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Thespecificepithet, on the other hand, is usually an adjective that modifies and agrees in gender with the generic name.
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Thespecificepithet"kybeanensis" refers to the location of the original specimen.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithet"decorosa", though intended for elegant or handsome, actually means decent, respectable, modest, or decorous.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithet"bispora" distinguishes the two-spored basidia from four-spored varieties.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The etymology of thespecificepithet"macularis" is in reference to the numerous maculae which are present on the holotype wings.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All four species take their common names, and thespecificepithet, from the caves in which they were first collected.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithet"speciosum" refers to the attractive form of the plant.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithet"denticulata" means small-toothed, referring to the serrated leaf edges.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithet"australis" means southern; the species occurs to the south of all other members of the genus.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithet"racemosa" indicates that the flowers are borne in racemes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithet"glabratum" refers to the hairless calyx.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithet"makarorae" refers to the type locality.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithetneritoides means like a nerite.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If scientists mean that something applies to all species within a genus, they use the genus name without thespecificepithet.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithet"broomensis" refers to the region in which it grows.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithet"bromatificus" refers to bromatia, which are swollen tips on the hyphae that the ants use as food.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithet"tibetica" refers to the location in which the species was found.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithet"acuminatum" refers to the pointed leaves.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thespecificepithet"confertum" refers to this species' crowded cluster of leaves at the base of the stem.
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