PSEUDOGENERIC NAME


Meaning of PSEUDOGENERIC NAME in English

“+...- noun

Etymology: pseudogeneric from pseud- + generic

: a designation used in the manner of a generic name but without taxonomic validity to group organisms too imperfectly known to permit valid classification

Sparganum, Tornaria, Cysticercus are pseudogeneric names

— compare form genus

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