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nothospecies

/ˈnɒθəʊˌspiːʃiz/

nothospecies noun: a hybrid which is formed by direct hybridization of two species, not other hybrids.

Noun

nothospecies (plural nothospecies)

  1. A hybrid which is formed by direct hybridization of two species, not other hybrids.
    • The fourth species, the nothospecies Fragaria × ananassa, was originally established for the hybrids F. chiloensis × F. virginiana, which had originated under cultivation and are known as the large-fruited garden strawberries. When the hybrid populations in the coastal regions of northwestern North...1999, Günter Staudt, “Systematics and Geographic Distribution of the American Strawberry Species: Taxonomic Studies in the Genus Fragaria (Rosaceae: Potentilleae)”, in Botany, volume 81, University...
    • For our treatment we designate hybrid species (nothospecies) by prefix with a multiplication sign placed flush with the species epithet (×; Art H.1.1; H.3A.1 of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Greuter et al. 2000) only if they are of restricted distribution and are sympatric with...2004, David M. Spooner, Wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota; Solanaceae) of North and Central America, page 17

Forms of nothospecies

pluralnothospecies

Origin of nothospecies

From notho- + species.

Questions about nothospecies

What does nothospecies mean?
Nothospecies means a hybrid which is formed by direct hybridization of two species, not other hybrids.
What part of speech is nothospecies?
Nothospecies is a noun.
How do you pronounce nothospecies?
Nothospecies is pronounced /ˈnɒθəʊˌspiːʃiz/.
What is the plural of nothospecies?
The plural of nothospecies is nothospecies.

Words near nothospecies in the dictionary

  1. nothosaurid
  2. nothosaurids
  3. nothosauroid
  4. nothosauroids
  5. nothosaurs
  6. nothospecies
  7. nothospecific
  8. nothosubspecies
  9. nothotaxa
  10. nothotaxon
  11. nothrotheriid

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