[no.men.cla.ture] n [L nomenclatura assigning of names, fr. nomen + calatus, pp. of calare] (1610) 1: name, designation
2: the act or process or an instance of naming 3 a: a system or set of terms or symbols esp. in a particular science, discipline, or art b: an international system of standardized New Latin names used in biology for kinds and groups of kinds of animals and plants -- no.men.cla.tur.al adj