taxonomy
(noun) practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships
taxonomy
(noun) (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
taxonomy
(noun) a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
Source: WordNet® 3.1
taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural 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.
• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy
• nomenclature
• ontology
Source: Wiktionary
Tax*on"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of classification.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
