As nouns the difference between taxonomy and ergotism
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while ergotism is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the claviceps purpurea fungus which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs or ergotism can be a logical deduction.
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
ergotism
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(
wikipedia ergotism)
The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs.
Synonyms
* ergotoxicosis
* Saint Anthony's fire
Etymology 2
(
etyl) ergotisme, from (
etyl) (
lena) ergo.
Noun
(
en noun)
A logical deduction.
- (Sir Thomas Browne)
