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taxonomy | foxglove |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and foxglove

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while foxglove is (plant) digitalis , a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the old world, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers the drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia 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

    foxglove

    English

    (wikipedia foxglove)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (plant) Digitalis , a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.

    • Derived terms

    * (common foxglove) * (big-flowered) * (purple foxglove) * (yellow foxglove) * (false foxglove) * (Chinese foxglove) * (rusty foxglove) * (wild foxglove)