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taxonomy | lolly |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a proper noun lolly is

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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

    lolly

    English

    Noun

    (lollies)
  • A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop.
  • * 2004 , , Feast: Food that Celebrates Life , unnumbered page,
    • Trim the lolly' sticks, so that you have a stem of about 3–4cm to stick into the cake, and then plunge the sticks of the foreshortened ' lollies into the cake so that the ghoulish faces leer out from their black-frosted graveyard.
  • (UK, slang, uncountable) Money.
  • (Australia, New Zealand) Any confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a sweet, a piece of candy.
  • * 1924 , Frank George Carpenter, Australia, New Zealand and Some Islands of the South Seas , page 36,
    • Leaving the Domain, I walked back to the hotel, noticing the queer signs by the way. One was “Lollies for Sale.” It was over the door of a confectioner?s store where all sorts of candies were displayed.
  • * 2002 , R.I.C. Publications, Primary Science , page 52,
    • Organise the students into small groups. Send a letter home to the parents stating that the science lesson will involve students eating a small amount of lollies'. Check which students are allowed to eat ' lollies . Students with diabetes will only be able to observe or they could bring their own ‘special’ sweets from home.
  • * 2008 , , unnumbered page,
    • He looked straight into Frau Diller?s spectacled eyes and said, ‘Mixed lollies , please.’
    Frau Diller smiled.‘Here,’ she said, tossing a single lolly onto the counter. ‘Mix it yourself.’

    Synonyms

    (confection) * bonbon * candy (US) * confection * sweet

    Derived terms

    * ice lolly * lolly scramble