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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A category of biological classification based on morphology rather than phylogeny. Used especially of fossil plants and deuteromycetes.
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- noun taxonomy A collection of
organisms that is given formal recognition at therank ofgenus with ataxonomic name , but which is known to be anartificial group rather than anatural one.
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- noun (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure
- noun an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms
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hernesheir commented on the word form genus
(n.) an artificial taxonomic category established for organisms (i.e. the fungi imperfecti), or, especially, disassociated fossil plant remains (leaves, stems, seeds, fruits, rhizomes) for which true taxonomic affinities are obscure or unknown.
September 16, 2009