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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and wintergreen

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while wintergreen is (obsolete) any evergreen 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

    wintergreen

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Any evergreen plant.
  • Any of several evergreen perennials of the genus
  • A North American creeping evergreen plant, Gaultheria procumbens , having solitary white flowers and aromatic leaves; the checkerberry or teaberry
  • The spicy red berries of this plant
  • The oil, methyl salicylate, obtained from these berries
  • The aroma of the oil, methyl salicylate, however derived.

    • Synonyms

    * (perennial of the genus Pyrola) shinleaf * (Gaultheria procumbens) boxberry, checkerberry, partridgeberry, spiceberry, teaberry

    Derived terms

    * American wintergreen * chickweed wintergreen * creeping wintergreen * English wintergreen * false wintergreen * flowering wintergreen * lesser wintergreen * oil of wintergreen * one-flowered wintergreen * round-leaved wintergreen * spotted wintergreen * striped wintergreen * wintergreen barberry * wintergreen oil

    Related terms

    * checkerberry * pinedrops * pinesap * pipsissewa * shinleaf * spiceberry * surgical spirit

    Synonyms

    * teaberry