Word Parts:
Prefix=epi (over, upon, or beside) Root=None Suffix=et (a small one, group) |
Word Forms:
Verb=None Noun=epithet Adjective=epithetic, epithetical Adverb=None |
Scientific names are organized in a system whereby a species is described with a genus name followed by a specific epithet.
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The adjective applied to the plant, the specific epithet, is often helpful in describing the plant.
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The term was originally an epithet applied to the storm god Hadad.
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