

Origin of jordanon

New Latin, from Alexis Jordan †1897 French biologist + -on, on analogy with taxon.

Questions about jordanon

What does jordanon mean?
Jordanon means synonym of microspecies.
What part of speech is jordanon?
Jordanon is a noun.
What is the plural of jordanon?
The plural of jordanon is jordanons.

Words near jordanon in the dictionary

  1. jordanites
  2. Jordanization
  3. Jordanizations
  4. Jordanize
  5. Jordano-
  6. jordanon
  7. jordanons
  8. jordans
  9. Jordanston
  10. Jordanstone
  11. Jordanstown

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