specific epithet

/S P AH0 S IH1 F IH0 K EH0 P AH0 TH EH0 T/
noun
  1. 1

    The second (uncapitalized) word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus.

    “In Cannabis sativa the word sativa is the specific epithet.”

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