sensu

preposition

sen·​su

ˈsen(ˌ) sü

: in the sense of : as understood or defined by

—used especially in technical taxonomic references

Cortinarius claricolor sensu Ricken

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, ablative of sensus sense

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