Diagnosis
diagnosis (noun, pl. diagnoses;nomenclature term) – a very brief account of the essential characteristics distinguishing a taxon from another one; one of the minimum requirements for a valid name is the provision that a diagnosis or a description for the taxon (for the Botanical Code: written in the Latin language) is included in the publication of any new taxon name; generally a diagnosis is short and emphasizes distinct differences, a description is long and emphasizes the characteristics of a taxon.
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