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

Etymologies

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

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Examples

  • Other valuable timber species include Pacific mahogany (Swietenia humilisi, VU), extirpated from much of its natural range, Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata, VU), and rosewood (Dalbergia stevensonii).

    Biological diversity in Mesoamerica 2008

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