(~s)
The ~ of a particular set of things is the system of naming those things. (FORMAL)
...mistakes arising from ignorance of the ~ of woody plants.
N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl, usu supp N
(~s)
The ~ of a particular set of things is the system of naming those things. (FORMAL)
...mistakes arising from ignorance of the ~ of woody plants.
N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl, usu supp N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012