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
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The shrub layer is dominated by Diospyros preussii augmented with Ouratea spp.,
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Hexalobus crispiflorus) Guttiferae (Symphonia globulifera, Pentadesma buteraceae), Rubiaceae (Hallea ledermannii, Rothmannia spp.), Myristicaceae (Coelocaryon preussii, Pycnanthus marchalianus), and Ctenolophonaceae (Ctenolophon englerianus).
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