Definitions

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  • adjective Preuss (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Preuss's ..."

Etymologies

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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Preuss.

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Examples

  • The shrub layer is dominated by Diospyros preussii augmented with Ouratea spp.,

    Niger Delta swamp forests 2008

  • Hexalobus crispiflorus) Guttiferae (Symphonia globulifera, Pentadesma buteraceae), Rubiaceae (Hallea ledermannii, Rothmannia spp.), Myristicaceae (Coelocaryon preussii, Pycnanthus marchalianus), and Ctenolophonaceae (Ctenolophon englerianus).

    Niger Delta swamp forests 2008

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