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Taxonomy vs Jessamy - What's the difference?

taxonomy | jessamy |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and jessamy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while jessamy is (dialectal|england|obsolete) jasmine.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    jessamy

    English

    Proper noun

    (Jessamies)
  • (female)
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year = 1967 , first = Barbara , last = Sleigh , authorlink = Barbara Sleigh , title = (Jessamy) , edition = 1993 , location = Sevenoaks, Kent , publisher=Bloomsbury , isbn = 0 340 19547 9 , page = 32 , url = , passage = Jessamy’s' eyes widened. What was it Matchett had said? That she would not take sauce from ' Jessamy because she was ‘only the housekeeper’s niece and the cook-housekeeper at that?’ }}
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year = 1967 , first = Barbara , last = Sleigh , authorlink = Barbara Sleigh , title = (Jessamy) , edition = 1993 , location = Sevenoaks, Kent , publisher=Bloomsbury , isbn = 0 340 19547 9 , page = 146 , url = , passage = ‘Aunt Maggie, why was I ever called Jessamy'?’ And as she said it she wondered why she had never thought to ask before. Her aunt changed the heavy suitcase to the other hand and said, ‘It was your mother’s name.’ '''Jessamy’s''' heart gave a little jump inside her, and aunt Maggie went on: ‘When I said I thought it was too fly-away, and wouldn’t Ann or Mary be more sensible, she said that the eldest daughter was always called ' Jessamy in her family.’ }}

    Alternative forms

    * (l)