Genus
Genus noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.
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Varieties
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- The Spanish word for many species belonging to the Capsicum genus (among many others from "chile" to "ají" or "guindilla" for the different species of plants and varieties of the language) is "pimiento", and "pimienta" for the ones in the Piper genus.
Source: Non Indicative Name / Real Life -
The original "Monster Manual" included Dog Latin versions of taxonomic names for its ten varieties of dragon (genus Draco).
Source: Canis Latinicus
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