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Taxonomy vs Goji - What's the difference?

taxonomy | goji |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and goji

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while goji is the wolfberry, a fruit in the genus lycium , especially in commercial products where it is promoted as a superfruit.

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

    goji

    English

    Noun

    (goji)
  • The wolfberry, a fruit in the genus Lycium , especially in commercial products where it is promoted as a superfruit.

    • Usage notes

    The UK Food Standards Agency notes: ‘[It has been] suggested that the name "goji" was originally applied only to the species L. [Lycium] chinensis'' and should not be used for ''L. barbarum . However, it appears that "goji" is widely understood in the UK to refer to the latter species .’

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