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n.  The uncapitalized Latin adjective or noun that follows a capitalized genus name in binomial nomenclature and serves to distinguish a species from others in the same genus, as saccharum in Acer saccharum (sugar maple). Also called trivial name.
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trivial name  
n.  

  1. A common or vernacular name as distinguished from a specific name, as chimpanzee for Pan troglodytes.

  2. See specific epithet.

  3. Chemistry A common, historic, or convenient name for a substance, derived often from the source in which the substance was discovered, but unsystematic and not used in modern official nomenclature, as sucrose for β-D-fructofuranosyl-α-D-glucopyranoside.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: triv·i·al name
Pronunciation: 'triv-E-&l-
Function: noun
1 : SPECIFIC EPITHET
2 : a common or vernacular name of an organism or chemical
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trivial name triv·i·al name (trĭv'ē-əl)
n.

  1. A common, historic, or convenient name for a substance, derived often from the source in which the substance was discovered, but unsystematic and not used in modern official nomenclature, as aspirin for salicylic acid.

  2. A common or vernacular name as distinguished from a specific name, as human for Homo sapiens.

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trivial name   (trĭv'ē-əl)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A common or vernacular name as distinguished from a scientific name, as chimpanzee for Pan troglodytes.

  2. A common, historic, or convenient name for a substance. The trivial name is often derived from the source in which the substance was discovered. It is not systematic and is not used in modern official nomenclature. Sucrose is the trivial name for β-D-fructofuranosyl-α-D-glucopyranoside. Compare chemical name.


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