Taxa

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of taxon form-of, plural

    "Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world."

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taxonomic categorytaxonomic grouptaxonomic grouptaxonomy

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"Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world."

Etymology

The plural form of taxon, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern.

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