Associations to the word «Homotypic»

Wiktionary

HOMOTYPIC, adjective. (botany) literally "with the same type". In botanical nomenclature a homotypic synonym (or nomenclatural synonym) is a synonym that comes into being through a nomenclatural act
HOMOTYPIC, adjective. When a taxon gets a new name, without being included in another taxon (of the same rank). The old name becomes a homotypic synonym of the new name.
HOMOTYPIC, adjective. When a new name for a taxon is coined without displacing the existing name, the new name becomes a homotypic synonym.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche