species
/ˈspiːsiːz/ · noun
Meaning
- Type or kind. (Compare race.)
- An image, an appearance, a spectacle.
- Either of the two elements of the Eucharist after they have been consecrated.
- Coin, or coined silver, gold, or other metal, used as a circulating medium; specie.
- A component part of compound medicine; a simple.
- An officinal mixture or compound powder of any kind; especially, one used for making an aromatic tea or tisane; a tea mixture.
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