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As a noun taxonomy

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

As an adjective pomaceous is

(botany) of, pertaining to, or resembling a pome.

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

    pomaceous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a pome.
  • * 1914 , Report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University, Ithaca, and of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station , Issue 26, Part 1, page 321,
    • The disease occurs throughout the United States and Canada in practically every section where pomaceus fruits are grown.
  • * 1921 , Torrey Botanical Club, Torreya , Volumes 21-23, page 17,
    • The brown rots of pomaceous and drupaceous fruits are due to fungi, at least one of which was first described by Persoon in 1796 as Torula fructigena .
  • * 2007 , Association of moulds to foods'', Jan Dijksterhuis, Robert A. Samson (editors), ''Food Mycology: A Multifaceted Approach to Fungi and Food , page 210,
    • Pomaceous and stone fruits can be degraded by a number of pathogenic species including Monilia laxa'', ''M. fructigena'' and ''Rhizopus stolonifer .
  • (botany) That bears apples or pomes.
  • * 1916 , State Entomologist, Annual Report of the State Entomologist of Indiana , Issue 8, page 115,
    • Cedar rust is characteristic of the “double host” rusts and needs two hosts, namely apple or other pomaceous plants and red cedar before it can complete its life cycle.
  • * 1978 , Pascal P. Pirone, Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants , page 144,
    • This bacterium[Erwinia amylovora ] commonly affects most pomaceous trees and shrubs.
  • * 1983 , E. L. Barnard, Wayne Neal Dixon, Insects and Diseases: Important Problems of Florida's Forest and Shade Tree Resources , page 75,
    • Infected foliage on the pomaceous , alternate hosts apppears during the summer or fall and is characterized by spots or large areas of yellow-orange discoloration and varying degrees of deformation.