Taxonomy vs Briar - What's the difference?
taxonomy | briar |
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.
Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus'', and ''Smilax genera.
, a thorny Mediterranean shrub.
A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.
(figurative) Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
* (rfdate) (Cowper)
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and briar
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while briar is any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the rosa, rubus'', and ''smilax genera or briar can be the white heath,.taxonomy
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(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologybriar
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(wikipedia briar) (Erica arborea)Alternative forms
* brierEtymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- The thorns and briers of reproof.