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Complete Definition of "specific epithet"

English
Noun
specific epithet
#biology The second word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals an epithet does not occur (see specific name).
:::In Cannabis sativa the word sativa is the specific epithet.

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