Epithet (disambiguation)

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An epithet is a name. In taxonomic nomenclature, it is a word or phrase (epithet) in the name of an organism. It can be:

Epithet may also refer to:

• a specific epithet:
  • the second part of a species name in binomial nomenclature in any branch of biology
    • in botany, the second part of a botanical name
    • Specific epithet (zoology), also called the specific name, meaning the second part of the species name or binomen
• a genus, epithet
• a subgenus, epithet
• in botanical nomenclature:
  • a Section (botany), epithet
  • a Series (botany), epithet
  • a variety (botany), epithet
  • a forma (botany), epithet
• in horticulture:
  • a cultivar, epithet
  • a cultivar group epithet, for plants within a species that share characteristics
  • a grex (horticulture) epithet for cultivated orchids, according to their parentage